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The information included in the 2014 Internship and Residency Guide has been researched and reported by AMSA Representatives and JMO Managers and other health staff from around the nation. Sources include their knowledge, data from health department websites, state medical recruitment websites and previous interns. It has all been compiled into the finished product you see here today by the AMSA Publications Officer.

While AMSA has tried to get the most up-to-date information for your perusal, things change and some of the information and data may have changed since the publication of this document. We suggest you go to the AMSA Website for updates to the IRG. We apologise for any inconveniences.

Please remember that AMSA cannot be responsible for your choices; the IRG is purely a guide intended to help your own research in making a decision as to which hospitals are best for your application and your desired future pathway. AMSA wishes you all the best in this.

In particular, thanks must be given to the following individuals for their assistance throughout this document:

Professor Anthony Scott (Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research) for his article “Life as an Intern” 2014 AMSA Representatives: Alexandra Brown, Tabrez Sheriff, Brad Richardson, Natasha Keilor, Chris Maguire, Alex Hanson, Daniel Epstein, Brian Gue, Tom Scodellaro, Emma Curé, Monique Davis, Beckie Singer, Jason Laurens, John Farey, Aditi Halder, Deets Raut, Michael Wu, Daniel Dorevitch, Chloe Boateng, Sarah Jayne Lewis Australian Medical Students’ Association Executive: Jessica Dean, Kunal Luthra, Greg Evans, Danielle Panaccio, Andrew Silagy, Victoria Forsdick, Charmaine Krehula

Subeditors: Nicola Jing, Nicholas Tang, Jarrel Seah Cover: Jennifer Tang Publications Officer: Jennifer Tang Title: 2014 AMSA Internship and Residency Guide Any details and enquires should be directed to: [email protected]

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Membership_ASMA 210x148mm-V1.indd 1 25/02/2014 9:56:44 AM AN INTRODUCTION CONTENTS Dear colleagues, Introduction 5 President’s Letter 6 Congratulations on reaching this point in your medical journey. AMSA wishes you all the best as you prepare Words from the AMA President 8 for the next steps in your career. We hope that you have enjoyed your time within medical school thoroughly and Words from the Chair of AMACDT 10 look forward to what the years ahead entail. Information all JMOs Should Know 11 The 2014 AMSA Intern and Residency Guide gives you all Life as an Intern: The Facts 12 the basic information about every hospital to which you can apply within Australia. If you want more information Victoria 16 about a hospital, contact details are listed in the guide. New South Wales 28 While we have endeavoured to bring you the most up-to- date information available, please keep in mind while using Queensland 39 this guide that things may have changed. We thoroughly South Australia 50 recommend that, in addition to the information in the IRG, you visit the website of the state you are thinking of Western Australia 53 applying to and research the hospitals which you would consider working at. Please check the online version for Australian Capital Territory 58 any updates. Northern Territory 59 Best of luck for your applications! Tasmania 61 Jennifer Tang Publications Officer Australian Medical Students’ Association

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 5 Words from the AMSA President Dear colleagues,

On behalf of everyone at AMSA, congratulations on nearly finishing medical school!

We hope that you find our Internship and Residency Guide useful in the upcoming internship applications. We have aimed to collate relevant information about the next couple of years, and compile them in an accessible resource. This project has been led by our Publications Officer, Jennifer Tang, and would not have been possible without the help and support of your AMSA Representatives and JMOs across the country. If you have any feedback about the IRG, or suggestions on ways to improve it for next year’s graduating cohort, please contact Jennifer at [email protected].

As you embark on this next major step in your medical career, I hope that your experience in medical school, and with AMSA, has been an enjoyable and rewarding one.

As your time in medical school draws to a close, I would encourage you to contact me at [email protected], with any feedback or suggestions as to how we can continue to improve the way that we connect, inform and represent Australia’s medical students.

Best wishes and good luck!

Jessica Dean AMSA President

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GPRA180314525 gpaustralia.org.au Words from the AMA President Welcome to the medical profession. It is an exciting and The best career network for doctors is the AMA. rewarding time to be a doctor. To stay connected, the natural progression for students and Along with the traditional career choices and opportunities, young doctors is from AMSA to the AMA Council of Doctors in there are new technologies, new techniques, more variety, and Training (AMACDT) to the AMA. greater mobility to allow you to use your knowledge and skills in numerous areas of interest and more locations. These groups work well together in your interest. In recent years, they have produced the Guide to Working Abroad and Junior doctors are showing unprecedented interest in Social Media and the Medical Profession – two very helpful international health, environmental health, refugee health, resources for medical students and doctors, young and old. Indigenous health, and working in places that are experiencing poor health, poverty, turmoil and crisis. The AMA is all about leadership. It is also about friends, colleagues, mentors and importantly, making a difference – a You are very vocal on health issues related to asylum seekers, difference for you and your fellow doctors, a difference for the climate change, mining and war. health system, and a difference for patients and society.

Young doctors today really want to make a difference, and I Health policy and the practice of medicine have an influence applaud you for that. on people, families, communities, the national interest, the poor and disadvantaged both here and overseas, and the I love being a doctor. I have experienced many things in environment. my career. But I think your generation will outstrip mine for breadth of experience and opportunities to learn and expand The AMA – at the Federal and State levels – influences your thinking about medicine and the world. governments, health policy decisions and other policy decisions. You will love being a doctor. It is a profession of unlimited opportunity and immense satisfaction. The AMA works to improve the working conditions for doctors – remuneration, rosters, safe hours, training places, work/life Your studies will provide you with skills and experiences and balance, tax, medical indemnity, business advice, legal advice, friends and contacts that will set you off on your career and practice incentives, research, infrastructure grants, supporting stay with you throughout life. They will be your foundation. family doctors, supporting international medical graduates, and more. But you will continue learning and building newer and bigger networks. That is the nature of medicine. 8 - Australian Medical Students’ Association The AMA works hard to get a better deal for patients and The AMA offers you the best things attainable in a medical communities – more hospital beds, reduced waiting lists, safer career – friendship, professional support, leadership, good hospitals, more doctors, more practice nurses, after hours care, health policy, good social policy, and a constant reminder that properly resourced emergency departments, quality maternity you are valued by your profession and by society. services, a healthy start to life, cancer services, better rural health programs and resources, promoting health literacy, The AMA is respected and admired by governments, the public, better aged care, better mental health, electronic health, and the medical profession, and everybody involved in saving lives better dental services. and improving the health of the Australian population and others who seek our care. The AMA is a champion for public health – anti-smoking legislation, education and awareness of the health risks of Above all, the AMA will make you feel good about being a alcohol and drugs, climate change policy, health care for doctor. refugees and asylum seekers, better funding for Indigenous health, protecting the environment, battling obesity, promoting Join us now – you will never regret it. The AMA is a friend for exercise and prevention, and looking after the poorest and the life. I have been a member of the AMA since just before my neediest in the community. graduation in 1984.

The AMA has a focus on world health – helping developing countries with our medical knowledge and expertise

The AMA provides a Code of Ethics to help guide your Dr Steve Hambleton professional life. AMA President

The AMA also has strong commercial partnerships, which provide members with special deals and discounts on professional and personal goods and services.

The AMA is also a place where you will meet new friends, colleagues and mentors from other parts of the country and the health system who will be with you throughout your career and your life.

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 9 Words from the Chair of the AMA CDT Graduating from medical school is a internships have been achieved in recent years. special time of life, and the internship application season is the very beginning The AMA also speaks out about important public health issues, of the process of transition from medical including global health, climate change, alcohol related harms, and student to junior doctor. After years the social and environmental determinants of health. of study, late nights, long hours and stressful exams, the light at the end of Given that this is the AMSA Intern and Resident Guide, however, the tunnel will soon turn from a dim glow you’re probably reading this in preparation for application for to blinding headlights! internship. My advice is that you can be confident in the training that you have received, that internship is for learning at least as The Australian Medical Association much as working, and remember that even your bosses started their Council of Doctors in Training (AMA careers as junior doctors. CDT) is your professional association, representing medical practitioners now There will no doubt be difficult times as you continue your journey and into the future, and welcomes you through internship and residency, but just as there is light at the end to this exciting stage of your medical career. Just as AMSA and of medical school, so too there is light at the end of a long shift. the medical societies were part of being a medical student, the Australian Medical Association is part of being a doctor. Throughout your training, the AMA will continue to advocate for effective medical workforce planning and will fight hard to maintain As Chair of the AMA CDT, my role is to ensure that Doctors in the high quality of Australia’s medical education system. Training are recognised as crucial stakeholders in the Australian health system. More importantly, it’s my job to ensure that your I urge you, though, that the AMA is only as strong as its AMA remains connected with you, its junior doctor membership. membership. When you graduate later this year, join your AMA and help shape and improve the future of the Australian health system. The AMA advocates on a range of issues important to interns and Doctors in Training, including training capacity and quality, doctors’ AMA CDT wishes you the very best of luck for your internship health, training hours, and health system funding. application.

With a ‘tsunami’ of medical graduates increasing pressure on prevocational and vocational training places, now is the time for the voice of Doctors in Training to be heard. It’s through the James Churchill AMA’s advocacy, alongside AMSA, that increases in the number of Chair, AMA Council of Doctors in Training 10 - Australian Medical Students’ Association Information for all JMOs What is an Internship? called to step into a night shift at 11.45pm when expiry of your student visa. The hospital offering Internship is (usually) a one year period where a you are about to go to sleep. Each state has a your employment will assist in this process. medical graduate undergoes supervised clinical different policy on ‘unrostered overtime’. Check training within an accredited hospital. Interns out your state and hospital policies on this prior If you wish to stay in Australia for vocational have been granted provisional registration with to commencing work. training and apply for permanent residency the Medical Board of Australia and will gain full (under the Regional Sponsored Migration registration at the completion of their intern year. Can I make a couple application with somebody Scheme or the Employer Nomination Scheme) In general, interns are required to complete 47 else? after completing your internship, you will need weeks of clinical training, which excludes time Most states accept applications for couples or to investigate your visa options. The Department taken off for sick or annual leave. joint-tickets. It is best to check with the websites of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website at listed under each state’s application information www.immi.gov.au is a helpful resource. For pre- What is the structure of the year? section. visa lodgement enquiries, the general inquiries Most hospitals operate with five rotation blocks line (13 1881) should be used. throughout the year for interns. Some have four, Can I get special consideration for my ranging between 10 and 12 weeks in length. application? Can I apply to New Zealand? Each state has a separate and different policy All Australian graduates are eligible to work What terms am I required to complete? for special consideration. Special consideration in New Zealand without having to sit further Australian interns are required to complete five is generally reserved for applicants with examination. New Zealand intern/house surgeon terms throughout the year, consisting of at least extenuating circumstances such as dependent positions are offered to doctors by the 21 District Health Boards that administer the hospitals. In one surgical, medical and emergency medicine children or a serious illness. Check their websites. general, it is one health board per city, plus the term. Each hospital offers a different selection of surrounding province. terms for their interns. Residents tend not to have What is an intern’s base salary? core terms. Each state has a different award salary. JMOs are All of the health boards normally employ doctors paid a base salary, with professional development under the same contract, so work conditions How much will I be expected to work? allowances, overtime and penalty rates added on are comparable across the country. Wages are For all states across Australia a standard week top of this. The amount of overtime you are paid based on a pay scale that takes into account is 38 hours, plus overtime. What you need to depends on how many hours you work! the expected working hours. Job offers are look out for is your particular state and hospital’s allocated to graduates through a system called ACE (Advanced Choice of Employment) regulations about overtime. Generally expect to What are restrictions for international medical which matches applicants’ preferences to DHB have at least one overtime shift each fortnight, graduates who have graduated from an Australian positions. if not every week. These include evening shifts, medical school? night shifts and weekend shifts. You also need If you are an international student and intend to For more information, go to: to look out for when you have a sick relief shift. stay in Australia for internship and/or vocational www.newdoctors.co.nz The doctor on sick relief can be called at any time training you must lodge an application for a of the day or night to step in. This includes being Business Long Stay Visa subclass 457 before the Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 11 Life as an Intern: The Facts It is important to know what to expect of Interns (Figure 1), 33% of men prefer annual earnings of interns are around in your challenging year as a new intern surgery, followed by 17% for internal $66,000 (Figure 3). This is likely to at and beyond. Much will depend on where medicine, 12% for general practice, and least double and may increase by up you are and the experiences you have 11% for anaesthesia. For female interns, to five-fold when you become a GP or during your early postgraduate years. 23% prefer general practice, followed specialist. Debt from medical school You are entering medicine at a time by 16% for internal medicine, and 12% fees will be around 75% of your annual where there is much more competition anaesthesia, 12% for paediatrics and income as an intern. Interns in MABEL for training positions. This is because of child health, and 11% prefer surgery. reported their medical education debt the major expansion of medical schools Though many of you will already have to be an average of $49,696. For other and the continuing liberalisation of decided your future career choices, hospital medical officers beyond PGY1, immigration policy. When you become a your experiences may change your this will fall to an average of $24,837 GP or specialist over 50% of your peers preferences and your eventual career and be zero once you become a GP or will be women. Currently around 30% of trajectory https://www.saxinstitute.org. specialist. GPs and specialists are women. You will au/publications/evidence-check-library/ therefore experience a different working medical-career-path-decision-making/ . Your average working week is likely to environment and culture than you will be 49 hours as an Intern (Figure 4). This experience as a doctor in training. As you might have expected, things means half of you will be working more will get worse before they get better. than 50 hours per week. Those in the As it will be more difficult to get into Junior doctors have the lowest job top 25% of the distribution of working specialty training, it is more important satisfaction and highest working hours hours will work 55 hours per week. For that you make realistic choices based of all doctors https://www.mja.com.au/ some, this may not change as those GPs on your aptitudes, experiences, and journal/2011/194/1/australian-doctors- and specialists in the top 25% of the knowledge of what it is like to be a satisfaction-their-work-results-mabel- distribution of working hours will still doctor. The Medicine in Australia: longitudinal-survey. You are likely to be be working 49 hours per week. But for Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) especially dissatisfied with your pay, many, working hours will fall as you have is a longitudinal survey of over 10,000 autonomy, and working hours (Figure families and also when you approach Australian doctors, and provides useful 2). Satisfaction with autonomy (freedom retirement. GPs and specialists in the comparative data on life as a doctor to choose your own method of working) lowest quartile of the distribution are https://mabel.org.au/. is likely to improve the most once you working 25 hours per week. become qualified, and you’ll be happier In terms of the preferred career direction with your increase in earnings. Median

12 - Australian Medical Students’ Association Life as an Intern: The Facts Though over time your income will rise and working hours will fall, your health Figure 1. Percentage of interns status may actually decline, particularly preferring each specialty, by once you become a GP or specialist - gender though this statistic may be partially confounded by increasing age. Eighty three percent of Interns report excellent or very good health, compared to 76% of GPs and specialists. More extensive data on the mental health of doctors was collected by Beyond Blue in 2013 which showed evidence of slightly higher levels of anxiety and depression amongst interns compared to other doctors. http://www.beyondblue.org.au/about- us/programs/workplace-and-workforce- program/programs-resources-and- tools/doctors-mental-health-program.

In conclusion, the intern year may be your hardest yet, but things will get better. In a very competitive training environment, it pays to make careful choices based on good and unbiased information. One of the most rewarding aspects of your intern year is the high satisfaction you are likely to have from hours 83% your colleagues and fellow workers, Increased 49 of interns suggesting that support from your peers levels of stress and of work per report good can play a key role in your well-being. anxiety as an week health intern compared to other doctors Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 13 Figure 2. Percent of doctors moderately or very satisfied with their job. Figure 3. Annual earnings for Interns and GPs and Specialists Interns compared to qualified GPs and specialists (2013 prices)

Figure 4. Hours worked per week

Data Sources and Acknowledgements The data used was from the MABEL longitudinal survey of doctors conducted by the University of Melbourne and Monash University (the MABEL research team). Funding for MABEL comes from the National Health and Medical Research Council (Health Services Research Grant: 2008-2011; and Centre for Research Excellence in Medical Workforce Dynamics: 2012-2016) with additional support from the Department of Health (in 2008) and Health Workforce Australia (in 2013). Data presented are for doctors responding to the survey in 2010, 2011, and 2012 and are weighted to be representative of the population of doctors. Data are from around 900 interns and 8,000 GPs and specialists.

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Saturday 17th May, 9.30am - 2.00pm APPLYING TO VICTORIA Medical Careers Expo at Mary Aikenhead Building, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy VICTORIA The application process for Victoria has gone Graduates of Australian or New Zealand under extensive review but the main process medical schools who have completed an Friday 6th June final year students have to take is through internship in Australia or New Zealand are Closing Date for Intern Applications the PMCV website. Application includes eligible to apply for General Registration (Including: Registration for Intern Match, submission of a Candidate Priority List which through the Medical Board of Australia. The Referee Assessment Form Submission, is the list of hospitals you would like to be Board grants Provisional Registration to Submission of Candidate’s Priority List, accepted into, in order of preference. There are Australian or New Zealand medical school Completion of all hospital requirements) 23 allocation preferences. In addition to this, graduates to undertake the intern year in there is a separate application process for the Victoria. Priority of offers are currently first Monday 9th June hospitals you have chosen on your priority list. for all students (domestic and international) Match Opens for Health Services PMCV has a standardised CV format, however graduating from Victorian medical schools, some hospitals have their own CV format. and all other Australian graduates thereafter. Monday 9th June - Wednesday 2nd July You may also be required to submit a cover Hospital/Health Service Process letter, academic results, and clinical and non- Intern Candidate’s Guide in Victoria issued by clinical references. For more information on the PMCV (Post Graduate Medical Council of Tuesday 8th July - Friday 11th July the Candidate Priority List, visit the ‘Computer Victoria) aims to provide new graduates with Computer Match takes place (PMCV) Matching’ section on the PMCV website. some basic information as they commence the next stage of their journey towards Monday 14th July, 10.00am becoming a fully qualified doctor. It can be National Round 1 Offers - Priority group 1 downloaded from the PMCV website (www. ONLY SCHEDULE OF DATES FOR 2014: pmcv.com.au). Thursday 24th July, 10.00am Monday 7th April National Round 2 Offers - Priority group 2 Registration and Nomination of Referees Open ONLY

Contact Details Thursday 1st May Friday 1st August Match Opens Further offers may be made from this time Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) (Submit hospital preferences - candidate’s Level 9, Mary Aikenhead Centre, priority list (CPL), Non-victorian candidates are St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy Monday 11th August - Friday 22nd August Tel: (03) 9419 1217 required to submit supporting documents) National Pause in Offers for 2014 Intern [email protected] Recruitment Early May Health Service Application Processes Opens January 2015 (Please check hospital websites) Commencement Date for Employment

16 - Australian Medical Students’ Association • Library facilities, computer access and WiFi ALBURY-WODONGA available, free on-site parking Network Training Sites • Access to CIAP, CHC & up to Date Supportive The Alfred Hospital rosters, safe work hours and no night shift Calvary Health Care Bethlehem PREDICTED INTERNSHIP for either Interns or PGY2 Caulfield Hospital

55 POSITIONS FOR 2015 Sandringham Hospital Central Gippsland Health Service RotationsRotations Southern General Practice Training (GP) Emergency Medicine, Contact Details General Surgery, Medicine, Liz Caunt Rehabilitation, Psychiatry Manager Medical Workforce REASONS TO APPLY (02) 6051 7543 • Alfred Health provides Junior Medical Staff [email protected] with: -- Diverse career options; -- Rotations in a range of facilities offering Network Training Sites excellent experience and accredited Albury Hospital ALFRED HEALTH training for specialty exams; Wodonga Hospital -- An excellent mentoring program by Gardens Medical Group Senior Medical Staff; PREDICTED INTERNSHIP 60 POSITIONS FOR 2015 -- A dedicated Medical Education Officer; -- A committed Medical Workforce Unit; BASIC INFORMATION Rotations • Albury Wodonga Health is the regional -- A vibrant RMO Society. referral hospital for North East Victoria and Aged Care, Breast & Endocrine • The Alfred will provide you with the clinical Southern New South Wales, comprising 280 Surgery, Cardiology, Colorectal experience, mentoring, education, training Surgery, Gastroenterology, General beds over two acute sites eight kilometres and support necessary to enhance your apart. AWH provides a broad range of clinical Medicine, General Practice, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Palliative chosen medical career.hospital with services with locally resident Specialists and Care, Rehabilitation, Respiratory a reputation for Service, Training and accredited Registrars in all specialities. Medicine, Stroke, Trauma, Urology, Research. REASONS TO APPLY Vascular Surgery • The Alfred has renowned state-wide • UNSW Rural Clinical School on site at Albury services - a Trauma Centre with helipad; Campus Hyperbaric Medicine Service; Adult Cystic • Registrar and Consultant led tutorial program, Fibrosis Unit; Heart Lung Transplant with weekly “protected time” education Contact Details Service; Adult Burns Service; and a HIV/ sessions and regular Emergency Medicine AIDS Service. Teaching Sessions HMO Support Unit • Senior medical staff are approachable and • Support through Directors of Clinical Training [email protected] eager to assist. at both Albury and Wodonga • Formal mentoring program in place Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 17 • Awarded in 2012 as Metropolitan Health AUSTIN HEALTH Service of the Year, Austin Health prides itself Contact Details on providing high quality patient care to a Medical Workforce Unit diverse multicultural population, including (03) 9496 6813 PREDICTED INTERNSHIP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and [email protected] 61 POSITIONS FOR 2015 a significant veteran community, as well as its local, rural, and interstate communities. Rotations • Austin Health is renowned for a range of General Medicine, General Surgery, specialties including oncology, neurology, General Medicine, General Surgery, endocrinology, mental health, infectious BALLARAT HEALTH Emergency, Orthopaedics, Age disease, rehabilitation, sleep medicine, Care, ENT, Urology, Cardiac Surgery, intensive care, and emergency medicine. Spinal, Vascular Surgery, Stroke PREDICTED INTERNSHIP • Statewide specialist services located at Austin Medicine, Endocrinology and 30 POSITIONS FOR 2015 include Victorian Liver Transplant Service, Rheumatology, Psychiatry, Liver Transplant Unit, Forensic Medicine. Victorian Respiratory Support Service, Victorian Spinal Cord Service, Acquired Brain Injury Rotations Unit, Child Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Austin Core: Emergency, General Surgery Toxicology Service, and Victorian Poisons (Upper GI, Lower GI, Vascular/ Plastics, General/Breast). Elective: Information Centre. Network Training Sites Cardiology, Gastroenterology,

Austin Health Neurology, Subacute Geriatrics, Bendigo Health Care Group REASONS TO APPLY Subacute Rehabiliation Medicine, Echuca Regional Health Service •The new Austin Tower encompasses new HMO ENT, Orthopaedics, Urology Mercy Hospital quarters as well as extensive education precinct Boroondara Extended Care Centre and modern ward design and facilities. Royal Children’s Hospital • Austin Health is recognised for its excellence BASIC INFORMATION Broadmeadows Health Service in clinical education and teachings, providing • Ballarat Health Services is a large regional Wimmera Health Care Group dedicated training time each week to interns health service that provides Emergency, through the Clinical Education Unit. Surgical, Medical, O&G and Psychiatric •A clinical skills lab is situated on Austin Hospital BASIC INFORMATION treatment to a large portion of Western site. The clinical skills lab provides hands-on • Austin Health is one of Victoria’s largest Victoria. It is also the major trauma centre training and simulated activities for all members training facility encompassing Austin for this area. of the health care team. Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, • Comprises of a wide range of services •The introduction of new clinical information Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, Mercy including a Cath Lab, Day Procedures, system in Austin with automated electronic Hospital, Warringal Private and the newly General and Specialist Surgical Services, inpatient and specialist clinic prescribing, established world class Olivia Newton-John Paediatrics, Women’s health and level 2 drug administration, radiology, and pathology Cancer & Wellness Centre. SCN, an Emergency Department that sees test ordering provide ease in management of Surgical Services, Paediatrics, Women’s patients.

18 - Australian Medical Students’ Association health and level 2 SCN, an Emergency REASONS TO APPLY Department that sees 53,000+ patients BARWON HEALTH • Barwon Health is a fantastic place to start and per year, and a recently opened Intergrated further a doctors career. It is one of Australia’s Cancer Care Centre. Ballarat Health Services leaders in acute pain. There is currently a PREDICTED INTERNSHIP is a great place to start your career! 5-year Rural Generalist pathway being created 39 POSITIONS FOR 2015 for doctors pursuing the role of a country GP,

REASONS TO APPLY an area of national shortage amongst other • Ballarat Health Services is comprised of Rotations initiatives to build career pathways for the about 370 acute beds (including 8 ICU/ ED, Gen Med, Renal, Neurology specialists of tomorrow. Also it has one of CCU beds, 23 ED beds, 3 resuscitation bays, (including Stroke Unit) General the busiest emergency departments with over and 67 acute mental health beds), and 525 surgery (Upper GI, Breast, Thyroid, 55,000 patients through the front door annually. residential care and rehabilitation beds. Colorectal, Vascular) Gastro, • In emergency, interns have an opportunity to • It can be a bit colder than average in Orthopaedic, PGPPP, Psychiatry, consolidate clinical skills and reasoning Ballarat, but it offers great lifestyle Radiation Oncology, Palliative Care, essential in acute care. Surgical departments opportunities, and living is cheaper than in Urology are deeply involved in research with the metropolitan areas. opportunities for junior doctors to become BASIC INFORMATION involved with their own projects in these Network Training Sites • Barwon Health is the largest Regional Health departments and publish studies. Service provider in Victoria. It offers an Ballarat Base Hospital • There are opportunities to head out to South- Ballarat Health Services (includes Queen extensive range of general and specialist Western Victoria to network training sites so Elizabeth Rehabilitation Centre and Ballarat hospital, rehabilitation, residential and one will have opportunities to travel and Mental Health services across multiple sites) community services to over 93% of the experience the breadth of Barwon Health’s Geelong community and an increasing reach in Victoria. number of residents across the Barwon Everything is the same here as South-Western region. Barwon Health has a compared to a Melbourne metropolitan total of 1,000 beds. There is an active Board Contact Details “ of Graduate Studies with a structured training hospital, but being less busy, you get program for HMO’s. There are postgraduate Wayne Harding, HMO Manager [email protected] a few more chances to improve your grand rounds, lunchtime tutorials and a procedural skills. FRACP trainee lecture series. A fortnightly newsletter is published listing PG activities. Postgraduate Training Positions are also ” available. Contact Details • Furthermore, a variety of speakers both Justin Irvine [email protected] nationally and internationally renowed in (03) 5320 6858 their fields are invited to give a presentation on their work on Tuesdays with provision for interns and residents to attend. Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 19 • Lots of paediatrics in emergency and surgery BENDIGO HEALTH • New hospital development means junior staff can belong to an expanding hospital network. Small enough hospitals that • Strong social calendar for junior staff with “everyone knows each other but PREDICTED INTERNSHIP HMO Society events + extra weekly social big enough that you see a range of 29 POSITIONS FOR 2015 activities such as pub trivia and netball teams. patients & presentations. Rotations • Very good exposure to clinical procedures General Medicine, General Surgery, • Job opportunities for HMO 2 and beyond at REASONS TO APPLY Emergency Medicine, Orthopaedics, Bendigo Health ” Renal, Rehabilitation/Geriatrics, • Eastern Health is well known as a friendly Medical Oncology, Psychiatry, and supportive place to work PGPPP, Echuca (ED/Gen Med) Network Training Sites • Eastern Health has a high quality postgraduate medical education program Bendigo Health Care Group and is committed to providing a great BASIC INFORMATION Austin Hospital learning experience to all its Interns and • Bendigo Health is undergoing expansion Eastern Hospital HMOs with the construction of the new world-class • At Eastern Health there are weekly regional health service in an integrated tutorials, seminars, case meetings, and academic precinct due for completion in Contact Details Grand Rounds. There is also desktop 2016. HMO Support Unit access to the Clinicians Health Channel • We have modern accommodation available P: 03 5454 7550 and the Internet, and an online library ~10mins walk from the hospital + fully service furnished and accessorised with undercover • Every intern and HMO is provided with a parking, set rent and utilities payment per comprehensive orientation program at fortnight that comes direct from your salary EASTERN HEALTH the beginning of the year and a modified before tax. orientation program at the beginning of • Situated 150km from Melbourne and has a each rotation PREDICTED INTERNSHIP large catchment area POSITIONS FOR 2015 • Eastern Health’s Hospitals are teaching • Core rotations available for interns in 70 hospitals of Monash and Deakin General medical, General surgical and Rotations Universities Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine, General REASONS TO APPLY Medicine, General Surgery (Upper • Generalist medical and surgical rotations GI, Colorectal, Breast & Endocrine), Contact Details (Eastern) that allow interns to excel in the basics Urology , Aged Care, Rehabilitation, E: [email protected] • Good specialist medical rotations available Psychiatry, Nights, PGPPP, Rural at the intern level: cardiology, renal, oncology, Rotation – Bairnsdale geriatrics 20 - Australian Medical Students’ Association BASIC INFORMATION Network Training Sites Network Training Sites • The hospital is in Shepparton and serves as Box Hill Hospital Central Gippsland Health Service the base hospital to a region that includes Angliss Hospital LaTrobe Regional Hospital the Goulburn Valley and extends over the Maroondah Hospital West Gippsland Healthcare Group border into New South Wales (population of Eastern Epworth (Private) Heyfield Medical Practice Peter James Centre approximately 160,000). Wantirna Health BASIC INFORMATION • Goulburn Valley Health is a 280-bed acute General Hospital, Bairnsdale Program co-ordinated by Latrobe Regional and extended care facility. It has two Lakes Entrance (PGPPP) Hospital which has a 257 bed regional referral smaller sites at Rushworth and Tatura with centre for Gippsland acute and aged care beds. • Includes two rotations at Latrobe Regional • The broad range of services includes GIPPSLAND RURAL INTERN Hospital (anaesthetics and emergency), surgical, acute medical, paediatric, one rotation at Heyfield Medical Centre obstetrics and gynaecology, intensive TRAINING (GRIT) PROGRAM (GP), Central Gippsland Health Service or care and psychiatry services as well as Sale (medicine), West Gippsland Hospital or extended care and regional services. The Emergency Department has approximately PREDICTED INTERNSHIP Warragul (surgery) 10 POSITIONS FOR 2015 REASONS TO APPLY 35,000 attendances per year. • If living away from home, the hospital Rotations provides shared, low cost accommodation REASONS TO APPLY Anaesthetics, Emergency, GP, • Comprehensive intern and registrar • The Shepparton Campus is close to General Medicine, Oncology, teaching which is protected learning time pre-school centres and schools of Orthopaedics, General Surgery all categories and facilities are quite satisfactory. The Greater Shepparton area GOULBURN VALLEY caters for all major sporting activities and has two major indoor gymnasium Contact Details INTERNSHIP POSITIONS complexes including an indoor Aquatic 30 IN 2014, PREDICTED Centre. Pauline Parr SIMILAR IN 2015 HMO Manager, LaTrobe Regional Hospital • Shepparton is close to major Tourist (03) 5173 8527 Wineries like Mitchelton and Rutherglen. [email protected] Rotations Murray River tourist towns like Echuca and Surgery, Medicine, Emergency, Cobram/Barooga are within easy driving Anaesthetics, Rehabilitation, distance. Orthopaedics, Hospital in the Home, Geriatrics and Psychiatry, • Weekly education programs Oncology, PGPPP

