THIRTY-ONE first-year students at the Australian National University medical school recently spent time in the Bega Valley, learning about rural life.
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The students had a tour of the Bega Cheese factory and a local farm where they learnt about cows and got to pat calves.
They were also given the chance to connect with Bega Valley residents, after being split up and hosted for dinner at some of the local’s houses.
Zaheer Jayhoon and Dylan Tully are two of the first-year students and both enjoyed their experiences in the Valley.
“The locals here have been great, probably the best part is how welcoming everyone has been,” Mr Jayhoon said.
Mr Jayhoon and Mr Tully said during their trip they had learnt a lot about rural health through clinical placements in various health professions.
They said they would return to the Valley for a week in their second year of studies, and hoped to get placements there in their third year.
On Thursday afternoon the students gave blood pressure screenings at the Sapphire Marketplace and returned to Canberra on Friday afternoon.