The Rural Doctors Association of Victoria
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Female Practitioners
RDAV is hugely concerned to promote and support the entry of female GPs in to the rural medical workforce. There are several hundred or more females working in Victorian rural medical practice and in the future the proportion will steadily rise to at least 50% of the total workforce. The mechanics of rural practice will have to change to accommodate the needs of females.
How Can RDAV Help You?
It is hoped that, despite the constraints of family life, ways will be found to help you participate in emergency and procedural work to enable remaining country hospitals to continue to operate, and in particular for birthing services to continue. RDAV recognises the greater difficulty that female GPs often have in establishing themselves in and continuing rural practice.
RDAV recognises the continuing adaptation that will have to be made to achieve the above. The process will work much more effectively if there is internal debate and the working out of solutions to be pursued by rural doctors themselves. We lobby hard and effectively for solutions when they are needed.
Please give us an earful over any of your concerns. We can't always do something but will if we can.
Female Committee members
Nola Maxfield (Wonthaggi 5762 1333) and
Sue Harrison (Echuca 5480 6001)
The following group currently exists to provide representation for female rural medical practitioners
RDAA Rural Female Doctor's Group
RDAA Female Doctors Group meets regularly by teleconference and maintains ongoing communication through email. This active and articulate group ensures that RDAA and the committees on which it is represented are aware of changing needs and aspirations in the future workforce. The current focus of the group is to highlight positive models of rural practice. This group has provided valuable input into current research on gender and medicine and generational change.
Anyone interested in joining the group please contact Linda Huf on email: office@rdaa.com.au or phone: 02 6273 9303