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 21 BASIC INFORMATION Network Training Sites • The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) provides MILDURA BASE HOSPITAL Shepparton Regional Hospital specialist and general acute and subacute health services. Primarily serving the north- PREDICTED INTERNSHIP western communities of Melbourne, RMH also 4 POSITIONS FOR 2015 Contact Details provides statewide and specialist services to rural and regional Victorians. Rotations Medical Workforce and Education Unit Emergency, General Surgery, P: +61 3 5832 2309 • Melbourne Health manages 1,050 beds in the Medicine, General Practice, E: [email protected] acute, sub-acute and community settings, has Psychiatry, Orthopaedics, 7,000 staff and two main campuses. Paediatrics, O+G • Melbourne Health also includes North Western Mental Health, North West Dialysis Service and MELBOURNE HEALTH the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory. PREDICTED INTERNSHIP • Melbourne Health has an international Network Training Sites 73 POSITIONS FOR 2015 reputation for its commitment to clinical research, education and patient care. RMH Mildura Base Hospital Rotations has an extensive range of services including cardiac, oncology, neurosciences and trauma. Aged Care, Emergency, General Emergency, Emergency (RWH), • RMH has strong links with research facilities BASIC INFORMATION General Medicine, General including the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of • Mildura is located in North West Victoria Surgery, Gynaecology (RWH), Medical Research, the Ludwig Institute for on the Murray River, about 600kms from Infectious Diseases, Obstetrics Cancer Research and the National Ageing Melbourne and 380kms from Adelaide. The & Gynaecology (Horsham), Research Institute. Orthopaedics, Palliative Care, population of Mildura and the surrounding Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, Renal • The Royal Park Campus specialises in aged district of Sunraysia is approximately Surgery, Stroke, Vascular Surgery, care, rehabilitation and ambulatory services. 80,000. Three airlines provide daily Urology services to Melbourne with a travel time of • Has a dedicated Medical Education Unit that approximately 1 hour. Regional Express provides continuing support for junior medical airlines also offer daily flights to Adelaide, staff. This includes weekly intern teaching, as Sydney and Broken Hill. Network Training Sites well as skills training • The Mildura region is renowned for its big The Royal Melbourne Hospital skies, rich earth and welcoming locals. The Royal Park Campus Contact Details Discover breathtaking natural beauty, The Royal Women’s Hospital Mrs Sophie Davis appreciate the Mediterranean climate and Ballarat Base Hospital Joint Manager, MWU fascinating local histories. All of this is Wangaratta District Base (03) 9342 4070 Western / Wimmera Base Hospital [email protected] located near the region’s life source - the wide, ceaselessly flowing Murray River.

22 - Australian Medical Students’ Association REASONS TO APPLY • The Expo will be held on Saturday 31 May • We recognise that our staff are our greatest from 10am at Monash Medical Centre, Contact Details asset and we encourage them to grow and Clayton Campus Monash Doctors Workforce to enjoy their work. 9594 2750 • The day will showcase a range of Monash [email protected] • Extensive Registrar and Consultant led Health’s speciality and subspecialties Tutorial program, with weekly “protected available to provide career advice and time” education sessions which include valuable tips. surgical & medical teaching rounds, BASIC INFORMATION Hospital Grand Rounds, ECG & XRAY MURRAY TO MOUNTAINS tutorials, Intern Tutorials and regular • Monash Health provides health care Emergency Teaching Sessions. across south east Melbourne, uniquely PREDICTED POSITIONS integrating primary, secondary and tertiary FOR 2015 • Brand new fully furnished Doctors 10 health services, as well as world-renowned Accommodation located within walking research and teaching facilities Rotations distance of the Hospital available for rent • We serve a core population of over 900,000 Emergency, General Medicine, to all Interns. General Surgery, GP people or 23% of the city’s population, who Contact Details depend on us for all aspects of their public health care needs, with our services drawn BASIC INFORMATION Kim Faulkner - [email protected] upon by a greater population of over 1.3 (03) 5022 3478 million or 32% of Melbourne • Interns work closely with GPs and visiting specialists during 5 rotations - two of these • In the last financial year our hospitals are 10 week rotations at GP clinics treated more than 193,000 inpatients, MONASH HEALTH • Focus on small rural health services as FORMERLY ‘SOUTHERN HEALTH’ triaged more than 180,000 emergency presentations, performed over 39,000 learning environments and is geared PREDICTED POSITIONS operations, and assisted with the delivery towards doctors wanting rural careers FOR 2015 104 of over 9,000 new Victorians. Rotations Network Training Sites Core Emergency, Core Medicine, Network Training Sites Northeast Health (Wangaratta) Geriatrics, Core Surgery, Wodonga Hospital Gastroenterology, Palliative Monash Medical Centre (Clayton, Moorabin) Various PGPPP placements Care, Orthopaedics, GP, Dandenong Hospital Rehabiliation, Diagnostic Imaging, Casey Hospital Rheumatology, Dermatology, Kingston Centre Infectious Diseases Rural Sites: Contact Details Latrobe Regional Health (Traralgon) CAREERS EXPO Mildura Base Hospital (Ramsay) Wendy Ralph E: [email protected] West Gippsland Healthcare Group (Warragul) • For the third year in a row Monash Health Shane Boyer Trafalgar Medical Centre (GP) will hold a ‘Monash Doctors Careers Expo’ E: [email protected] for current and prospective Junior Medical Breed Street Clinical (GP, Traralgon) Staff of all levels Bass Coast Regional Hospital (Wonthaggi) Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 23 • Teaching on the Run programs are NORTHEAST HEALTH Network Training Sites conducted for interns as well as surgical WANGARATTA Melbourne Health (on rotation) workshops in collaboration with Austin PREDICTED INTERNSHIP Austin Health (on rotation) Health at the College of Surgeons Skills 5 POSITIONS FOR 2015 Southern Health (on rotation) Laboratory.

Murray to Mountains • Leadership and management courses Rotations Bogong GP Training Network offered throughout the year General Medicine, General Surgery, Rehabilitation, Emergency • Weekly Intern Program for protected NORTHERN HEALTH teaching time where your pagers are held BASIC INFORMATION for you. • Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is PREDICTED INTERNSHIP 40 POSITIONS FOR 2015 a sub-regional integrated health service Network Training Sites providing emergency and elective clinical Rotations services to a population of 28,000 people The Northern Hospital Aged Care, Anesthetics, ED, General Broadmeadows Health Service • NHW is a major referral facility for the Medicine, Medical Admitting, Central Hume Region Bundoora Extended Care Centre Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, General Craigieburn Health Service • The hospital is located at the foot of the Surgery, Surgical Admitting, Panch Health Service Australian Alps on the Hume Highway, and Vascular, Urology, O & G, PGPPP is a designated Regional Trauma Service. REASONS TO APPLY • The Emergency Department at NHW is the only 24-hour emergency medical facility • Northern Health’s campuses provide a Contact Details unique mix of services including medical, between Melbourne and Albury-Wodonga surgical, emergency, intensive and coronary Junior Medical Workforce Unit REASONS TO APPLY care, paediatrics, women’s and maternal (03) 8405 8209, (03) 8405 8276 • Supervision by trained specialists health, mental health, aged care, palliative [email protected] • Supportive environment, with a dedicated care, and rehabilitation programs. multi-disciplinary teams and an excellent • Currently has 440 beds at The Northern teaching program on offer. Hospital campus. Building will start soon • Weekly JMO education provided by on the new Academic and Research PENINSULA HEALTH Melbourne University and workshops Precinct and planning has begun for available through Murray to Mountain another major ward block. In addition, there INTERNSHIP POSITIONS IN Program are 4 other campuses that have ambulatory 45 2014, PREDICTED SIMILAR IN 2015 care, rehabilitation and aged care beds. Contact Details • The hospital has a dedicated Intern Rotations Jason O’Keeffe - HMO Manager Training Supervisor who is a young ED, Medicine, Surgery, Ph: (03) 5722 5066 Fax: (03) 5722 5109 physician instrumental in organising Rehabilitation, Aged Care, E: [email protected] innovative and practical training programs Psychiatry, Palliative Care, Anaesthetics, O+G, Paediatrics and who is also interested in your welfare. 24 - Australian Medical Students’ Association BASIC INFORMATION SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE Network Training Sites • Peninsula Health has 835 beds across 18 sites. Warnambool Base Hospital PREDICTED INTERNSHIP • The Health Service has a full range of acute 5 POSITIONS FOR 2015 medical and surgical services, including General Medicine, Medical Specialties, Rotations Contact Details General Surgery, Surgical Specialties, General Medicine, General Surgery, Peter Martin, Medical Services Coordinator Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Emergency, Mental Health, P: (03) 5563 1346 Psychiatry, General Practice, Pathology and Rehabilitation E: [email protected] Emergency Medicine. • Major sites include Frankston and Rosebud (acute hospitals) and a geriatric facility at BASIC INFORMATION Mornington South West Healthcare is a progressive and ST VINCENT’S HEALTH rapidly developing health care service. The • Country rotations include Warragul (ED 2 recent capital re-development at South West PREDICTED INTERNSHIP interns) and Wonthaggi (PGPPP 1 intern) Healthcare has resulted in a major expansion 63 POSITIONS FOR 2015 • Teaching programs available to all junior of on-site services and facilities. Along with medical staff, a medical education officer this expansion we have witnessed the birth provides support to all HMOs of the Deakin University School of Medicine Rotations Greater Green Triangle Clinical School, housed Anaesthetics, Cardiology, Colorectal, Emergency, Gastroenterology, within the hospital, and the commencement Geriatrics, General Medicine, Network Training Sites of 12 month placements for Hospital Medical General Surgery, Hepatobiliary/ Frankston Hospital Officers (HMOs). Upper GI, Oncology, Plastic Surgery, Rosebud Hospital Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, The Mornington Centre for Aged Care REASONS TO APPLY Renal, Respiratory, Thoracics/ Golf Links Road Rehabilitation and Palliative • Protected teaching time for interns is Cardiothoracics, Urology, Vascular Care Facility provided via weekly one hour tutorials from Surgery Rosebud Rehabilitation Centre senior clinical staff West Gippsland Healthcare Group • Furthermore, a series of monthly three hour practical education sessions are also BASIC INFORMATION provided for interns. • Provides acute medical and surgical Contact Details • Individual clinical units also conduct services, emergency and critical care, aged John Elcock educational activities, such as unit ward care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied [email protected] rounds, X-ray meetings, and journal clubs. health, mental health, palliative care and (03) 5722 5306 • Warrnambool is well placed for work-life residential care balance, very close to the coast and surf. • More than 5,000 staff and 880 beds • Affiliated with Melbourne University

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 25 REASONS TO APPLY Network Training Sites Western is full of friendly, • Western Health is an organisation that Royal Children’s Hospital “helpful and supportive staff is expanding to meet the needs of a Werribee Mercy growing, diverse community Hamilton in all areas that will make it a • Every Intern participates in a week long Warrnambool pleasure going to work. Swan Hill orientation program at the beginning of each year. This is a highly interactive REASONS TO APPLY ” program based on sound educational • Known for its excellent surgeon & physician Network Training Sites principles training programs • Western Health places great value on Western Hospital postgraduate medical education. Daily • The highest physician pass rates in Sunshine Hospital Australia every year for the last 15 years The Williamstown Hospital education sessions are offered, including (90-100% St Vincent’s pass rate well above Wodonga Hospital Professional meetings, Grand Rounds, 55-60% Australian average) Mildura Base Hospital seminars and tutorials • Every Intern is matched with a mentor. Contact Details BASIC INFORMATION If you know which specialty you wish to pursue, we try and match you with a Medical Workforce Unit • The Western Health is a large organisation mentor from that discipline. If you are E: [email protected] consisting of more than 4,800 staff that not yet sure, we match you with a mentor work each day to improve the overall health who can offer you insight into the choices of people across Melbourne’s West. WH is facing you early in your career. a busy Health Network located in one of • Western Health is dedicated to providing the fastest growing, and most ethnically training and career opportunities to our diverse, regions in Australia. Western WESTERN HEALTH Interns Health’s catchment extends from Footscray • At Western Health you can pursue many PREDICTED INTERNSHIP out to the growth corridors of Caroline different specialty areas, including Critical 63 POSITIONS FOR 2015 Springs, Melton, Sunbury, Werribee and beyond. Care (Anaesthetics/ICU), Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rotations • Employs 260 consultants and 320 junior Paediatrics, Surgery and Medicine General Medicine, General Surgery, staff in a complete range of specialties Emergency, Aged Care, Addiction covering children, adults and the aged care. Medicine, Cardiology, Infectious Diseases, Orthopaedics, Plastic • Western Health offers the Migrant Contact Details Surgery, Psychiatry, Respiratory and Screening Service for the city of Melbourne Sleep Disorders, Night Duty Colette Geaney, HMO Manager and a drug and alcohol program at the (03) 8345 6951 DASWest service [email protected]

26 - Australian Medical Students’ Association Looking for a life full of challenge and diversity? Consider rural generalist You can do it all medicine.

Rural GPs need a broader set of procedural and FACRRM training is more than standard general often concurrently, which means your career as a other skills, to allow them to work confidently in practice training with a rural addition at the end. rural generalist can be as varied and as fulfilling as rural and remote communities. With a Fellowship Throughout all training and assessment, the focus you want it. from the Australian College of Rural and Remote and experience is based in or on the context of Medicine (FACRRM) you won’t limit yourself. You rural and remote practice. This develops the There is no other general practice fellowship will receive the skills, training and registration to trainee’s confidence and competence towards that covers this scope of practice. So, when allow you to work independently in the specialty practicing independently and ensures the positive you are looking for a career that is more than of general practice, anywhere in Australia. Through challenges of rural and remote practice are ‘a day at the office’, consider the FACRRM our Advanced Specialised Training, our registrars fulfilling, not daunting. pathway. There is no equivalent. also select a secondary specialised skill area, such as Our Fellows work in private general practice, surgery, obstetrics, anaesthetics, emergency medicine hospital based medicine, Aboriginal medical or seven other areas of expertise, allowing you to services, retrieval and emergency medicine, broaden your capacity beyond the standard scope as GP anaesthetists, GP obstetricians and more, of general practice training.

