{"id":989,"date":"2025-09-23T09:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralhealth.org.au\/partyline\/?p=989"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:24:33","slug":"walking-with-purpose-dr-julia-rose-satre-on-culture-care-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruralhealth.org.au\/partyline\/walking-with-purpose-dr-julia-rose-satre-on-culture-care-and-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking with purpose: Dr Julia-Rose Satre on culture, care, and community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr Julia-Rose Satre grew up between Broome in Western Australia and Cairns in Far North Queensland \u2014 two regions far apart but deeply connected by a strong sense of Country and community. Today, as a proud Yawuru woman and ACRRM Rural Generalist registrar, she\u2019s delivering care in Cape York that is grounded in cultural safety, connection, and purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrowing up in regional and remote areas, I saw the heartbreaking effects of health inequity on my own family,\u201d she says. \u201cBut I also saw the strength of those who cared for them \u2014 healthcare workers who showed up with skill, compassion, and commitment. \u201cThey inspired me to pursue a path where I could give back and help change the system from the inside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now training with ACRRM, Julia-Rose is focused on delivering healthcare that listens, respects, and responds to the needs of remote, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Her goal is to gain advanced skills in obstetrics so that she can support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to birth safely, on or close to Country, where culture and kin can surround them, while having access to a female doctor for women\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia-Rose originally shared her story during NAIDOC week, reflecting the theme of The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy<\/em>. As she walks between two worlds every day \u2014 as a doctor and a proud First Nations woman \u2014 she carries the teachings of those who came before her and builds a path for those who follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe legacy I carry comes from strong women \u2014 especially my Nana and my sisters. They raised me with love, discipline, and deep cultural values. They taught me to stand proud, to listen deeply, and to hold firm in what\u2019s right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is this foundation that shapes her approach to medicine. Whether she\u2019s yarning with patients in clinic, advocating for culturally safe care, or mentoring other young Aboriginal students, she brings her full self to the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI honour this legacy by bringing culture into my everyday work. I yarn with patients, advocate for change, and hold space for community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cape York is remote, and the challenges of providing care in such a vast region are real \u2014 but Julia-Rose draws strength from the people around her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Cape York, I see strength and resilience in my community every day \u2013 in Elders showing up to appointments with dignity, in young people finding hope despite hardship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her vision for rural healthcare is clear: a system where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership is central, not tokenistic. One where birthing on Country, language in clinic, and decision-making by Elders aren\u2019t exceptions \u2014 but the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need systems built with<\/em> us, not just for<\/em> us,\u201d she says. \u201cThat means investing in our training and creating space for us to lead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors, Julia-Rose offers encouragement and solidarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo young mob thinking about a career in rural generalism \u2013 you belong here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour lived experience, your cultural knowledge, your resilience \u2013 these are your strengths. Don\u2019t ever feel you have to leave your identity behind to succeed\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia-Rose says it\u2019s the next generation that gives her hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are proud, strong, and unafraid to speak up. They are our future doctors, nurses, midwives, leaders, and healers. And I know our legacy is safe in their hands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more stories of ACRRM Rural Generalists, or information on the ACRRM Fellowship program, visit www.acrrm.org.au<\/em><\/p>\n

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