The Biggest and Most Influential Healthcare Exhibition In The Southern Hemisphere
19-20 March 2025 | ICC, Sydney
Katrina Rohr
Allied Health Rural Graduate Program Coordinator Western New South Wales LHD
Katrina is the coordinator for Western NSW Local Health District's innovative Allied Health Early Accelerated Development (AHEAD) Program (formerly the Allied Health Rural Graduate Program). She is passionate about facilitating a positive and supported experience for early career allied health professionals as they enter the workforce and contribute to the provision of world class rural healthcare. Katrina is a speech pathologist by background and has spent 10 years working in the Western NSW LHD in various roles including community health, schools, and research. She was an associate investigator on the Translational Research Grants Scheme (TRGS) project titled, “Waiting for speech pathology: Device vs. advice”.
Care Reimagined Day Two: Thursday, 20 March 2025
1:00 PM Learners to Leaders - Creating an 80% Retention Rate with a Graduate Rural Allied Healthcare Program
The Allied Health Rural Graduate Program (AHRGP), launched in 2023, aims to improve recruitment and retention of allied health professionals in Western NSW Local Health District. This structured two-year initiative provides recent graduates with support, education, and networking as they transition to the workforce. The program has shown success, with an 80% retention rate in its first year, and expansion to 50 graduates across eight allied health disciplines in 2024. In 2025, the program is moving AHEAD as the Allied Health Early Accelerated Development (AHEAD) Program, an embedded model supporting early career allied health professionals as ‘learners to leaders’ and strengthening the District’s allied health workforce.
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Katrina.
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