For more information, please phone 1800 223 226 or visit www.acrrm.org.au or joint applications. Other available applicant NSW Blurb types include full time, job share and part- time. Applicants rank their hospital network NEW SOUTH WALES preferences from 1 to 15. Some applicants Prevocational trainees have two primary The Health Education and Training Institute require additional supporting documents so obligations during their first two years as a (HETI) allocates prevocational trainees to check the website. doctor. First, as an employee, there is a service these networks. The networks are structured responsibility to patients and the hospital. to provide a broad variety of training and Please note that applicants classified as Second, all trainees are responsible for the teaching experiences. Applicants should be category 3 in the NSW Health Priority List continuation of their medical education aware that allocation within NSW may be applying for a NSW prevocational training through clinical practice and attendance at to any of the 15 networks. If allocated to a position in 2015 will be required to pay a educational activities. General registration Sydney metropolitan hospital, trainees may non-refundable administrative fee of $250. requires satisfactory completion of internship. still be expected to undertake a rural term Applications will not be processed until during each year of prevocational training. the payment is received by HETI. The fee All doctors practicing in NSW need to be is charged to cover the cost of resources registered with the Medical Board of Australia Minor realignments of hospitals within the expended by HETI to manage Category 3 prior to commencing work. Applications for networks occur from time to time and new applications, in particular the large number provisional registration must be lodged in the sites may become accredited and be added of applicants who are offered a position and state in which you will graduate, not the state to networks. Thus there is a possibility that accept but then later decline the offer. In 2013 in which you apply for internship. rotations may occur to hospitals that are less than 10% of applicants who were offered not presently identified as a rotation for any a position commenced an internship in NSW. Prevocational trainees are allocated to a specific network. network. Each trainee can negotiate with their PTAP opens on the 19th of May and close on employing hospital network to be placed at a The NSW Health Education and Training the 6th of June. particular home hospital where they would like Institute (HETI) is responsible for the to spend the majority of their prevocational allocation process. Applications are submitted In 2014, 58% of Category 1 applicants got their training. This will depend on the accreditation on-line through the Prevocational Training first preference training network and the status of the home hospital, the network’s Application Program (PTAP). lowest preference was 9th. requirements and trainee preferences. To apply on-line, graduates must first register Term rotations will be organised by the with HETI. It is important to use an email medical administration staff of the network. address which is checked on a regular basis Contact Details Trainees in NSW are encouraged to undertake as the majority of correspondence between Medical Prevocational Training Unit a balanced mix of terms by working in a range applicants and HETI is done through the The Health Education and Training Institute of facilities including tertiary, metropolitan, website. There are nine steps which need to P: (02) 9844 6562 outer metropolitan and rural hospitals. be completed in full. Required information E: [email protected] includes personal details, university There are 15 hospital networks in NSW and information, and any special considerations 28 - Australian Medical Students’ Association RURAL PREFERENTIAL • RPR is a merit based selection process and eligible applicants are invited to interview in DIRECT REGIONAL RECRUITMENT person or by telephone with their hospital/s ALLOCATION of choice Rural Preferential Recruitment (RPR) is a The Direct Regional Allocation pathway • If you decline your RPR offer, you will not be preferential recruitment process for final year gives priority to filling regional and outer eligible for any other position in NSW medical graduates who wish to work in rural metropolitan training positions and to building sites across NSW. RPR occurs prior to the a sustainable regional and outer metropolitan The participating hospitals for 2015 are: main allocation round and those who are not workforce over the longer term in NSW. Albury Wondonga Health, Broken Hill Hospital, successful in the RPR process are still eligible This is a preferential allocation of guaranteed Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Dubbo Base to gain an allocation through the main round. applicants to regional prevocational training Hospital, Lismore Base Hospital, Manning Those that accept a position through the RPR networks. scheme will not be eligible for an allocation Rural Referral Hospital, Orange Health Service, Port Macquarie Health Service, Tamworth through the main round. Applications are made through PTAP on the Rural referral Health Service, The Maitland HETI website. In order to apply for Direct Hospital, The Tweed Hospital, Wagga Wagga HETI determines which applicants will receive Regional Allocation, you are required to Base Hospital. offers by a preference matching process. The nominate networks 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 14 or 15 as hospital provides HETI with a ranked eligibility your first preference. list in order of merit whilst the applicant provides HETI with a preference form stating ABORIGINAL MEDICAL their preferred employing Hospital. The first WORKFORCE preference should be numbered “1” and the second “2” and so on. The applicant should RECRUITMENT PATHWAY only number the Hospitals where they would Graduates who are of Aboriginal or Torres like work. Strait Islander background who are graduates of NSW medical schools (Priority Category WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY? 1), medical graduates of interstate or New All medical graduates are able to apply Zealand universities who completed Year through the RPR pathway. 12 in NSW (Priority Category 2) or medical graduates of interstate or New Zealand Offers will be made in the order outlined in universities who complete Year 12 outside of the NSW Health Priority List for 2015 Intern NSW who are Australian/New Zealand citizens Recruitment. or Australian permanent residents (Priority Category 3) are eligible to apply. Specific WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RPR? application details and requirements are • You may apply to as many rural hospitals as available via the HETI website. you wish

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 29 NETWORK 1 REASONS TO APPLY BASIC INFORMATION INNER WEST AND WESTERN PLAINS • RPA provides a range of specialty services • Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a mere 20 unmatched in Australia kms from the city centre and is a 433 bed INTERNSHIP POSITIONS • Higher levels of supervision, including after Principal Referral Teaching Hospital and IN 2014, PREDICTED 59 hours situations part of the South Western Sydney Local SIMILAR IN 2015 • Many established research facilities Health District. Rotations – research is an area of strength and • A comprehensive range of medical and Breast, Cardiology, CTS, Colorectal, expertise at RPA surgical specialties is available which Emergency, Dermatology/ include world class diagnostic and critical Endocrine, Gastroenterology, care services. Geriatrics, Haematology, PGPPP, Network Training Sites • Prides itself on having a relaxed and friendly H+N/Opthalmology, Hepatology, Albury Wondonga Health, Coffs Harbour Health ICU, Immunology/ID, Liver Campus, Dubbo Base Hospital, Lismore Base atmosphere with a commitment to providing Transplant, Medical Oncology, Hospital, Manning Rural Referral Hospital, Orange career opportunities and staff development. Neurology, Neurosurgery, O+G, Health Service, Port Macquarie Health Service, • All interns/RMOs should expect to under Orthopaedic Surgery, Paediatrics, Tamworth Rural referral Health Service, The take rotation to Campbelltown and Bowral Palliative Care/Radiation Maitland Hospital, The Tweed Hospital, Wagga Hospitals and PGPPP. Oncology, {lastics, Psychiatry, Wagga Base Hospital. Rheumatology, Renal, Respiratory, Surgical Oncology, Upper GI, REASONS TO APPLY Urology, Vascular Surgery • The District actively promotes research NETWORK 2 and provides teaching for undergraduates, BANKERS AND CAMPERS postgraduates and health service professionals. BASIC INFORMATION PREDICTED INTERNSHIP 40+ POSITIONS IN 2015 • The Hospital offers a wide range of facilities • RPA is the oldest teaching hospital of the including a resource library, an auditorium, oldest medical school (USyd) in Australia Rotations and a series of conference and meeting • RPA is centrally located and well serviced Aged Care, Cardiology, rooms of varying sizes. Rspiratory, Endocrine, Neurology, • A childcare centre is provided, as well as by public transport Gastroenterology, General Medicine, onsite vehicle parking, large staff cafeteria • The hospital itself has an excellent medical Renal, Oncology, Rheumatology, ICU, library, a complete gymnasium, several Surgery, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, and 24 hour on-site security staff. coffee shops and food outlets, and is close Paediatrics, O+G, Ambulatory Care, • Great value accommodation can be found in to post office and banking facilities Emergency Medicine, Palliative care, the area with access to entertainment and MAU, Rehabilitation leisure facilities.

30 - Australian Medical Students’ Association BASIC INFORMATION Network Training Sites • Concord offers a comprehensive range of • Situated close to the City on the Parramatta specialty and subspecialty services, many Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital River, Concord Hospital enjoys expansive of which are recognised nationally and Campbelltown Camden Hospital views extending to the Sydney Harbour internationally as centres of excellence. Bowral and District Hospital Bridge on one side, and the beautiful Blue PGPPP - Moss Vale Medical Centre, Bowral Medical Centre (PGY2), Allcare Medical Centre Mountains on the other. Hammondville, Carnes Hill, Wattle Grove, • The hospital has a long tradition of NETWORK 4 Campbeltown General Practice for Children and providing care to the veteran community SOUTH WEST SYDNEY AND TWEED HEADS Young Families (PGY2) and today provides health care to the inner INTERNSHIP POSITIONS west of Sydney. 69 IN 2014, PREDICTED SIMILAR IN 2015 Contact Details Rotations Betty Ignatov Network Training Sites Aged Care, Anaesthetics, [email protected] Cardiology, Coronary Care, Concord Repatriation Hospital, Canterbury Cardiothoracic, Drug & Alcohol, Hospital, Broken Hill Base Hospital, Excel Medical Dermatology, Emergency, Medicine, Centre (PGY2), Chester Hill Medical Centre Genetics, ENT, gastroenterology, NETWORK 3 (PGY2), Summer Hill Medical Centre (PGY2) Geriatrics, General Surgery, CONCORD, CANTERBURY, & BROKEN HILL BASE Haematology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Intensive Care, INTERNSHIP POSITIONS Medical Oncology, Mental Health 45 IN 2014, PREDICTED REASONS TO APPLY Services, Neurosurgery, Neurology, SIMILAR IN 2015 Orthopaedics, O+G, Rheumatology, • Concord is the first teaching hospital to Radiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Rotations receive back to back 5 year Accreditation Radiology, Renal Medicine, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Awards, as well as three consecutive 3 year Psychiatry, Pathology, ICU Burns and Plastic Surgery, Accreditation Awards from the NSW IMET Cardiology, Colorectal Surgery, Emergency, Gastroenterology, for the exemplary training of postgraduate General Medicine, General Surgery, doctors. Paediatrics (Concord), Neurology, • The network also contains Broken Hill BASIC INFORMATION Oncology, Ophthalmology, Base Hospital for PGY2/RMOs. There is Orthopaedic Surgery, Psychiatry, • A fast paced, actively growing teaching Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal, the possibility that JMOs may be sent to hospital only 35 minutes from central Respiratory, Thoracic/H+N surgery, Broken Hill in the future. All current PGY2 Sydney on the M5 East, Liverpool Hospital Upper GI Surgery, Urology, Vascular rotations have on call duties with the RFDS, is an exciting place to work and study. Surgery with many RMOs spending a week on call with the service

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 31 • The hospital is a 650-plus bed facility that TV & surround sound DVD, hostel cable NETWORK 5 TV, coffee machine, tea & coffee making serves a rapidly increasing population ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL & RYDE of more than 800,000 people from many facilitites, toaster & sandwich press, different ethnic backgrounds, keeping pace PREDICTED INTERNSHIP instant cold filtered water, computers and with the demanding healthcare needs of 70+ POSITIONS IN 2015 telephone access. the community. • The RMO Association organises social and Rotations sporting activities and maintains the RMO REASONS TO APPLY Aged Care, D+A, Emergency, lounge and amenities, and contributes to Endocrine/Rheumatology, ENT, advocacy for RMOs on issues of medical • The hospital has a strong commitment General medicine, Neurology, and industrial politics. to teaching and support for its Resident Rehabilitation (Greenwich), Medical Officers. Renal, Respiratory, Spinal, • The RMOA has been successful in • Good single and shared accommodation is Relief, Psychiatry, Cardiology, negotiating better working conditions at a available close to the hospital. Educational Haematology, ICU, O+G, local level and has also greatly enhanced facilities include a well stocked library and Paediatrics+ED, Surgery the recreational facilities available to full access to electronic learning resources. (Colorectal, Hand, Urology, RMOs. Upper GI, Neuro, Orthopaedics/ • Tweed Heads is situated close to world Plastics, Opthalmology/Endocrine, renowned beaches and is close to the Gold Cardiothoracic, Vascular) Coast and Brisbane. Conveniently located next to the BASIC INFORMATION “train station, RNSH provides very • The Royal North Shore and Ryde Health fair working conditions and regular Network Training Sites Service comprises the Royal North Shore Liverpool Public Hospital and Ryde Hospitals and its associated JMO teaching. Fairfield Hospital health services meet the health needs of The Tweed Hospital most of northern Sydney. ” Union Street Family Medical Practice (PGY2) Cecil Hills Medical Centre (PGY2) • RNSH has some state-wide responsibility Network Training Sites Chipping Norton Medical Practice (PGY2) for clinical services in pain management Musgrave Street Medical Centre, Coolangatta and research, cardiology, severe burn Royal North Shore Hospital (PGY2) injury, neonatal intensive care, spinal cord Port Macquarie Base Hospital injury, high-risk obstetrics, interventional Ryde District Hospital Greenwich Hospital neuroradiology and cerebrovascular Kempsey District Hospital (PGY2) embolisation. Westside Medical Centre (PGY2) (Port Macquarie) • In 2013, the new RNSH main building Complete Primary Care MC (PGY2) (Port Mac) became fully operational, with state of the Cremorne Medical Practice (PGY2) art facilities and resources available Greenmeadows Medical (Port Mac) Glebe Family Medical Centre (PGY2) REASONS TO APPLY Hyde Park Medical Centre (PGY2) • RMO facilities include lockers, free newspapers, lounge-style seating, plasma 32 - Australian Medical Students’ Association • There is also a childcare centre located NETWORK 6 on the Hospital campus, which gives NETWORK 7 HORNSBY AND NORTHERN BEACHES preference to staff. CENTRAL COAST NETWORK • •The hospital is close to major transport INTERNSHIP POSITIONS PREDICTED INTERNSHIP routes, near several beautiful National 41 POSITIONS IN 2015 61 IN 2014, PREDICTED Parks, close to wonderful bushwalking, SIMILAR IN 2015 waterways and boating areas. Rotations Rotations Cardiology, Respiratory, General Cardiology, Emergency, Medicine, General Surgery, Network 6 has great working Endocrinology, ENT Surgical, Paediatrics, O+G, GP, Geriatrics, conditions and offers a well General Medicine, Haematology, Rehab Medicine, ICU, Orthopaedics, “ Neurology, Oncology, Emergency Medicine supported set of hospitals to Orthopaedics, Renal, Respiratory, start your career. For the beach Surgical, Addiction Medicine, Geriatrics. PGY2: Anaesthetics, lover, there is none better! Gastroenterology, ICU, O+G, BASIC INFORMATION Paediatrics, Psychiatry, PGPPP • Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service (HKHS), ” incorporating Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital and six community health centres provide Network Training Sites BASIC INFORMATION care to a community stretching from the • Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) Hawkesbury River to Lindfield, east to St Hornsby Hospital provides public health services to the Ives and west to Pennant Hills, Cherrybrook Mona Vale Hospital Central Coast region, a growing and ageing Manly Hospital and Epping. population expected to reach 355,000 by Sydney Adventist Hospital (‘San’) 2022. The area is served by two acute • The Resident Support Unit has developed a Westmead Children’s Hospital (PGY2) new and innovative orientation program and Hornsby GP Unit (PGY2) hospitals – Gosford and Wyong – two sub- ongoing education to support all resident NTG PGPPP (PGY2) acute facilities and ten community health doctors to enhance their individual skills centres in addition to other community and further their career development goals. based services. Gosford Hospital is the principal referral hospital and regional trauma centre for the Central Coast and REASONS TO APPLY Contact Details Wyong Hospital is a major metropolitan • Staff are well supported by the Resident Judy Muller hospital. Support Unit, strong commitment to JMO Manager, Resident Support Unit • Gosford Hospital is leading NSW in continuing staff education, staff library, Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital conducting the Teaching on the Run [email protected] occupational health and safety program, program to ensure our senior staff are well flexible rosters, rehabilitation counsellor and trained in their essential role as teachers staff counselling service. and supervisors.

