Cathy Rogers has been teaching at CSU since 1998 with the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health (SNMIH) and has been based at the Dubbo campus since 2002 teaching on campus and online with nursing and midwifery students. Cathy commenced with the Three Rivers University Department of Rural Health (UDRH) in September 2017 as a Lecturer in Rural Health (Clinical Educator). Cathy was Head of Campus at Dubbo from 2016-2018 and enjoys engaging with the community.

Cathy has undertaken study through both the hospital and tertiary systems in on campus and online modes. Cathy has worked in both QLD and NSW with the health services, private schools and has been employed with Universities in both these states. Cathy still practices as a casual community midwife with NSW Health.

Cathy is a Registered Nurse, a Registered Midwife and holds a Graduate Certificate in Child, Adolescent Health and a Master of Health Science (Nursing) degree. She is currently enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in University Leadership and Management.

From Cathy: I applied to be an  Associate Fellow as I am passionate about furthering educational and research opportunities for health professionals in rural and remote areas of Australia. I am committed to lifelong learning for myself but also for future health professionals. My current role exposes me to many different health professionals and students enrolled in health professional courses from all universities. I would like to see a more integrative approach to curricula, and would like to see more opportunities for collaborative practice and inter-professional learning opportunities in rural clinical practice. Peer support is essential in rural and remote areas. It is important to contribute, promote, support and advance the practice of health professionals. My research interests are varied but centre on undergraduate rural health students, clinical education, clinical placements, rural and remote areas, professional identities and models of clinical placements. I have also undertaken research with nursing and international clinical placements. Here is my Orcid link  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7364-3782