SPINRPHEX

Welcome to the official website of SPINRPHEX.

Established in April 1990, SPINRPHEX (Students and Practitioners Interested iN Rural Practice Health Education) is the oldest student Rural Health Club in Australia. It is a dynamic club for nursing, dental and medical students of all ages interested in rural health. It came about from a passion to better the health standards and quality of health care in rural Australia at a time when it was becoming obvious that there was to be a shortage of health professionals in rural areas.

Membership is free and is open to urban and rural tertiary students - currently there are over 500 active members from the University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Curtin University and Notre Dame University. SPINRPHEX has strong foundations that enable it to provide an outstanding forum for students to learn and experience rural health.

SPINRPHEX provides social support, personal development, team building and the opportunity for members to assist rural communities with our many annual events, including a two-day camp in a rural location, the SPINRPHEX Children's Festival, the Mental Health, Multidisciplinary, ATSI and Nursing themed nights, Sundowner and one-day conference.

SPINRPHEX is helped in achieving these goals by building and maintaining strong relationships with other rural health agencies such as the NRHSN (National Rural Health Student Network), NRHA (National Rural Health Alliance) and ACRRM (Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine).