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The management committee coordinates and executes the day to day running of the club. Find out more about each of the roles below:

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REPRESENTATIVES

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Discipline Representatives

The Discipline Representatives promote the club and its events to their cohort. They advocate for rural health and provide correspondence for their discipline. They include:

• Nursing (UQ, QUT, ACU, USQ, CQU)

• Physiotherapy

• Occupational Therapy

• Speech Pathology

• Paramedic

• Pharmacy

• Dentistry

We are always looking for representatives for new disciplines. If you are interested, please email secretary@trohpiq.org.
 

Regional Representatives

The Regional Representatives engage and advocate for health students in the region, promote the region and rural medicine opportunities to students. In each region there are social, advocacy, careers and education and regional medical pathway representatives. Our Social representatives organise trips for the local students and those undertaking placements there to explore the region. Our Advocacy representatives run multidisciplinary high school visits to promote health careers and healthy lifestyles to rural high school students. Our Careers and Education representatives promote rural health careers and the rural generalist pathway. Our Regional Medical Pathway representatives promote interaction and engagement with their cohorts.

• Toowoomba

• Hervey Bay

• Bundaberg

• Rockhampton

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Special Interest Portfolios

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Indigenous Liaison Officers

Maintains links with the Indigenous community and stakeholders to represent and inform the club of relevant issues and ways of providing support. Particularly, organises NAIDOC Day celebrations and assists with club involvement at Indigenous festivals.

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Scholarships & Conferences Officers

Updates committee on new scholarships, information and support and provides information for members. Communicates scholarship and conference opportunities to members through Facebook, Instagram and our website.

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Event Coordinators
 

There are a variety of events run throughout the year, organised by members from across all disciplines. For more information on upcoming events, see Our Events.

• Skills Day Convenors - organise three medicine skills days throughout the year

• Cherbourg Trip Convenors - organises TROHPIQ's annual trip to Cherbourg and the Goomeri Pumpkin Festival

• Bowties and Beauties Charity Gala Convenors - organise our annual charity gala and raise funds for BUSHkids

• Education Officers - collaborates with SWIM to organise Women in Rural and Diverse Careers Night, and promote rural career opportunities to students based in Brisbane.

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