ROUSTA
Welcome to ROUSTAH
Who Are We?
Rural Outlook for University Students Towards All Health (ROUSTAH) is the UniSA rural health club.
There are 29 Rural Health Clubs (RHCs) nationally, with at least one RHC in every state and territory. The RHCs promote rural and remote practice to their members through information exchange, placement opportunities, support and advocacy.
ROUSTAH has a multi-disciplinary focus and runs a number of activities each year in order to promote rural and remote health careers to their members.
As a ROUSTAH member, you will have access to:
- Scholarships
- Local and national conferences
- Clinical skills days
- Ride Along with the RFDS
- Professional development opportunities
You additionally have the opportunity to participate in:
- Networking opportunities
- Social events
- Rural High School visits
- Indigenous Community Engagement activities
We warmly welcome students from all health programs, including Allied Health, Nursing, Midwifery, Psychology and Social Sciences.
ROUSTAH is about sharing enthusiasm for rural and remote health practice. We are all about getting students together to learn new skills and knowledge relevant to rural practice while developing relationships with like-minded people.
To become a member:
- Register with the NRHSN and complete your personal details, then
- Create a USASA Account and join ROUSTAH (This ensures that you will be covered by our insurance for any events and activities that you do attend).
If you are a health discipline UniSA student and would like more information, please email: ROUSTAHAdmin@unisa.edu.au
By becoming a member of your Rural Health Club, you are also a member of the National Rural Health Student Network (NRHSN). The NRHSN represents the future of rural health in Australia. It has more than 9,000 members who belong to 29 university Rural Health Clubs from all states and territories. It is Australia’s only multi-disciplinary student health network, bringing together people studying medicine, nursing and allied health, encouraging them to pursue rural health careers.
It is important to keep your details up-to-date to ensure your RHC and the NRHSN can keep you informed of everything exciting that’s happening in rural health.
- Semester One Scholarship Applications are OPEN!
Semester One Applications are currently OPEN! Applications close 30 June 2019 To see if you are eligible, please review the Scholarship Guidelines and submit your Application via email to ella.renfrey@unisa.edu.au by Sunday 30 June 2019. You will be eligible to apply if you have completed or intend to complete a minimum 4 week rural placement between 1st January 2019 and 30th June 2019. ROUSTAH provide 1…