Welcome to the official website of the ANU Rural Medical Society (ARMS).  Founded by the first cohort of post-graduate medical students from the Australian National University (ANU) in 2004, ARMS currently has around 160 members.  Our club consists of student members from all years interested and committed in spreading the message of rural health.  We aim to promote diversity and to serve and represent the general interests of our members in all aspects of rural and remote medicine. 

A number of social events are held throughout the year including the annual ski trip, bushdance and various barbeques.   We coordinate a number of educational events from the organising of guest speakers to numerous clinical skills trips around the greater Canberra region.  We also aim to promote awareness about the health issues affecting disadvantaged communities. 

ARMS achieves these goals by building and maintaining strong relationships with other rural health agencies such as the NRHN (National Rural Health Network), NRHA (National Rural Health Alliance) and ACRRM (Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine). 

ARMS membership offers students the opportunity to go on subsidised trips away to the country, to meet and talk with rural practitioners and locals, and apply their clinical skills in a rural health care environment. 

ARMS also acts to bring together students from other years and supports students studying in rural locations.  ARMS has firmly established itself within the ANU medical school as a central hub for medical students interested in seeking positive experiences in rural health and hopes to continue providing these fun opportunities.

Ali Haider

President

2007

Select from the sections below to find out more about ARMS.