Rural generalism is a recognised medical specialty in Australia that allows you to become a specialist general practitioner with extended skill sets in a broad variety of medical disciplines of your choosing. 
 

You should consider a career as a rural generalist if:

• You enjoy the challenges of working in a diverse range of settings 

• You value continuity of care and building friendships with patients in a tight-knit setting

• You can't decide what specialty you want to pursue or you enjoy everything

• You are torn between a career in the community versus a career in the hospital

• You value flexibility and work-life balance

• You want to become a specialist/consultant within 5 years after medical school

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A career as a rural generalist offers a range of benefits and opportunities in addition to standard general practice, for example:
 

• The opportunity to develop and consolidate an extended scope of practice working more closely with local communities

• The ability to work in both hospital and community-based care

• Playing a primary role in addressing the needs of communities with decreased access to health care

• Working alongside retrieval medicine teams

• Being immersed into local communities and lifestyle benefits of country living

• ​Increased earning capacity and access to financial incentives not available in metropolitan locations

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