Membership

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Rural Health West Membership

Rural Health West is a non-government, not for profit organisation, which continues to help address the recruitment and retention of medical practitioners in rural and remote WA and to develop strategies and programs aimed at enhancing the sustainability of medical practice in these areas.

Rural Health West provides advice and personal and professional support to medical practitioners, practices, communities and health services through every stage of a doctor’s employment in a rural or remote location of WA. We offer comprehensive information and extensive orientation to assist medical practitioners in taking up the unique challenges of working in rural and remote WA.

Rural Health West Constitution

Rural Health West seeks interested people and organisations who have the right experience and background to help guide the organisation by becoming members.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

There are three membership categories for which you can apply:

Ordinary Individual Member

Registered medical practitioners having substantial medical experience in rural and remote areas (as determined by the Board) or with a current demonstrable interest in medicine in remote and rural areas (as determined by the Board).

Fee:    $25.00 per annum

Download Ordinary Individual Membership Form

Ordinary Organisational Member

An organisation, currently operating in WA, which shall meet one or more of the following:

1. Be representative of medical practitioners, nursing or allied health professionals in remote and rural areas.
2. Be employers of medical practitioners, nursing or allied health professionals who are working in one or more remote or rural areas
3. Be an educator of existing or potential medical practitioners; or nursing; or allied health professionals, who are working or may in the future work in one or more remote and rural areas
4. Local Government Authorities within remote and rural areas
5. Other organisations the Board deems appropriate.

Fee:    $100.00 per annum

Download Ordinary Organisational Membership Form

Associate Member

A person or organisation who demonstrates to the Board a desire to support the objects in the constitution (whether a medical practitioner or otherwise).

Fee:    $10.00 per annum

Download Associate Membership Form

Membership with Rural Health West allows you to have a voice at the following events**:

** Please note you DO NOT have to be a member to access Rural Health West’s services and programs. Membership of Rural Health West enables you to have a voice on governance issues.

RURAL HEALTH WEST’S BOARD

1. Two Ordinary Individual Members, currently residing and practicing in rural and remote areas, elected by the Ordinary Individual Members.
2. Two representatives of the Ordinary Organisational Members, one of whom must be a medical practitioner and one of whom must not be a medical practitioner, elected by all Ordinary Members.
3. Two people with a range of business skills appointed by the members elected in 1 and 2 above.
4. An independent Chair appointed by the Board members shown in 1, 2 and 3 above

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