Our Doctors – Ngalla Bidi – Our Pathway

AHCWA sets up a bursary fund to assist Western Australian Indigenous Medical Students on their journey towards becoming Doctors.

The PRIDoC Bursary, Our Doctors Ngalla Bidi Our Pathway, supports students in attending the Pacific Region Aboriginal Doctors Congress (PRIDoC).

AHCWA’s Chairperson Vicki O’Donnell OAM says Our Doctors ‘Ngalla Bidi’ Our Pathway is about Aboriginal doctors working together along a shared pathway that emphasises working in Indigenous ways.

The focus on engaging and supporting Aboriginal medical students and junior doctors by facilitating access to knowledge-sharing networks aims to cultivate strong and capable Aboriginal doctors dedicated to improving the cultural responsiveness of health service delivery to our Aboriginal community. Providing mentorship opportunities by other Indigenous doctors enhances this mission.

The Ngalla Bidi Bursary offers recipients the life-changing opportunity to attend PRIDoC to embrace Aboriginal cultures, the spirit of connection, lifelong friendships, and empower each other through shared learning and experiences of Aboriginal medicine.

AHCWA’s ambition is to fund at least 40 Ngalla Bidi Bursaries, with the intention of making this an ongoing commitment and contributing to attendance at future PRIDoC events every two years.
Donations are being accepted until 30 September 2024, and bursaries will be awarded in October 2024.

You can make a direct contribution here.

For further information, please contact:

Keisha Calyun, AHCWA’s PRIDoC Bursaries Program Coordinator

e: pridoc@ahcwa.org