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 33 • JMOs are rotated through the 560 bed Gosford Hospital and the 320 bed Wyong NETWORK 8 Network Training Sites Hospital. ST GEORGE, SUTHERLAND, ALBURY, & GRIFFITH Albury Campus, Albury-Wodonga Health Service St George Hospital and Community Health INTERNSHIP POSITIONS Sutherland Hospital Network Training Sites IN 2014, PREDICTED 74 Calvary Health Care, Sydney SIMILAR IN 2015 Gosford Hospital Griffith Base Hospital Wyong Hospital Rotations PGY2: Gardens Medical Group (Albury), Cremorne Medical Practice, Your Health Griffith, Reliance Medical Centre (PGY2) Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Allcare Carnes Hill Medical Centre, Picton Oncology, Haematology, Respiratory Family Medical Centre, Family Health Care Medicine, Neurology, Aged Care, (Roselands) REASONS TO APPLY Vascular Surgery, Upper GIT Surgery, • For those wanting to enter a GP Program, Colorectal, Breast/Endocrine Surgery, Orthopaedics, Hepatobiliary the network has links with GP training REASONS TO APPLY and has a dedicated GP liaison doctor Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Relief who works with interns to ensure your • Significant undergraduate teaching occurs progression through this pathway. at the Hospital and JMOs are expected to • Committed to ensuring high standards contribute to teaching on an informal basis of training and education; senior staff BASIC INFORMATION as part of routine clinical practice. support and encourage JMOs to attend our • St George Hospital is a 600-bed hospital and • There is a strong commitment to both comprehensive Formal Education Sessions is part of the South Eastern Sydney Illawarra clinical and laboratory-based research, which are held weekly for interns and one Area Health Service. with all departments actively involved in full day per term for RMOs. supervising students undertaking further • The St George campus is located 30 minutes • You will be well supported by an study. from the Sydney CBD close to Botany Bay. It enthusiastic and friendly team in the is easily accessible by bus and train and close • The hospital has a modern and well Medical Workforce & Education Unit and the to the beaches of the Eastern Suburbs and equipped Education and Research centre Prevocational Education and Training Team. Cronulla. with a state-of-the-art auditorium and conference area. • The Sutherland Hospital and Community Contact Details Health Service is located in the Sutherland Kerry Guilbert Shire (“the Shire”), approximately a half hour Director of Prevocational Medical Workforce & drive south of Sydney. Contact Details Education Unit, Gosford Hospital Tel: (02)4320 2706 or (02) 4320 3009 Glenn Davies [email protected] [email protected] (02) 6051 7322

34 - Australian Medical Students’ Association BASIC INFORMATION BASIC INFORMATION NETWORK 9 • Our hospital has over 3000 employees and FROM COAST TO COAST • St. Vincent’s Hospital is a major public a decentralised organisational structure, hospital and a principal tertiary referral INTERNSHIP POSITIONS based on Clinical Programs and engaging hospital which specialises in heart/ 53 IN 2014, PREDICTED senior clinicians in day to day management. lung transplantation, bone marrow SIMILAR IN 2015 • The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major transplantation, cardiology, cancer, HIV teaching hospital based in Sydney’s eastern medicine, respiratory medicine, mental Rotations suburbs (just up the hill from Coogee health and drug and alcohol services. Aged care, Anaesthetics, Beach!) that serves all of New South Wales. • There is a strong association with the Cardiology, Coronary Care, Many public buses stop just outside our Garvan Institute for Medical Research, the Cardiothoracic, Drug & High Street entrance, where you can also Victor Chang Institute for Cardiac Research Alcohol, Emergency, Medicine, find a taxi rank. and the Kinghorne Cancer Centre. Genetics, ENT, Gastroenterology, • We are affiliated with the University of • Centrally located in Darlinghurst, it sits on Geriatrics, General Surgery, NSW, one of the premier medical teaching the edge of Sydney’s business district, close Haematology, Infectious Diseases, facilities in Australia. This assists us to Immunology, Medical Oncology, to major transport and superb cafes. provide excellence in care in conjunction Mental Health, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Orthopaedics, O+G, with our commitment to clinical teaching Rheumatology, Radiotherapy, and medical research. Rehabilitation, Radiology, Renal Network Training Sites Medicine, Psychiatry, Pathology, St Vincent’s Hospital ICU NETWORK 10 EASTERN TO GREATER SOUTHERN Wagga Wagga Base Hospital and Community Health Services INTERNSHIP POSITIONS Gundagai General Practice Service (PGY2) 51 IN 2014, PREDICTED Cootamundra General Practice (PGY2) Network Training Sites SIMILAR IN 2015 Peter Street Medical Centre Glenrock Country Practice, Wagga Wagga Prince of Wales Hospital Rotations Kings Cross Clinic (PGY2) Lismore Base Hospital Evan St Surgery (Inverell) (PGY2) Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Grant Street Clinic, Ballina (PGY2) The Langton Centre, Surry Hills Medicine, Neurology, Geriatrics, Allcare Carnes Hill Medical Centre (PGY2) Thoracic Medicine, Transplant UNSW Health Service (PGY2) Medicine, Oncology, Palliative Care, Contact Details Cecil Hills Medical Centre (PGY2) Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emily Dupont Union St Family Medical Practice, MacLean Orthopaedics, Head and Neck Medical Workforce Unit (PGY2) Surgical Oncology, Colorectal (02) 8382 2563 Surgery, Upper GIT Surgery, Relief [email protected]

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 35 clinical development BASIC INFORMATION NETWORK 11 • The Wollongong/Shoalhaven area is OCEANS 11 • Largest hospital network in NSW for JMOs populated by a large number of beaches with a wide range of hospitals INTERNSHIP POSITIONS and good surf which makes your days off IN 2014, PREDICTED • The main John Hunter complex includes 64 just that bit more enjoyable INCREASE IN 2015 The John Hunter Hospital (550 beds, a Rotations • The accommodation in Wollongong is Level 1 Trauma Centre and Major Tertiary comparably more affordable than most big Referral Hospital for northern NSW), the Cardiology, Haematology/Oncology, city centres Urology, Facial Recontructive Royal Newcastle Centre (150 beds) and John Surgery, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation • Accommodating when it comes to issues Hunter Children’s Hospital (100 beds) and Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, involving overtime shifts, annual leave, etc Psychiatry, Anaesthetics/ • John Hunter ED is the busiest ED in NSW Emergency, HDU, O+G Network Training Sites • Other peripheral hospitals in Newcastle include The Calvary Mater Newcastle, and BASIC INFORMATION Wollongong Hospital Belmont Hospitals Shellharbour Hospital • Affiliated with the University of • Regional and rural rotations to Maitland Wollongong Graduate School of Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital Bulli Hospital (45min away), Tamworth (4 hours away), Medicine, providing teaching and Port Kembla Hospital Manning (Taree 2 hours away) and Armidale research opportunities with professors in Coledale Hospital (PGY2), Milton-Ulladulla (5 hours away) hospitals various fields of medicine General Practice (PGY 1, PGY2), Mark Condon • Affiliated with the University of Newcastle • Has 450 inpatient beds and most of the and Assoc (PGY2) (Albion Park), Meroo Street General Practice, Bomaderry (PGY2), Dapto and University of New England medical main specialties with specialists and General Practice (GPY2), Shellcove General school registrars who are keen to help you get Practice (PGY1) onto your preferred training scheme REASONS TO APPLY • Has a regional environment which • The Prevocational JMO Unit is a helpful, provides learning and development in a NETWORK 12 approachable and well-organised team. friendly, supportive environment HUNTER NEW ENGLAND • Protected weekly teaching sessions are • All rotation hospitals except the rural PREDICTED INTERNSHIP video-conferenced from John Hunter. placement are within 30 minutes of 125 POSITIONS IN 2015 Lectures are recorded to allow interns who Wollongong, reducing commuting times. Rotations are unable to attend in person to view the REASONS TO APPLY ED, Acute General Surgical Unit, lecture online and have the module added to their education transcript • Friendly and approachable consultants General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, • You will gain a broad range of experience who are keen to teach and enjoy helping General Medicine, Cardiology, from major centres, rural hospitals and in JMOs progress past their residency years Neurology, Radiation, Palliative PGPPP terms. • Weekly intern teaching sessions covering Care, Clinical Haematology, the various medical and surgical fields Geriatrics, Rehabilitation, Drug • Includes a major children’s hospital for those and Alcohol, Gastroenterology, interested in paediatrics • You may have an opportunity to mentor Respiratory, Nephrology, a medical student and help with their Rheumatology, Psychiatry, PGPPP 36 - Australian Medical Students’ Association BASIC INFORMATION Network Training Sites • Westmead Hospital is a 975 bed tertiary Contact Details referral centre and trauma hospital. The Andrew Baker Armidale Rural Referral Hospital hospital is a centre for clinical research DPET, Westmead Hospital Belmont District Hospital [email protected] Calvary Mater Newcastle in all major fields of medical practice and John Hunter Hospital leads the way in areas such as renal and The Maitland Hospital transplantation surgery, neonatology, Manning Rural Referral Hospital NETWORK 14 cancer, immunology and allergy and NEPEAN AND BLUE MOUNTAINS Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital cardiac disease. Royal Newcastle Centre • Auburn Hospital is a 200 bed acute-care INTERNSHIP POSITIONS Various metro/rural PGPPP placements hospital. The hospital is approximately 20 58 IN 2014, PREDICTED minutes from Westmead by car. Auburn SIMILAR IN 2015 Contact Details Railway Station, just over 1km away, is a Rotations comfortable 15 minute walk. Medicine, Surgery, Emergency, Jeanette Chadban • The Children’s Hospital is the major Specialist Surgery, Orthopaedics Manager, Prevocational JMO Network paediatric specialist hospital in NSW, (02) 4985 3420 PGY2: O+G, Psychiatry, Specialist [email protected] delivering health care in all of the medical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and surgical sub specialities, as well as Paediatrics, ICU, Psychiatry, providing diagnostic, paramedical and Infectious Disease, General NETWORK 13 technical support services for neonates, Practice WESTNET children and adolescents. • Coffs Harbour Base Hospital is a 202 bed INTERNSHIP POSITIONS acute regional hospital within the North Contact Details IN 2014, PREDICTED 94 Coast Area Health Service. It is six hours Moria Morrison SIMILAR IN 2015 by car from Westmead. [email protected] Rotations ED, General Medicine, General Surgery, Cardiology, Dermatology, Network Training Sites BASIC INFORMATION D+A, Endocrinology, Gastro, Auburn Hospital • Nepean Hospital is a 480 bed principal Geriatrics, Haematology, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (PGY2) referral hospital and is located at the base Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Coffs Harbour Health Campus of the Blue Mountains in Penrith NSW, Medical Oncology, Neurology, Orange Base Hospital Australia. Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, Westmead Hospital • There is easy access by car or public Renal & Transplant, Rheumatology, General Practices from Wentwest GP Training transport to Sydney City and also to all the Respiratory, Acute Surgery, Program and North Coast Training Program attractions of the Blue Mountains National Breast/Endocrine, Cardiothoracic, (PGY2 Only) Colorectal, H+N/ Surgical Oncology, Toormina General Practice Park, such as the Three Sisters and the Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Grafton Superclinic world famous Jenolan Caves. Plastics, Oral Maxillo- Facial, Richmond Road Family Practice Trauma, Upper GI, Urology Twinkle Practice, Northmead Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 37 REASONS TO APPLY • Each year Blacktown Hospital Campus treats more than 35,000 people in ED, has • Previous PGY1s have rated this hospital as NETWORK 15 CENTRAL WEST approximately 24,500 patients stay at the most doctor friendly allocation centre. least one night in hospital, performs 8,000 The Nepean Hospital is an innovative and INTERNSHIP POSITIONS surgical procedures, provides 214,000 exciting place to work and learn. IN 2014, PREDICTED outpatient services and assists with the • Within the year of supervised training there 43 SAME 2015 birth of more than 3,300 babies. is a wide scope of opportunities with regard • It is also one of the few hospitals providing to term allocations, practical experience and Rotations a breast-screening clinic on site. skills enhancement. • University clinics, Grand Rounds, weekly General medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, REASONS TO APPLY clinical meetings and tutorials provide respiratory, geriatrics, rehabilitation, • Opportunities for educational and education, training and professional oncology, palliative care, neurology, professional development including development opportunities. toxicology, addiction medicine, protected weekly teaching sessions that are • There is also an active residents’ social medical assessment unit, infectious video-conferenced between the campuses, club, secure car parking, oncall rooms, diseases, orthogeriatrics, psychiatry, weekly grand rounds and departmental limited hospital accommodation, child obstetrics and gynaecology, general clinical meetings. minding and a library. practice, paediatrics, emergency medicine, relief, evenings, nights, • Strong affiliation with UWS and the • Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial general surgery, plastics, colorectal opportunity to be involved with teaching Hospital is located between Leura and surgery, urology, vascular, EST, and mentoring of medical students. Katoomba. It is an acute hospital with in cardiothoracic, oral faciomaxillary/ • Supportive learning environment with and outpatient services. dental. opportunities for teaching and research. • JMOs are invited to apply for sponsorship • Child care on both campuses that gives to attend conferences and seminars outside BASIC INFORMATION preference to staff. hospital. JMOs are encouraged to have • Blacktown Mt Druitt Hospital aspires to be • A facility for RMO’s including a common input into the General Clinical Training a leading tertiary care hospital, renowned room with locker facilities, access to the ED Committee, which oversees their education internationally for excellence in patient and UWS library. and training. care, training of health care professionals, • Active RMO association that organises research and innovation. social activities and advocates for JMO’s. • We are committed to providing the highest Network Training Sites quality of health care to the people we Hawkesbury District Health Service serve in a compassionate and respectful Contact Details Nepean Hospital manner. Stacey Huempel, Manager, Medical Workforce Blue Mountains District ANZAC Hospital • Blacktown Mt Druitt hospital works in a Unit, Blacktown Hospital Lithgow General Medical Practice (PGY2) unique partnership to provide health care Dr Dinh’s Surgery, Blaxland (PGY2) to residents in the Blacktown and Mt Druitt LGA.

