The Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) is a government program that offers eligible nursing, midwifery, teaching and social work students financial support while undertaking mandatory placements. This support will enable them to gain practical experience and develop professional competence without feeling financial stress.
Jubilee always dreamed of becoming a nurse and she’s let nothing stand in her way. Not even the fact that she didn't meet the prerequisites for a nursing degree. With a firm focus on her goals, Jubilee enrolled in CDU's free, 16-week bridging program.
Charles Darwin University Bachelor of Nursing student Stuart McGrath is the 2021 NT Young Australian of the Year, in recognition for his passion for improving health outcomes in his local community.
Join CDU’s Faculty of Health for an information evening to hear about our courses in medicine, allied health, nursing and midwifery.
When Alicia Burrows gave birth, it wasn’t just her daughter that she fell in love with. It was also the idea of pursuing a new career.
Following her dream to become a midwife, Alicia now juggles family and study. But she doesn’t regret a thing. She knows that bringing new life into the world is going to be special for both her and her career.
The Faculty of Health is offering Community Mental Health Placement Subsidies is to eligible Nursing, Social Work and Occupational Therapy students, travelling into or out of MM3-7 areas to undertake mental health/community-based placements with a focus on wellbeing.
A/Prof Gabrielle McCallum is the Head of Discipline in the School of Nursing at Charles Darwin University. Gabrielle's research addresses important clinical gaps for children and adolescents at-risk of poor lung health in Australia, Timor-Leste and the Asia-Pacific region and informs direct prevention strategies, future interventions, and improved management pathways.
Professor Benjamin Tan is the Head of School (Nursing) in the Faculty of Health at Charles Darwin University.
The intimate family lives of blue whales, including a blue whale nursing its calf underwater, has been revealed in extraordinary footage captured in a project led by an international marine ecologist from Charles Darwin University and Australian National University.
The Charles Darwin University College of Nursing and Midwifery will take the reins of a national support service to deliver culturally appropriate support and training for health providers to boost the wellbeing of Indigenous children and their mothers.