I'm leaving Perth this morning, after being here for 3 days for Medical Coordinator meetings, and a recruitment fair for 4th year students. Monday night each RCS site had a booth a the University Club, where we hosted an information session for next years potential Rural Clinical School recruits. The turnout was great, with over 130 attendees looking at our 62 slots for next year. My Derby Lads sent along a disk of their photos which I played on my laptop at the booth, amongst the travel brochures and giant boab nut Vicki picked for me from the Derby golf course.

Derby Lads Recruiting Photos CLICK ON PICTURE TO SEE ALBUM

The most frequent question from students was, "Does Derby have a nice beach?". Oh well, despite the wine and hor d'oerves served, these are very young people. The flip side, as you can see from my Lads photos, is they are full of energy, which is fun. Check out the picture of the snake- it generated a lot of interest!

I've enjoyed the two days. Its been great to hear about the other sites, and discuss ways we can improve out students's experiences. And it is worth the trip to Perth just to listen to our Head of School, Campbell Murdoch tell his rural practice stories, and watch him schmooze with the students.