Rural health professionals will take advantage of the modern facilities when they visit Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange this Thursday 26 August to conduct training. Eleven nursing assistants from Orange will use CSU’s simulation hospital as part of their Certificate III in Health Services Assistance. Nurse educator for the Greater Western Area Health Service’s (GWAHS) Centre for Rural and Remote Education, Ms Trish Casey, said, “The facilities are a wonderful asset when it comes to training local professionals”. Skills laboratory attendant with the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health at CSU in Orange, Ms Sarah Strutt, hopes the ongoing relationship between the two institutions can continue to grow. “Charles Sturt University puts a lot of emphasis on these types of relationships. It gives both parties the opportunity to develop and ensures our regional communities benefit.”