RIPPAH placements are for at least 10 weeks. Placement dates change from year to year to reflect workforce availability and service needs.

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Dietetics and nutrition

Dietetics and nutrition placements 2025 Applications for these placements are now closed.
OfferTimeframeLocation
RIPPAH Offer 1
(2 students) 		Semester 1 or 2, concluding after 10 weeks Roma MNT and CPHN
RIPPAH Offer 2
(2 students) 		Semester 1 or 2, concluding after 15/16 weeks Roma MNT, CPHN and FSM
RIPPAH Offer 3
(2 students) 		Semester 1 or 2, concluding after 10 weeks Charleville MNT and CPHN
RIPPAH Offer 4
(2 students) 		Semester 1 or 2, concluding after 10 weeks St George CPHN and FSM
RIPPAH Offer 5
(2 students) 		Semester 1, concluding after 10 weeks Mt Isa MNT and FSM
RIPPAH Offer 6
(2 students) 		Semester 2, concluding after 10 weeks Mt Isa MNT and FSM

Occupational therapy

Occupational therapy placements 2025, Semester 1Applications for these placements are now closed.
OfferTimeframeLocation
RIPPAH Offer 1 (2 students) 28 April - 4 June 2025 for 10 weeks Emerald Hospital 3 days/wk (rural generalist/hand therapy caseload) + Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health Service Integrated Learning (paediatric services)
RIPPAH Offer 2 (2 students) Any Sem 1 dates for 10 weeks Mt Isa Hospital (hospital acute + community rehabilitation caseload)
RIPPAH Offer 3 (1 student) Any dates between 20 Jan and 27 June for 10 weeks Roma Hospital (rural generalist caseload)
RIPPAH Offer 4 (1 student) Any dates between 20 Jan and 27 June for 10 weeks Roma Hospital (Child and Youth Mental Health caseload)
RIPPAH Offer 6 (2 students) Any dates between 20 Jan and 27 June for 10 weeks Charleville Hospital (rural generalist caseload)

Pharmacy

Pharmacy placements 2025Applications for these placements are now closed.
OfferTimeframeLocation
RIPPAH Offer 1 (2 students) Dates from Jan  2025 to June 2025, concluding after 10 weeks (Semester 1) Roma Hospital, community and aged care environments
RIPPAH Offer 2 (2 students) Dates from Jan  2025 to June 2025, concluding after 10 weeks (Semester 1) Charleville Hospital, community and aged care environments
RIPPAH Offer 3 (2 students) Dates from July  2025 to Jan 2026, concluding after 10 weeks (Semester 2) Roma Hospital, community and aged care environments
RIPPAH Offer 4 (2 students) Dates from July  2025 to Jan 2026, concluding after 10 weeks (Semester 2) Charleville Hospital, community and aged care environments
RIPPAH Offer 5 (2 students) Dates from February 2025 to June 2025, concluding after 10 weeks (Semester 1) Mount Isa Hospital, community pharmacy
RIPPAH Offer 6 (2 students) Dates from July 2025 to Jan 2026, concluding after 10 weeks (Semester 2) Mount Isa Hospital, community pharmacy

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy placements 2025 Applications for these placements are now closed.
OfferTimeframeLocation
RIPPAH Offer 1 7 April to 13 June
(block 3 and 4)  		Charleville (MSK) and Charleville (other)
RIPPAH Offer 2 (2 students) 25 August to 31 October
(block 7 and 8) 		Charleville (MSK) and Charleville (other)

Radiography and sonography

Radiography and sonography placements 2025 Applications for these placements are now closed.
OfferTimeframeLocation
RIPPAH Offer 1
(Radiography, 4th year student) 		6 January to 4 April
(minimum 10 weeks, longer as required by your university placement block) 		Weipa
RIPPAH Offer 2
(Radiography, 4th year student) 		6 January to 4 April
(minimum 10 weeks, longer as required by your university placement block) 		Thursday Island

Speech pathology

Speech pathology placements 2025 Applications for these placements are now closed.
OfferTimeframeLocation
RIPPAH Offer 1 (2 students)

Dates between February and April , minimum 10 weeks

  • part time for 10 weeks (3 days/week) or
  • 4 days week/8 weeks + remote study period / community immersion period as applicable for university requirements
 Emerald Hospital (Rural Generalist / Paediatric 70%) + JCU Service integrated learning (Mixed caseload/ Adults)
RIPPAH Offer 2 (2 students)

Dates between February and June, minimum 10 weeks

  • part-time 3 days/week or
  • part time 4 days/week+ remote study/community immersion period as applicable for university requirements
 Mount Isa (Rural Generalist/mixed caseload) and Primary Health Care or Education provider (paediatrics)
RIPPAH Offer 3 (2 students)

Dates between July and December, minimum 10 weeks

  • part-time (3 days/week) or
  • 4 days/week/8 weeks + remote study period / community immersion as applicable for university requirements
 Mount Isa (Rural Generalist/mixed caseload) and Primary Health Care or Education provider (paediatrics)
RIPPAH Offer 4

Dates between July and November, minimum 10 weeks

  • part time (3 days/week) or
  • 4 days/week/8 weeks + remote study period/community immersion as applicable for university requirements
 Roma Hospital (rural generalist caseload)

Last updated: September 2024