{"id":28883,"date":"2026-04-13T20:38:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/?page_id=28883"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:41:28","slug":"scholarships-driving-change-in-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/our-community\/health-sciences\/curtin-health-community-enewsletter\/curtin-health-community-enewsletter-april-2026\/scholarships-driving-change-in-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships Driving Change in Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>13 April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Curtin-graduates-2-scaled-1-1000x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Curtin-graduates-2-scaled-1-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Curtin-graduates-2-scaled-1-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Curtin-graduates-2-scaled-1-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Curtin-graduates-2-scaled-1-1260x630.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Curtin-graduates-2-scaled-1-1520x760.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Curtin-graduates-2-scaled-1-1920x960.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Curtin is continuing to strengthen pathways into the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree for Aboriginal students, with three recent graduates supported by scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent graduates Dr Jaaron Davis, recipient of the Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Scholarship, and Dr Arkayla McPhee, supported by the Rural Health West Indigenous Scholarship, are part of a growing pipeline of future Aboriginal doctors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These scholarships play a critical role in reducing financial barriers and enabling students to pursue their dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also help ensure that more Aboriginal doctors are trained to deliver culturally informed care across Western Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/IMG_7591-1536x1024-1-1000x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28887\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><em>(Pictured: Medical graduates\u00a0Drs Jaaron Davis, Arkayla McPhee and Daisy Alps with Professor Jonathan Bullen, Curtin\u00a0Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This momentum is reflected in Curtin Medical School\u2019s most recent cohort with seven Aboriginal students joining medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, they represent a strong and growing community of future health professionals committed to improving health outcomes in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hear more about the students and their journeys in the video below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Curtin delivers three Aboriginal doctors from Country to clinic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bI5ESNtLcQ?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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