38 - Australian Medical Students’ Association QUEENSLAND Queensland welcomes people from interstate date. Candidates will be required to answer two will be made during this period. Candidates who and overseas with ideas, skills and initiative questions, provide two referees and submit a first-preferenced hospitals where the number of to share a quality of life that ranks among the number of official documents as detailed on the positions available are greater than the number best in the world. A relaxed lifestyle, affordable Queensland Health website. of first-preferences by priority 1 candidates homes and easy commuting make Queensland will be locked into these hospitals. Hospitals one of Australia’s most attractive places to live Internships will be allocated in accordance with which have fewer positions available than first- and work. The people of Queensland enjoy an a priority system, as follows: preferences by priority 1 candidates will proceed outdoor lifestyle with world-class beaches and 1. Medical graduates of Queensland universities to the ballot process (detailed on the Queensland water-ways, national parks, rainforests, and who are Australian citizens or permanent Health website). Candidates who receive an offer tropical reefs, as well as a pleasant climate with residents, or New Zealand citizens. may accept, decline or tentatively accept their more winter sunshine and warmth than most 2. Medical graduates of interstate or New offer by 16 July 2014 12pm AEST. other Australian states. Zealand universities who: completed Year 12 in Queensland, and are Australian/New First round (stage 2) offers will occur on 18 The following information is sourced from the Zealand citizens, or are Australian permanent July 2014, and candidates participating in this Queensland Health website. More in-depth residents. round of offers must be contactable by phone information can be viewed at http://www.health. 3. Medical graduates of interstate or New on this day or will miss out on their offer. The qld.gov.au/medical/intern Zealand universities who: completed Year 12 intern campaign coordinator will identify the outside of Queensland, and are Australian/ intern positions that have become available due The Queensland Health medical year will operate New Zealand citizens, or are Australian to stage 1 declines, and candidates who have from 19 January 2015 to 17 January 2016. This permanent residents. ‘tentatively accepted’ their stage 1 offer will, will be preceded by a week-long mandatory 4. Medical graduates of Queensland universities where possible, be matched to higher preference orientation program for interns starting on 12 who: are overseas permanent residents or hospitals during this stage. January 2015. There will be 705 intern positions overseas citizens, other than New Zealand offered by Queensland Health in 2015, including citizens, and are permitted to remain in The second round is the stage of recruitment 58 Rural Generalist Pathway Positions. Australia to undertake an internship. for priority 2-6 candidates. After first round 5. Medical graduates of interstate or New offers are finalised, the position status report APPLICATIONS Zealand universities who: are overseas will be updated to reflect all unfilled positions Applications for intern positions with permanent residents or overseas citizens, and priority 2-6 candidates will have the option Queensland Health for the 2015 medical year will other than New Zealand citizens, and are to re-preference facilities between 18-20 July. be open from 22 May until 6 June at 4pm AEST. permitted to remain in Australia to undertake Queensland Health hospitals will then assess Applications will be accepted by registering an internship. applications and conduct their own meritorious on the Queensland Health intern recruitment 6. Medical graduates of Australian Medical selection process. Second round offers will be system through the Queensland Health website. Council accredited offshore medical school released on 30 July 2014. campuses who: are overseas permanent Applicants are required to preference all residents or overseas citizens, other than New If, after all stages have been finalised, vacancies hospitals. The intern recruitment system will Zealand citizens, and are permitted to remain become available, individual hospitals will show in real-time the number of candidates who in Australia to undertake an internship. meritoriously select candidates to fill these have first-preferenced each hospital and you First round (stage 1) offers will be released on vacancies. can change your preferences until the closing 14 July 2014. Offers to all priority 1 candidates Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 39 BUNDABERG CABOOLTURE Network Training Sites Caboolture Hospital PREDICTED INTERNSHIP PREDICTED INTERNSHIP 16 POSITIONS FOR 2015 15 POSITIONS FOR 2015

Rotations Rotations CAIRNS BASE Emergency, General Medicine, ED, General Surgery, General General Surgery, Cardiothoracic Medicine, Cardiology, Anaesthetics, PREDICTED INTERNSHIP Surgery, O & G, General Paediatrics, Paediatrics, O & G, Psychiatry 40 POSITIONS FOR 2015 Mental Health, Intensive Care Medicine, General Practice Rotations BASIC INFORMATION BASIC INFORMATION General Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Aged • Caboolture Hospital is a 194 bed facility • Bundaberg has a district population of 112 Care, Cardiology, Endocrinology, 000 just 15 km from the coast with easy • Located half way between Brisbane and the Gastroenterology, Infectious traffic. Rush hour is about 10 mins long! Sunshine Coast Diseases, Renal, Rehabilitation, • Close to beaches and the ocean: • New clinical education centre on-site Orthopaedics, Anaesthetics, ICU, snorkelling, diving, surfing and fishing Mental Health, O & G, Paediatrics, Sexual Health, Rural Hospital Team experiences await you. REASONS TO APPLY • Get away from it all on the weekend • Strong clinical ethos with excellent BASIC INFORMATION on Fraser Island in a 4WD and see the supervision spectacular rainforests and lakes. • Cairns is an extremely popular international • Great community to live in with plenty of • Fabulous weather and perfect temperatures culture and natural beauty tourist destination because of its amazing in a relaxed location. natural beauty and close proximity to • It is in close proximity to Brisbane enables REASONS TO APPLY easy access to postgraduate teaching locations such the world heritage listed • Friendly and supportive environment programs at the metropolitan hospitals Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest, • Close supervision of interns and also allows access to the social life of as well as Port Douglas, Mission Beach, the Brisbane City Tablelands and Cape Tribulation. • Library onsite with 24 hours access, free car parking, free staff gym and swimming • Hospital services include all major pool Contact Details health specialties and more than 30 subspecialties. Bronwyn Williamson Contact Details Medical Education Officers • The Cairns Hospital is a major referral Phone: +61 7 5433 8937 Judy O’Connor, Senior Medical Education Officer hospital of a huge area of Far North E: [email protected] E: Judy_o’[email protected] Queensland and is a major provider of P: +61 7 4150 2234 outreach specialist services to remote and rural areas. 40 - Australian Medical Students’ Association REASONS TO APPLY BASIC INFORMATION PREDICTED INTERNSHIP • Eligibility for HECS rebate • Made up of the Gold Coast University 35 POSITIONS FOR 2015 Hospital and Robina Hospital. • Relocation expenses and temporary Rotations complimentary accommodation • Serves a community of 500,000 from the state border of NSW to Coomera General Medicine, Rehabilitation Unit, Geriatric Medicine, General Network Training Sites • Over 1100 beds Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology, • The new $1.76 billion Gold Coast University Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, Cairns Base Hospital Hospital has just been completed and is Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Atherton Hospital now the second largest hospital in the Anaesthetics, Mental Health, Mareeba District Hostpial state. Palliative Care, Cardiology, Orthopaedics Contact Details REASONS TO APPLY Gail Walker • Incredible new facilities coupled with the BASIC INFORMATION Senior Medical Education Officer Gold Coast lifestyle • Ipswich Hospital is a 343 bed facility P: +61 7 4226 6131 servicing the Ipswich community and E: [email protected] • Proximity to the new Griffith University Medical School Building and all its surrounding towns in the West Moreton associated teaching and learning region. opportunities • Located 40km west of Brisbane, an hour GOLD COAST HEALTH from the Gold Coast and an hour from • Access to virtually every specialty field. Toowoomba PREDICTED INTERNSHIP 90 POSITIONS FOR 2015 Contact Details REASONS TO APPLY Maggie Armitage • Broad clinical exposure and hands on Rotations Medical Services Unit experience in a friendly and supportive environment Emergency, General Medicine P: +61 7 5687 3883 Surgery (available as Orthopedics), E: [email protected] • Strong training platform for doctors pursuing General Practice, Paediatrcis either a generalist or specialist career Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mental pathway Health, Rural Hospitals • Rural Generalist Pathway endorsed hospital

IPSWICH Contact Details Judy Bond Network Training Sites Network Training Sites Medical Recruitment Coordinator Gold Coast University Hospital Phone: +61 7 3810 1287 Ispwich Hospital Email: [email protected] Robina Hospital

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 41 extension that should be completed in LOGAN 2015. This will provide extra ED capacity to the hospital and a number of new learning resources to junior doctors. PREDICTED INTERNSHIP All Interns can undertake rotations 40 POSITIONS FOR 2015 • Specialist training in most specialties “ at both the Mackay Base Hospital • There are weekly junior doctor education and Mackay Mater Hospital, with Rotations program and practical skills workshops Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine, rural terms conducted at Bowen Intensive Care, Medicine – General, and Proserpine Hospitals. All staff Medicine specialties – Cardiology, Network Training Sites are very welcoming and there Palliative Care, Respiratory; Logan Hospital Mental Health – adult, adolescent; Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Hospital, is a wide variety of specialists. Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Redlands Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Greenslopes Private Mackay Hospital is a great place Radiology, Surgery – General, ENT PGPPP: Loganlea, Hillcrest and Beaudesert to do internship, make long-lasting friendships and undertake plenty of Contact Details practical exposure and learning BASIC INFORMATION Robert Lewis • The hospital is a part of Metro South Health Medical Education Officer ” and has 367 beds (soon to be extended). Phone: +61 7 3299 8930 It services a population of approximately Email: Logan_Medical_Education_Unit@health. BASIC INFORMATION 300,000. Each year it has approximately qld.gov.au • Mackay Base Hospital offers general 64,000 emergency presentations, 3550 services to a population of approximately deliveries, and 117,000 occupied beds. 125,000 throughout Mackay and the • The new facilities that have recently been MACKAY BASE surrounding area, including referrals from constructed will deliver co-located adult the Hinterland (Moranbah, Dysart and and child emergency departments, a new Clermont) and parts of the Bowen Heath PREDICTED INTERNSHIP and expanded paediatric inpatient unit and Service District. 42 POSITIONS FOR 2015 rehabilitation ward. There will also be a • Temporary accommodation for a period new 23-hour ward and adult day surgery Rotations of up to 4 weeks may be available for rent unit (where the current ED is located), and a Medicine, Emergency, Surgery, until accommodation is secured in the city. multidisciplinary simulation service. Anaesthetics; Paediatrics; • There are seventeen rotations within REASONS TO APPLY Orthopaedics; Psychiatry; ICU; the hospital per year, with the possibility Radiology; Reproductive Health of being posted to Proserpine, which is • Hospital is undergoing an $145.2 million and Proserpine Hospital Rural Placement counted as an Emergency term.

42 - Australian Medical Students’ Association REASONS TO APPLY REASONS TO APPLY • The Medical Education Unit (MEU) Contact Details • Metropolitan lifestyle: the hospital organises the Facility Education Program Elizabeth Kadel, Medical Workforce Coordinator is in close proximity to Southbank, which are education sessions conducted Phone: +61 7 4965 9498 with multiple restaurants and dining in paid protected time every Tuesday, and [email protected] opportunities in addition to cinemas, social events, the museum and art are available to all interns including those Dale Hanson, Director of Clinical Training off-site. Phone: +61 7 4885 7082 galleries. [email protected] • Easy access to the city via the busway (5 • The Staff Development Unit offers a minutes to Queen Street), Kangaroo Point multitude of courses, workshops and and the Gabba. Multiple accommodation seminars. options are available and the hospital is • During each of your terms you will be less than an hour to the Gold Coast. given the opportunity to self-assess your MATER HEALTH • The hospital itself has a library, swimming performance, and receive feedback at mid- pool, gym and cafes available to staff. term from your Clinical Supervisor. • In true Queensland style, there are natural PREDICTED INTERNSHIP POSITIONS FOR 2015 Network Training Sites attractions, providing an endless supply of 25 activities for little or no cost. Mater Adult Hospital Rotations Emergency, General Medicine, Network Training Sites Respiratory Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery: Vascular, A great place to do internship Mackay Base Hospital Colorectal, Upper GI / Soft Tissue, Clermont Multi-Purpose Health Service Orthopaedics, Elective Terms: “ with fantastic consultant Dysart Hospital O+G, Urology, ICU, Oncology to intern ratios (1:1) and Collinsville Hospital and Palliative Care, Paediatric Mackay Community Health Centers Orthopaedics, Neonatology dedicated staff. The only Sarina Hospital Whitsunday Health Service downside is no overtime pay. Proserpine hospital BASIC INFORMATION Moranbah Hospital ” • Located on the edge of the Brisbane CBD, Mater Health Services enjoys a unique Contact Details position in the Queensland health care Linda Kelly system, providing three public and four Manager, Medical Management Unit private co-located hospitals and a medical [email protected] research institute.

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 43 NAMBOUR (SUNSHINE Network Training Sites PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COAST HOSPITAL AND Nambour General Hospital HEALTH SERVICE) Caloundra Health Service PREDICTED INTERNSHIP Bundaberg Hospital POSITIONS FOR 2015 95 PREDICTED INTERNSHIP Rotations POSITIONS FOR 2015 42 Acute Surgical Unit, Anaesthetics, REASONS TO APPLY Brain Injuries, Breast and Rotations • Eligible for HECS reimbursement scheme Endocrine, Cardiothoracics, General Medicine, ED, General Clinical Pharmacology, Colorectal, • Rich social lives – the RMO association Surgery, Anaesthetics, O & Dermatology, Emergency, G, Oncology, Orthopaedics, organises balls, monthly social drinks and Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Paediatrics, Renal, Orthogeriatrics, other activities, smaller groups go camping, General Medicine, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, surfing or gigging. HPB, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics Rehabilitation, GP, Gastroenterology, • The location offers a great lifestyle – it is & Gynaecology, Ophthal, Stroke, Urology close to surfing beaches and rainforest Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Palliative areas as well as Fraser Island and the Care, Pathology, Plastics, Psychiatry, Renal, Respiratory, Sexual Health, surrounding coral reefs. Spinal, Upper GI, Urology, Vascular BASIC INFORMATION • Great learning opportunities – dedicated Surgery • Nambour General Hospital is a friendly junior doctor teaching program, grand acute teaching hospital, affiliated with the rounds, x-ray meetings and plenty more University of Queensland. “The Nam” is Residents are worked hard in all set in green hills, 15km inland of the surf There's no better place for an beaches of the Sunshine Coast and 100kms “departments, however, you will be north of Brisbane. “intern than Nambour Hospital. exposed to medicine not readily • The health service covers the areas Extremely supportive and available at other centers. PAH has a corresponding to the Sunshine Coast friendly environment. Ego-free. and Gympie regional councils; it services particularly strong focus on resident a population of approximately 390 000 The beach living isn't bad either. teaching, both on wards and in people. protected teaching time. • Nambour Hospital is the primary hospital ” that interns will be allocated to, though ” there is opportunity to do some rotations at Contact Details Contact Details Caloundra Hospital and general practice in Melissa Ceccato Deborah Johnstone, Medical Allocations Officer Bundaberg. [email protected] [email protected] (07) 54705647

44 - Australian Medical Students’ Association BASIC INFORMATION • The PAH is a major 800-bed teaching Network Training Sites Network Training Sites hospital providing comprehensive services Princess Alexandra Hospital Redcliffe Hospital to meet primary, secondary and tertiary Redlands Hospital referrals from both within and outside the Queen Elizabeth II District. Royal Children’s Hospital • Close proximity to Brisbane (access to • Princess Alexandra Hospital is the tertiary postgraduate teaching programs at tertiary referral centre for the Southern Zone of hospital campuses) Queensland Health. Located 4km from the REDCLIFFE • Vigorous postgraduate education program CBD, the PAH is nationally recognised for its (tutorials/teaching sessions available in expertise in most specialties and is home to PREDICTED INTERNSHIP most units and general education sessions many state-wide services. 27 POSITIONS FOR 2015 with guest lecturers on a weekly basis)

