Kimberley placement produces Kimberley doctors

Hunting for boab nuts, vaccinating cattle and installing fence posts are not activities you would typically expect to see on the curriculum of a medical degree, however they form an important part of The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle's Kimberley Remote Area Health Placement Program. Founded in 2006, the unique program gives medical students an opportunity to engage with and learn from local people to inform the care they provide once they start of practise medicine.
The University of Notre Dame students, who are in the second year of their medical degree, spend eight days living and working alongside west Kimberley people.
In 2023, the students spent several days of their visit as a group in Derby, where they attended the Derby Rodeo, enjoyed a marsh bonfire, participated in cultural education and conducted a debate.