A $10 million endowment from philanthropist Mr. Greg Poche AO has lifted the Flinders University's ability to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health initiatives.

Flinders Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Barber said that the University was delighted to announce that the endowment would enable Poche Centres for Indigenous Health to be established in both Alice Springs and Adelaide.

The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health in Alice Springs will be linked with the new Northern Territory Medical Program, being led by Flinders University, in partnership with Charles Darwin University, which aims to significantly increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people studying in the Northern Territory to become doctors.

Mr. Poche had established the first Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at The University of Sydney in 2008. His $10 million endowment will support the new entities in both Alice Springs and Adelaide.

The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health in South Australia will bind the University's teaching and research programs to achieve an augment in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying in the various streams of medicine, nursing and other health related professions.