REASONS TO APPLY Rotations Contact Details • Excellent supervision and teaching in a Emergency Medicine, General broad range of disciplines Medicine, General Surgery/ Kirsten Mitchell • Protected education – weekly lunchtime Urology, Orthopaedics, Palliative Medical Workforce Co-ordinator Phone: +61 7 3883 7582 training session with topics based on Care, Rehabilitation and Geriatric [email protected] interns’ educational needs Medicine, O+G, Paediatrics, • Regular small-group procedural skills Oncology, Medical Imaging, sessions Anaesthetics/Intensive care, GP • An 8 hour session per week for all PAH and and Mental Health ROCKHAMPTON QEII emergency interns • Accessible via public transport with its BASIC INFORMATION own bus station and nearby rail station. PREDICTED INTERNSHIP • Redcliffe Peninsula located in South East POSITIONS FOR 2015 Undercover parking is also available. 30 • Rental accommodation is readily available in Queensland - 35km from Brisbane surrounding suburbs • Affiliation with University of Queensland Rotations and Queensland University of Technology • World-class centre for health care teaching Medicine, CCU, Surgery, Palliative and research, and the recently opened in training medical, nursing and allied Care, Orthopaedics, O & G, Translational Research Institute health students Rehabiliation, Mental Health, Renal , • Facilities include an extensive academic • Hospital library with reference collection Emergency Medicine library, on-site gym with discounted rates, of textbooks provided by UQ for student access to a large shopping complex, child access care centre and parenting facilities, and REASONS TO APPLY Network Training Sites chapel & prayer room • Beautiful area of Brisbane, and easy access Rockhampton Hospital to the ocean if you enjoy sailing or the sea breeze. Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 45 BASIC INFORMATION • Rockhampton has a population of 62 000 Network Training Sites THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL • The hospital serves a population of 180 000 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital • Rockhampton is 660km North of Brisbane, Greenslopes Hospital PREDICTED INTERNSHIP and only 1 hour by air 20 POSITIONS FOR 2015 • There are direct flights to Sydney, Brisbane BASIC INFORMATION and Townsville • Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Rotations REASONS TO APPLY (RBWH) shares the Herston campus with ED, General Medicine, Cardiology, Royal Children’s Hospital. It is a 986-bed, Geriatrics, Respiratory, Palliative • Rockhampton is in close proximity to areas general, tertiary referral teaching hospital care, Rehabilitation, Surgery: Gen of natural beauty such as the Capricorn serving people throughout Queensland and Surg, Orthopaedics, Cardiothoracics Caves and Keppel Islands northern New South Wales. • Education opportunities • It is located close to the Fortitude Valley • HECS rebate eligibility precinct and CBD. BASIC INFORMATION • A 630-bed major tertiary referral Hospital REASONS TO APPLY Contact Details located within the Metro North Health • Protected teaching time and mandatory Service, approximately 10 km north of the Jennifer Frazer, Junior Medical Recruitment Brisbane CBD. Officer training through flexible online modules Phone: +61 7 4920 6764 • Advanced training in all subspecialties of • Offers the premier cardiac service in [email protected] medicine and surgery Queensland. • Clinical research opportunities via close ROYAL BRISBANE ties with UQ and Queensland Institute of Network Training Sites Medical Research • Trainees enjoy outstanding success rates The Prince Charles Hospital PREDICTED INTERNSHIP The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital 95 POSITIONS FOR 2015 in specialty examinations Caboolture Hospital • Easy access to transportation with the Redcliffe Hospital Rotations RBWH bus station, and three on-campus car parks with special rates for staff 5 terms a year: REASONS TO APPLY - 3 compulsory terms in Medicine/ • Facilities include common room, library, • If you want to be a cardiologist or Surgery/Emergency multiple food and retail outlets, gym, on-site cardio-thoracic surgeon the PCH is for - 2 non-compulsory terms: Mental swimming pool and childcare centre Health, Oncology, Medical Imaging, you. Anatomical Pathology, Genetics, • Tertiary hospital with access to all the Maternal & Foetal Medicine, Contact Details major specialties, close to the Brisbane Women and Newborn, range of Rosie Himpson CBD. sub-specialties P: (07) 3646 8335 • Research opportunities are available. E: [email protected] 46 - Australian Medical Students’ Association BASIC INFORMATION Contact Details Network Training Sites • Townsville is recognised as the second Donna Faulks Toowoomba Hospital capital of Queensland. Medical Workforce Coordinator Phone: +61 7 3139 5435 Stanthorpe Hospital • Townsville has a diverse range of industries Warwick Hospital and a resilient economy. • The Townsville Hospital is a tertiary referral Contact Details hospital with more than 624 beds. TOOWOOMBA Meaghan Keen • The RMO society is very active and Intern Recruitment & Roster Allocations organises many social events throughout INTERNSHIP POSITIONS Coordinator the year. 35 PREDICTED IN 2015 Phone: +61 7 4616 6350 [email protected] • Townsville is a friendly city with plenty of Rotations social activities and sporting clubs. REASONS TO APPLY Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, General Surgery, • 90% of last year’s interns recommend The Orthopaedics, O+G, Paediatrics, TOWNSVILLE Townsville Hospital to you Psychiatry, ENT, Anaesthetics, Rural • A large range of learning opportunities Term PREDICTED INTERNSHIP • The hospital has a high success rate 70 POSITIONS FOR 2015 for entry into College programs and BASIC INFORMATION Rotations completion, including College prizes • Southern Queensland (90min drive west Emergency Medicine, General from Brisbane, driving distance from Gold Medicine, General Surgery, Coast) Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, Network Training Sites • Services a population of 120,000 Haematology, Palliative Care, The Townsville Hospital Rhaumatology, Rehabilitation, Townsville Mater • More affordable cost of living compared to Neurology, Renal, Paediatrics,ATODS, Ingham Hospital the Gold and Sunshine Coasts Geriatrics, Anaesthetics, Cardiology, Joyce Palmer Health Service (Palm Island) General Practice, Medical Oncology, Mt Isa Hospital Endocrinology, Radiology, REASONS TO APPLY Gastroenterology, Infectious • Most major specialties available (except Diseases, O & G, Community neurosurgery and cardiothoracic) Paediatrics, Sexual Health, Rural Contact Details Rotations Elizabeth Langan • Wide range of postgraduate educational Medical Services Unit, Manager activities [email protected] • Staff ratio of medical education for junior 07 4433 1066 doctors is twice the state average

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AVANMU0006_V03.indd 1 28/03/2014 3:57 pm SOUTH AUSTRALIA South Australia is the Australian state with a The SouthSA Australian Blurb Institute of Medical PRIORITY GROUPS real work/life balance. Our state is growing Education and Training (SAIMET) will be For more infomation on South Australian and our famous lifestyle is more envied than holding an information night on April 30th at Priority groups please visit http://www. ever. In 2011, Adelaide was ranked the most Flinders Medical Centre and May 1st at Royal saimet.org.au/index.php/junior-doctors/ liveable city in the country by the Property Adelaide Hospital. See the SAIMET website interns/applicant-categories Council of Australia. for further details. • Beautiful spaces, plenty of time and a real Category 1.1 (Aus/NZ Citizen/PRs Graduates regard for family—the South Australian INTERN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR 2014 of SA universities with HECS or bonded place) lifestyle is greatly sought after. FOR 2015 INTERN POSITIONS applicants are guaranteed an internship SA Applications are submitted via the SAIMET under COAG 2006. • Known as the Festival State, South website, and the important dates are as Australia has more than 400 events follows. per year, including the world-renowned Please note: Each applicant will be allocated one position only. Adelaide Festival of Arts and the ever- Friday 9 May 2014: Applications open. popular Fringe Festival. INTERN INFORMATION SESSIONS • A brand new Royal Adelaide Hospital Friday 6 June 2014: Applications close 5pm. Flinders University Presentation - Wednesday set for completion in 2016 will act as a Late applications will not be accepted. 30 April 2014 3pm - 5pm in Lecture Theatre 2, flagship hospital for the reformed South Flinders Medical Centre Australian health system. Monday 14 July 2014: Round 1 allocation • South Australians have one of the world’s results to applicants. Adelaide University Presentation - Thursday biggest back yards to call their own! 1 May 2014 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm in Robson Attractions include deserted beaches, Over the period of a few weeks, remaining Lecture Theatre, Eleanor Harrald Building, world-class wine regions, hills, outback round offers will be made until positions are Royal Adelaide Hospital deserts, the Flinders Ranges and amazing full. Kangaroo Island— recently voted by FOR MORE INFORMATION National Geographic Traveller as the most SA IMET will send out an information pack to South Australian Medical Education & Training unspoilt island in the Asia Pacific region. all SA final year medical students who have Website: http://www.saimet.org.au/index.php/ registered via the link available from their junior-doctors/interns/faq For more information for people and families relevant University. Once you have submitted considering making the move to South your application an acknowledgement will Australia visit https://www.migration.sa.gov. appear to confirm that it has been submitted. au/node/83. Applicants will receive an email notifying them of their allocation result.

50 - Australian Medical Students’ Association NORTHERN ADELAIDE LHN Network Training Sites BASIC INFORMATION • Six accredited internship positions in Lyell McEwin Hospital Mount Gambier Hospital have been made INTERNSHIP POSITIONS Modbury Hospital available through the Flinders Rural Clinical 55 IN 2014, PREDICTED Kapunda MC, Eudunda MC, Windsor Village MC, SIMILAR IN 2015 Newton, Campbelltown, Montacute School (FURCS), adjacent to the hospital, and is the only rural hospital in South Rotations Australia to offer a full year internship in a You really feel part of the team rural environment General Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery (General, Breast/Endocrine, “ out here – the medicine of a • Currently, this facility contains 78 beds, 12 Orthopaedics, Colorectal, Upper traditional tertiary centre without day surgery chairs, 4 operating theatres, GI, Urology), Emergency, General and a pre-admission clinic, and is currently Practice, Psychiatry, Relief, the old school hierarchy undergoing significant construction and Palliative Care renovations to increase capacity Contact Details ” Network Training Sites Dr Ken Hand (Modbury Hospital) BASIC INFORMATION Mount Gambier Hospital Lyell McEwin is a referral hospital serving E: [email protected] Dr Glenda Battersby (Lyell McEwin Hospital) General Practice in Millicent South Australia’s northern suburbs’ E: [email protected] population, approximately 30 minutes from the REASONS TO APPLY Adelaide CBD. It is a 257 bed modern hospital • Rural prevocational pathways that also link that is undergoing extensive growth as part of with general practice training in and around the planned revamp of the South Australian the region Health Service and will soon serve a role COUNTRY HEALTH SA LHN • Lots of hands-on educational opportunities similar to the Flinders Medical • Full access to the internet Centre and Royal Adelaide Hospital. • State-of-the-art medical facilities (by INTERNSHIP POSITIONS FURCS) IN 2014, PREDICTED Modbury is a 174 bed, acute care hospital that 6 • Geographically located halfway between SIMILAR IN 2015 will become one of three general hospitals Adelaide and Melbourne in metropolitan Adelaide, providing services to its local community with an emphasis on Rotations general medicine and general surgery, and a Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Contact Details specific focus on rehabilitation, aged care and Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Training Information: palliative care services. Anaesthetics, General Practice Medical Education Unit - Julie Forgan E: [email protected] Employment Conditions: Tania Hill Ph: (08) 8721 1617

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 51 training and simulation laboratory and CENTRAL ADELAIDE LHN procedural skills training in areas such as Network Training Sites suturing, plastering, lumbar puncture, nasal Flinders Medical Centre packing, insertion of chest drains and use Noarlunga Health Service INTERNSHIP POSITIONS of the slit lamp. Repatriation General Hospital 146 IN 2014, PREDICTED GP Sites: Aldgate, Berri, Coorong, Jamestown, SIMILAR IN 2015 Network Training Sites Murray Bridge, Victor Harbour Rotations Royal Adelaide Hospital General Medicine, General Surgery The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Women’s & Children’s Hospital BASIC INFORMATION and Emergency Medicine, Thoracic Athelstone MC, Kadina MC, Clare MC, Medicine, Neurology (Stroke), • The Southern Adelaide Local Health Christies Beach Medical Centre, Medical Oncology, Radiation Network (SALHN) provides acute Hawkins MC, Crystal Brook Medical Practice, Oncology, Cardiology, Surgery Mannum Medical Associates, Medgate MC, and community services to southern (General, Orthopaedic, Vascular, Coleraine-Casterton GP, Mid West Health GP, metropolitan Adelaide and tertiary services Plastic, ENT, Cardiothoracic), Littlehampton MC to a wider catchment area. Psychiatry, Geriatric, Rehabilitation, • Junior medical staff are highly valued at all ID/Dermatology, Relief levels within the Network sites and there Contact Details is a healthy workplace culture across the A/Prof Mitra Guha (RAH) Network. BASIC INFORMATION E: [email protected] • Interns are supported intensively from A 650-bed acute care and tertiary referral Dr Adrian Anthony (TQEH) orientation throughout the year. In centre. The RAH admits adult emergency and E: [email protected] particular any trainees in difficulty receive elective patients and offers a major trauma extensive one-on-one assistance and service and an intrastate and overseas advocacy from the Medical Education retrieval service. Officers. The 327 bed QEH is undergoing extensive SOUTHERN ADELAIDE LHN redevelopment and as part of the new network • All prospective interns’ preferences will be system, The QEH will complement the RAH INTERNSHIP POSITIONS considered during the allocation process in the development of metropolitan Adelaide 74 IN 2014, PREDICTED and most interns will receive their first health care. SIMILAR IN 2015 preference (there are exceptions to this Rotations where necessary). REASONS TO APPLY Medicine (General, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, AMU, Geriatrics, • Weekly lunchtime tutorials based on Respiratory), Surgery (General, Contact Details intern’s learning needs; Departmental Colorectal, Vascular, HPB, Plastics, Meetings and Grand Rounds held regularly Orthopaedics, ENT, Upper GI, Urology), Lindsay Krassnitzer Emergency, O+G, Paediatrics, Medical Education Officer • RAH conducts supervised experiential Ph: (08) 8204 7131 Psychiatry, GP Email: [email protected]

