GROW Rural South West Queensland

GROW Rural South West Queensland - Event Details

Locations: Roma, St George and Charleville (visited across the three years)

1st Year: Friday, 13 October 2023 - Sunday, 15 October 2023
2nd Year: Friday, 11 October 2024 - Sunday, 13 October 2024
3rd Year: Friday, 10 October 2025 - Sunday, 12 October 2025

The 2026 GROW Rural South West Queensland application round will open in 2026.

The GROW Rural South West Queensland (SWQ) program selects students who show willingness to advancing a rural health career pathway in collaboration with Health Workforce Queensland, GROW Rural SWQ health professionals, and health service providers. This includes the program requirements listed below.

Program Requirements

Students are required to:

Attend three annual GROW Rural events held consecutively from 2026-2028
Undertake university clinical placements in GROW Rural SWQ communities and/or region where possible
Participate in online and face to face career development activities delivered by Health Workforce Queensland

Eligibility Criteria

Attendees must be 18 years of age at the time of the event
GROW Rural is open to first year full-time students only
GROW Rural is open to medical, nursing, midwifery, dentistry, paramedicine and allied health students
GROW Rural is open to students from Queensland universities
GROW Rural accepts domestic students only

Additional Information

Interviews will be conducted for short-listed applicants so we can get to know you better
All successful applicants will need to undertake a police check (at Health Workforce Queensland's cost) or provide a valid Blue Card
Each student is required to attend the annual GROW Rural SWQ rural immersion events from 2026-2028
This is a cost-free program; all travel, accommodation and catering will be covered by Health Workforce Queensland
Travel may include a combination of air and bus
Please note the two nights of GROW Rural accommodation may include a combination of:

Shared accommodation arrangements with other GROW Rural students of the same sex. Each student is allocated a single bed with a shared bathroom.
Billeting with a host community family either individually or with other same-sex students. Each student is allocated a single bed with a shared bathroom.

To determine the possible influences the GROW Rural program has on future remote and rural practice, Health Workforce Queensland will invite GROW Rural graduates to participate in a longitudinal tracking survey. The first tracking survey will invite GROW Rural graduates to participate in the study and to provide their AHPRA registration number (where applicable). Subsequent surveys will be emailed every two years.

GROW Rural South West Queensland Community Supporters

Health Workforce Queensland acknowledges the ongoing commitment of the following community organisations and businesses who so generously provide in-kind support to GROW Rural South West Queensland.