About Us

TROHPIQ is Queensland's rural health club dedicated to helping medical, nursing and allied health students experience the unique career and lifestyle opportunities to be found beyond the big town of Brisbane. We established ourselves in 1994 and have been working towards the above goal since then. The club is now open to many universities around Queensland.

WHAT WE OFFER

OUR STORY

TROHPIQ is UQ, QUT, ANU, CQU and USQ's rural health club dedicated to helping medical, nursing and allied health students experience the unique career and lifestyle opportunities to be found beyond the big town of Brisbane. We were established in 1994 and have been working towards our mission ever since.

WHY GO RURAL?

STUDENTS

You’ll have a lot of fun, within TROHPIQ and within the communities
Better teacher:student ratio means you’ll see more and do more than your urban colleagues
Regional, rural and remote communities are many and varied, but always welcoming

Health professionalS

Treat people you know and would care for even if you weren’t their treating health professional
As a Rural Generalist enjoy the challenge of doing one or more of GP, emergency medicine, obstetrics and more. Plus get paid as a specialist (because you’re considered one)!
As a nurse or member of an allied health team enjoy more operational independence and a greater scope of practice with the learning opportunities that that entails
The chance to work with aboriginals to really make a difference and help to Close the Gap
Take a leadership role, both professionally and in the community
Spend as long as you like:
Locum work – diverse, challenging, well paid
Years to a lifetime – well paid, rewarding work like no other

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What TROHPIQ offers

Clinical skills days
Trips to regional and rural Queensland
Assistance with organising electives
Social events
Financial support to attend conferences
Rural careers information and advice
Representation to the National Rural Health Students' Network
And much more!