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Background:  Traditional approaches to curriculum delivery are primarily devoted to producing graduates who are proficient in their professional domain, leaving little time for interaction between disciplines. Rural doctors need to work closely with other health workers in the context of life in smaller communities.

Context:  The Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health (BHUDRH) was established to improve health care in far‐western New South Wales (NSW). It runs a programme of extended clinical placements for 10 medical students from three universities. It also takes many medical students on short‐term placements, as well as nursing and allied health workers.

Innovation:  The BHUDRH has established a programme of weekly workshops that focus on rural and cultural issues in an interprofessional learning context. This programme is designed to deepen the medical students’ experience, and to …