Kirsty Taylor is among Central Queensland University medical students keen to work in their hometowns through a course that aims to overcome regional health care shortages.
First-year student Christian Lane-Krebs said he was excited to "give back" to the Bundaberg community.Mr Lane-Krebs said the opportunity to train and work in his hometown was incredible.
"I've known so many students who have had to move away … just so they could study the thing they want to help their local community about," he said.Fellow first-year student Hannah Earl also said she was eager to help regional communities. "Just getting the exposure to rural health and starting to learn is going to be so exciting," she said."I'd love to do a job that would allow me to make a difference in the community."CQU associate vice president Luke Sinclair said the 70 students involved in its new Regional Medical Pathway were "trailblazers".
"There's a dire need of more GPs and more medical staff across our regions in Queensland and obviously Australia," he said. "They want to give back to the community where they've come from, and they want to give back to the community where they're going to train."'Not just a number'"I just like being in the community and working with people that I know, but also new people, and looking after people that I've seen before," she said."You know them, or you know their family, and they're not just a number.
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