52 - Australian Medical Students’ Association WESTERN AUSTRALIA The Centralised Intern Application Process are constructed in such a way that all interns Fiona Stanley Hospital will open progressively is under annual review in preparation for the gain experience in emergency medicine, in a four-phased sequence that prioritises 2014 recruitment for 2015 internships. general medicine and general surgery as patient safety and care, beginning in October well as exposure to subspecialties such as 2014, and will have 783 beds once fully IMPORTANT DATES: orthopaedics, plastics, respiratory medicine, operational. It is a leading light in health care • Applications open Monday, 05 May 2014 rehabilitation and aged care and psychiatry due to its state of the art IT services that will • Applications close Friday, 06 June 2014 among many others. New rotations have allow doctors to access patient records along • Please note that applications will close been developed this year in areas such as with laboratory and imaging results from the at 17:00hrs WST and this is final, no late Haematology, Nuclear Medicine, Hepatology bedside.. It is expected that FSH will offer 1 applications will be accepted as the portal and Renal Medicine. Joondalup is currently x Gen Med or equivalent term, 1 x Gen Surg will close at 17:00hrs nearly 400 beds and is also undergoing or equivalent term, 1 x EM term and choices • First offer period opens Monday, 14 July substantial growth and expansion, moving including but not limited to Cardiovascular 2014 from its current secondary hospital role to Med, Geriatrics, AMU, Orthopaedics, become Perth’s fourth adult tertiary hospital Psychiatry, Urology and Vascular Surgery. In Prospective students are encouraged to over the next few years. 2015 FSH will also be taking over as the State submit their applications well before the Burns Centre. closing date. Royal Perth Hospital is split over 2 campuses; the main site situated in the heart of Perth Interns may be allocated to one or more of With vast and continuing changes to health has 650 beds while the Shenton Park Campus the rotational hospitals associated with their services in W.A there is a fair amount of has 170 beds and is located 6km west primary placement service. trepidation with regard to where graduates of the city. RPH is the State Trauma and should apply to undertake their internship Burns Centre for WA and one of Australia’s There is also a Rural Practice Pathway training. busiest hospitals with the second largest (RPP) that allows applicants to apply for and trauma workload in the country and one of indicate their preference for one or more rural Sir Charles Gairdner will be the least affected the busiest EDs, RPH offers a broad range rotations. by the opening of Fiona Stanley Hospital of experience in all clinical fields of adult as none of its services are being moved; medicine excluding O&G. The internship the current internship training program will year has 5 terms: two surgical and two Additional information and FAQ’s will be continue for the foreseeable future. “Charlies” medical placements along with an Emergency provided on the PMCWA website which is a 650 bed tertiary hospital that employs Department rotation. The RPH terms are is www.pmcwa.health.wa.gov.au prior to over 400 junior medical staff and offers all linked in groups to provide a balanced applications opening. specialties other than paediatrics and O&G. experience and to meet the requirement for All interns will work at least one term at both registration by the Medical Board. If anyone has any questions not covered they Charlie’s and Joondalup. The block rostersare can email [email protected]

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 53 REASONS TO APPLY BASIC INFORMATION ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL • Exposure to a wide range of medical and • Fiona Stanley Hospital will open in phased surgical specialties stages commencing in October 2014; with 783 beds once fully operational NUMBER OF INTERNSHIPS IN 2015 • Diverse rotations including emergency

IS UNCERTAIN AT THE TIME OF medicine and rural placements REASONS TO APPLY PRINTING • A supportive environment with an extensive • Leading light in health care due to its state education program for interns Rotations of the art IT services that will allow doctors to access patient records along with AAU, Emergency, Cardiology, Ear Network Training Sites laboratory and imaging results from the Nose & Throat, Gastroenterology, bedside General Medicine, General Armadale Health Service Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, High Bunbury Hospital • Will be a major clinical research and Dependency Unit, Anaesthetics, Bentley Hospital teaching hospital for medical graduates Maxillo-Facial, Neurology/Stroke, Hedland Health Campus across almost all major disciplines Kalgoolie Regional Hospital Nephrology, Neck of Femur, • Opportunity to utilise some of the newest Opthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, medical technologies available, while Plastics, Psychiatry, Sexual Health, Spinal Unit, Trauma, Urology, Contact Details working in an innovative and stimulating Vascular Surgery Alison Freeman environment. Medical Education Officer Phone: (08) 9224 7077 Email: [email protected] BASIC INFORMATION Network Training Sites • Premier teaching hospital, providing Albany Hospital services to adults in all clinical fields FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL Broome Hospital (except Obstetrics and Gynaecology) and Fremantle Hospital provides state-wide services in several Rockingham General Hospital PREDICTED INTERNSHIP areas including: Burns Treatment, Head POSITIONS FOR 2015 Injury Rehabilitation, Major Trauma, 117 Bone-marrow Transplant, Heart & Rotations Lung Transplant, Refractory Epilepsy, Cardiovascular, Cardiothoracic Contact Details Haemophilia, HIV/AIDS and Spinal Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Tegan Piscicelli, Medical Workforce Officer Gastroenterology, General Rehabilitation. Ph: (08) 6152 3200 • Home of the State Trauma Centre, RPH Medicine (incl. AMU), General Email: [email protected] Surgery (incl. ASU, Colorectal, provides a full range of emergency services Upper GI, Endocrinology), for adults and serves as the state referral Geriatrics, Nephrology, Neurology, centre for many specialties Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Medicine, Respiratory, Urology, Vascular 54 - Australian Medical Students’ Association SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER Network Training Sites Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Joondalup Hospital PREDICTED INTERNSHIP Hollywood Private Hospital POSITIONS FOR 2015 104 Swan Districts Hospital Osborne Park Hospital Rotations Greylands Hospital Emergency, General Medicine, Port Hedland Hospital Geraldton Hospital General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Respiratory, Rehab, Aged Care, Psychiatry, Vascular, Neurosurgery, Urology, ENT, Haematology, Contact Details Renal, Cardiovascular Medicine, Ms Trish Li Gastroenterology Medical Education Officer, SCGH Telephone: (08) 9346 7969 Email: [email protected] BASIC INFORMATION

• Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is located on a 28 hectare medical campus adjacent to Kings Park in Nedlands, 4 kilometres from the central business district of Perth, while Joondalup Hospital is located just off the freeway and train line some 30 minutes north of the Perth CBD. • “Charlies” is a 650 bed tertiary hospital that employs over 400 junior medical staff and offers all specialities other than paediatrics and O+G. • As well as the important bedside and unit based teaching which is part of the culture of the hospitals, both sites provide a quarantined, structured intern teaching program throughout the year. • Charlies also offers a wide range of learning opportunities such as practical skills workshops, medical and surgical lecture series and Teaching on the Run workshops.

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Rotations Core Medical: Cardiology, General BASIC INFORMATION Medicine, Haematology, Medical • The Canberra and Calvary Hospitals are Applications are lodged via email at Admissions and Planning Unit, the home hospitals for this network, all [email protected] or posted to: Neurology, Gastroenterology and interns will have rotations at The Canberra JMO Recruitment, ACT Health Medical Hepatology, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital. Appointments and Training Unit,The Canberra Infectious Diseases, Medical Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606. Oncology, Respiratory and • Option to spend one or two terms of PGY2 Sleep Medicine. rurally at Goulburn or Bega Applicants need to submit an online Core Surgical: Gastrointestinal Unit, • TCH has approximately 606 beds and busy application, a CV and 2 references. ENT/Oral/Dental, Plastic Surgery, outpatient clinics. It is a major trauma Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, and teaching hospital, associated with the The appointment of interns will be subject Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery. Australian National University (ANU), and to interview and the normal selection Core Emergency: (Canberra or covers many specialties. process. Applications will be considered Calvary Hospital). Non-Core Rotations: Alcohol • Calvary Hospital is a 162 bed public for those pursuing part-time or job sharing teaching hospital also associated with the arrangements. and Drug Program, Hospital in the Home, Psychiatry (Calvary), ANU Rehabilitation, Rheumatology/ Please check the ACT Health Website for Immunology/Dermatology, Surgical Contact Details further details. Admissions and Planning Unit, Mental Health, Radiation Oncology, Contact ACT Health’s Medical Officer Support Unit by emailing: tchmosu@act. Relief and Ward Nights, General gov.au or +61 2 6244 2779 Practice.

58 - Australian Medical Students’ Association NORTHERN TERRITORY If you are looking for challenges and required to complete 4 rotations of 12-13 Hospital, salary will be paid as a Hospital opportunities in your medical career then weeks duration. Medical Officer as per the EBA for the the Northern Territory is the place for period that duty is performed at that you. All junior medical officers are supervised hospital For more information about to enable them to develop the capacity to closing dates (around late August) and Whether you are a junior doctor just practice independently. Each department lodging applications visit: http://health. embarking on your medical career, a has a term supervisor who is responsible nt.gov.au/Careers/Medical_Officers/ registrar seeking positions for accredited for coordinating and ensuring intern Interns/index.aspx. Applications for specialist training or a general practice training and supervision. 2015 Intern positions will open in May trainee wishing to become a rural 2015. medical officer in a rural remote setting, Each intern has a clinical supervisor the Territory has something to offer you who is a member of their team and in one or several of its five hospitals. who provides supervision in their day to day work. Interns will meet with their The Northern Territory offers a great supervisors at the start, middle and end lifestyle, spectacular geography and of each term to ensure goals are shared unique medical opportunities not and achieved. available elsewhere in Australia. The Territory’s hospitals provide a range APPLICATIONS of services often not seen in similar sized hospitals due to the wide range of Applications for training in the Northern medical conditions, cross-cultural blend Territory can be downloaded online, of patients and combination of rural and and lodged either by email, fax or remote locations. Our hospitals also have post. Applicants will need an up to a strong focus on medical education and date CV and three specialist referees training and employment packages can before proceeding with the application. include specific training programs and Salaries will be determined in line rotations. Interns at the Royal Darwin with the Medical Officers (Northern Hospital are required to complete 5 Territory Public Sector) Enterprise rotations of 10-11 weeks duration. Agreement 2011 - 2013. On appointment Interns at Alice Springs Hospital are to Katherine, Gove or Tennant Creek

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 59 journal clubs and specific sessions such as BASIC INFORMATION radiology meetings each week. ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL • Alice Springs Hospital (ASH) is the major acute hospital for Central Australia, serving up INTERNSHIP POSITIONS IN Network Training Sites to 60,000 people 28 2014, PREDICTED SIMILAR • Currently, the hospital has 189 beds and this IN 2015 Royal Darwin Hospital Alice Springs Hospital includes a 12 bed short stay unit and a 20 bed Rotations Katherine Hospital Continuing Care Ward General Medicine, General Surgery, Gove Hospital • Has a strong focus on indigenous health and Emergency, Orthopaedics, Head Tennant Creek Hospital infectious diseases & Neck Surgery, Paediatrics, Renal • If interested in rural health, The Centre for Medicine, Palliative Care Medicine, Remote Health, a joint venture between Psychiatry, Postgraduate General Contact Details Practice Placement (PGPPP) the Charles Darwin University and Flinders Dot Conly University of South Australia, is adjacent to [email protected] the hospital. The Hospital has also entered into a new affiliation with the Baker IDI Heart BASIC INFORMATION and Diabetes Institute for research and The Royal Darwin Hospital is located in the ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL clinical services for cardiovascular disease Northern suburbs of Darwin overlooking the and diabetes. Arafura and Timor seas and is a teaching PREDICTED INTERNSHIP • Alice SprIngs Hospital has an active clinical hospital with 343 beds. The population 16 POSITIONS FOR 2015 training program and provides excellent serviced by the hospital is approximately clinical training opportunities and experience 150,000. Rotations relevant to rural general practice. General Medicine, Renal, General • Many junior doctors start as interns and REASONS TO APPLY Surgery, Orthopaedics, Emergency, stay on for further training. The hospital • There are weekly protected training Intensive Care, Paediatrics has a very active education programme sessions tailored to the immediate needs and is accredited for specialist training by of interns, as well as covering broader ACEM, ACRRM, ANZCA, CICM, RACGP, RACP areas of professional development. Network Training Sites (adults and paediatrics on rotation) RACS (on • There is a strong clinical focus on rotation) RANZCOG and RANZCP. Alice Springs Hospital Indigenous health and Infectious Diseases. • The hospital provides a unique exposure • In each of the terms undertaken during to indigenous medicine, as the majority of the year, interns will receive weekly Contact Details patients are indigenous Australians. formal and informal teaching sessions from consultants and registrars. Most Judith Martinez (ASH) • Very active social programme [email protected] departments will have formal grand rounds,

60 - Australian Medical Students’ Association TASMANIA Tasmania offers a myriad of practice settings can be unique for every doctor so we Positions are advertised on www.jobs.tas. and lifestyle options. From vibrant cities, a endeavour to identify your interests and gov.au and you will need to submit your thriving arts community, breathtaking scenery skills to target development and growth. Our application online to each THO. to world class surfing there is something Consultants balance the need for guidance for everyone. Each region offers something and support with opportunities for innovation, Applications open on May 7th 2014 and close unique and different for junior doctors. autonomy and scope to develop your areas of June 6th 2014. First round offers will be made interest. on 14 July 2014. Our Interns are streamed into Medicine, Surgery or General training (including How to apply Emergency Medicine). You will receive Applicants are ranked as per the State Service active support from our consultants to Act and Immigration Law: support your career choices and choose career pathways, and your on-the-job • 1st Priority: UTAS Permanent Residents experience will be enhanced by targeted • 2nd Priority: Non-UTAS Permanent training and development programs. Our Residents program provides support for the personal • 3rd Priority: UTAS non-Permanent welfare of interns and ensures you will Residents receive quality supervision, feedback and • 4th Priority: Interstate University non- experience consistent with the requirements Permanent Residents of registration. We will provide plenty of • 5th Priority: All other applicants support to enable you to develop the capacity to practice independently and confidently. Each Tasmanian Health Organisation will be One of the special aspects of working with us conducting their own recruitment for 2015 will be the close contact you will have with Intern Positions. This differs to previous years your Consultant. as applicants will need to apply to each THO separately. Our teams are smaller and have a more relaxed hierarchy. Teams work smoothly If you do not apply to an individual hospital together as they know each other well. The you will not be considered for a position there. volume and casemix of work are excellent, and access to facilities and technology is There are currently 77 intern positions in very good, so you can obtain solid and broad Tasmania and 117 UTAS graduates, so it is experience with us. important that you submit your application to each THO. We recognise that learning and development

Internship and Residency Guide 2014 - 61 THO - SOUTH THO - NORTH Contact Details Debbie West E: [email protected] PREDICTED INTERNSHIP PREDICTED INTERNSHIP 35 POSITIONS FOR 2015 29 POSITIONS FOR 2015 Rotations Rotations Medicine (General, Rehabilitation, Emergency, Medicine (General, THO - NORTH WEST Oncology, Haematology, Cardiology, Respiratory, Geriatrics), APU (Assessment and Rehabilitation, Oncology, PREDICTED INTERNSHIP Planning Unit), Surgery (General, Gastroenterology, Renal, 10 POSITIONS FOR 2015 Plastics, Orthopaedics, Vascular, Endocrinology), Surgery (General, Rotations Neurology), Urology, Emergency, Vascular, Orthopaedic, ENT, Emergency, General Medicine, Cardiothoracics, OPU (Old Persons’ Plastics), Urology Unit) General Surgery/ENT, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, Relief BASIC INFORMATION BASIC INFORMATION • Serves a population of 130,000, and a BASIC INFORMATION catchment of 240,000 for some specialties • The Royal Hobart Hospital is the tertiary • Serves Population of 100,000 referral centre for all of Tasmania • All major specialties represented except REASONS TO APPLY neurology and cardiac surgery • Services a population of approximately • Hospital is situated in a park-like setting 240,000 people, and has 510 beds REASONS TO APPLY in a magnificent position overlooking the (including 86 day only beds). • Weekly intern tutorial meetings with Bass Strait • Has a comprehensive range of specialties core clinical information provided • Subsidised rental accommodation is REASONS TO APPLY • Excellent staff amenities including available adjacent to the Hospital and in • Comprehensive paid week of orientation gymnasium, squash court and a well- nearby suburbs program equipped medical officers’ common room • Weekly intern tutorial program Network Training Sites • Mentoring program in place led by • Career information evenings, cardiac arrest three Emeritus Consultants North West Regional Hospital (Burnie) training updates and a one-day Paediatric Mersey Community Hospital Life Support Course • Brand new Emergency department and a highly cooperative environment. Contact Details Contact Details Network Training Sites Shauna Cole – [email protected] Stafflink - [email protected] Donna Harris – [email protected] Launceston General Hospital

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