The Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health is a "participating universities centre for population health, education and research".
The Centre was initially setup to operate within Queensland Health under contract to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH) program. In January 2001 the MICRRH became incorporated into James Cook University.
The Centre has five main objectives.
- Promote professional education and training in rural and remote health with a specific emphasis on professional education and training of Indigenous persons.
- Recruitment and retention of health professions in rural and remote areas.
- Development of effective means of rural and remote health delivery.
- Develop a population and public health focus.
- Participation by Indigenous people in population health.
