Testimonials

Rustica RHSV - Prospect & Newstead	(Amanda Felmingham)
The teachers were very appreciative of our visit and advised that it was the best presentation that they had had at the school.

Testimonial from ACT

(ARMS received the following testimonial from a careers adviser at a RHSV)

Many thanks for your inspirational visit to Young High. Your talks are great in getting the students motivated and thinking about their options - and hopefully an outcome may be that we will get more GP's in rural NSW as a result of these and other events such as work experience and visits to universities. The ARMS sponsorship offer is a great incentive for students to continue to work at focussing on the academic side of their studies. Many of the students you spoke to are seriously interested in pursuing careers in the health field and it is good for our students to see young people such as yourselves who are passionate about their career pursuits and enjoying their time at uni.

RHINO & TROHPIQ RHSV 2007	(16 years old, Year 11)
I liked hearing experiences from present students and how they're enjoying their courses.

RHINO RHSV 2008 - Abergowrie, Innisfail, Tully etc.	(Andrew Scott, RHINO)
The opportunity to see the country side of North Queensland and help out school children was a very rewarding experience.

RHINO & TROHPIQ RHSV 2007	(15 years old, Year 11)
I enjoyed the practical side of it. The plastering and taking blood pressure was interesting and fun.

ROUSTAH RHSV to Clare and Burra

(Christy Marshall)

My first RHSV experience was fun. We arrived to a group of year 10's, 11's, & 12's at Burra Community School. We started by introducing ourselves and brainstorming a list of health professionals. We were all quite suprised at the extensive list that was formed and the amount of Minties that were given out as a result. We then broke into two smaller groups of about 20 or so where we went through the "Tragedy in Dustbowl" scenario where the students get an insight into the different areas of work health professionals can do in a rural area, and a sneak peak into "Problem Based Learning". We finished the session by having a general chat about university life and how to go about applying through SATAC. Hopefully the session allowed the students to gain some information about attending university, and maybe even inspired a health degree applicant! Following our stop at Burra, we drove back to Clare. We were greeted by year 10 and 11 students who had all expressed a genuine interest in a career in health. As we went through the "Tragedy in Dustbowl" scenario, there was a real interest in the topics being presented and the activity became more interactive. After the small groups finished, there was a lot of general questions asked around the table of pamphlets (of which a lot were taken). Most of the students were interested in Allied Health degrees, including one girl who really wanted to do OT! The session was really rewarding. Once all the students had left, we packed up, ate some local bakery food, and went home (which for me was a mere 1km down the road in Clare!) All in all it was a great day and I had lots of fun. I really encourage anyone who can to go. It's an interesting day and gives you the opportunity to share some of your wisdom and promote your profession.

RHINO & TROHPIQ RHSV 2007	(15 years old, Year 10)
They knew what they were talking about and could answer any questions. Hands on activities were cool.

RHINO & TROHPIQ RHSV 2007	(16 years old, Year 11)
The interactive stuff, being able to actually participate in plastering etc helped to learn.

RHINO & TROHPIQ RHSV 2007	(16 years old, Year 11)
Insightful and entertaining!!