MARHS

MARHS (Multidisciplinary Albury Rural Health Society) is the Rural Health Club for the Albury campus of Charles Sturt University. MARHS was established in 1999 and consists of members from several disciplines including Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Occupational Therapy, Health and Rehabilitation, and Nursing.

MARHS is an active club that focuses on getting out and about to promote health. Some examples of events that MARHS has run or been involved in recently include cultural awareness activities, Mental Health First Aid courses, Indigenous schools festivals, and social networking evenings including our annual Bush Bash Ball. MARHS is also heavily involved in the promotion of health careers, this is normally achieved by attending local high schools and talking to interested students about careers in health.  MARHS members have conducted rural high school visits in Victoria, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Tasmania.  We are dedicated to working with students to increase interest and awareness in health and health careers.

MARHS provides access to scholarships and fully funded or heavily subsidised travel to attend relevant conferences and events. These include the SARRAH conference, CARAH Cross Cultural Awareness weekend, Rural Appreciation Weekend, National Rural Leadership Development Seminar, and the National University Rural Health Conference. Many MARHS students have benefited from attending NURHC, meeting with 350 other health students from across Australia to discuss and hear about the big issues facing health now and in the future!

Getting involved in MARHS provides opportunities to meet a great bunch of people, learn about rural health issues, and make a difference in the community.  In 2010 MARHS has approximately 170 members which is huge number for a small university.  MARHS members are enthusiastic, innovative, and passionate about rural health issues, making a strong and active club.  We endeavour to network and build closer relations with other rural health clubs, combining to achieve greater outcomes for rural health.   

For further information about MARHS, please email MARHS, their President, Steph Frazer, or their NRHSN Senior Representative, Sian Draffin.  

MARHS members at bowling night, O'Week 2010

MARHS - NAIDOC Festival Broome

6 MARHS memebrs headed west to Broome in July 2008 for the NAIDOC festival and an experience that they will remember for a long time to come. Click here to read reports from Samantha Johnson and Dan Baker. 
Broome - A hotchpotch mixture of cultures is part of a presentation that the members who went to Broome presented to their RHC on return.

MARHS at Moree Croc Fetsival, September 2006