RHUUWS, the Rural Health Union of the University of Western Sydney, is a student organisation that aims to:
Promote the rural lifestyle and rural careers to health students
Promote health careers to rural students
Promote inter-disciplinary understanding between all health professions
RHUUWS holds many events throughout the year to give members the chance to get out and see rural Australia! As well as socialise & network with other health students from UWS and other Universities.
Date: 19th - 20th of May 2010
Vibe Alive is a two day festival that promotes Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander cultures. It is a chance to discover more about rural Australia and learn about the importance of healthcare in Indigenous communities. It is also a fun way to meet people from all over NSW (and from other rural health clubs!!!) and to be able to talk about why you love studying a health career. For more information on this event: Vibe Alive
PAST EVENTS:
RHUUWS members having a festive time at the RAW weekend in Dunedoo, NSW
RHUUWS and SHARP members at the Nowra High School's Health Careers Expo
Fun and games at Ulladulla High School on the RHSV
Getting Plastered- O Week 2009
This event went off with a bang as the first event of 2009. With a witty combination of getting plastered in all ways possible (there's only two so think!) it was a great chance for new health students to get acquainted with rural health for the first time while enjoying plenty of drinks on the warm summer's afternoon. Many new members joined us in getting the year started the rural way!
RHSV to Nowra and Ulladulla
This was RHUUWS’ latest get away to the countryside with the intent of sharing our passion of studying a health degree with rural high school students. We traveled down to the south coast and there we met up with SHARP members from the University of Wollongong at the Nowra health careers expo. The rural high school students were great fun and it was exciting to be able to share information that we knew could influence their lives and the future of rural health. RHUUWS members also got a chance to visit some local attractions and to mingle with rural health practitioners who shared with us their passion of practicing in a rural area. Be sure to join us on the Semester 2 RHSV in August 2009!
*** If you would like more info about RHUUWS or are interested in joining, please email us at RHUUWS
