Internship and Residency Guide 2013 by The Australian Medical Students' Association

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acknowledgements The information included in the 2013 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. However, 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. It is suggested 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 future desired 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; Alyssa Parsons, Felicity McIvor, John Farey, Dean Zinghini, Sam Harkin, Justin Winters, Jonathan Sandeford, Lauren Godde, David Bui, Mihir Shanker, Kylie Zhong, Greg Evans, Tabrez Sheriff, Enis Kocak, Dave Townsend, Ashleigh Witt, Blaise Wardle, and the AMSA Executive: Ben Veness, Richard Arnold, Arran Schlosberg, Sophie Alpen, Steve Hurwitz, Samantha Stott, Victoria Forsdick, Georgia Caroll, Miranda Norquay, Martin Seneviratne, Steve Bartnik, Eliza Wziontek, Alexander Murphy Subeditor: John Farey Cover: Richard Arnold Publications Officer: Arghya Gupta Title: 2013 AMSA Internship and Residency Guide Printed in Sydney, NSW, Australia Any details and enquires should be directed to: publications@amsa.org.au

Printed Edition: 13 April 2013

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2013 AMSA Internship and Residency Guide An Introduction Dear colleagues, Well done on reaching a point we all strive for and hope to reach, with any or all of excitement, anxiety, and wonder. As you line up the dots to take the next step in your career, AMSA wishes to help you every bit of the way in this transition from student to practitioner. The 2013 Internship and Residency Guide (IRG) lists all the basics about each and every hospital in Australia that you can apply for an internship for 2014, with information about rotations, locations, and allocations. Where you want more information than the basics, there are contact details for someone you can speak to at each network. We hope it serves you well, and that you give it a read, have a look at the sponsors’ messages, and give thanks to the AMSA Reps and JMO Managers who have helped in putting this guide together. Remember to check the online version of the IRG for any updates. With that said, take some deep breaths and get reading, writing, and clicking; your future awaits. May you make the most of the remainder of medical school, and all the best in your future career, wherever you may go with it. Arghya Gupta Publications Officer Australian Medical Students’ Association

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Contents

Introduction 4 President’s Letter

Words from the AMA President

Words from the Chair of AMACDT

Information all JMOs Should Know

Rules of Application and Allocation 2014

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Victoria

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Northern Territory 54 Tasmania

New Zealand

Words from the AMSA President, Benjamin Veness Dear colleagues, Congratulations from everyone at AMSA on the near-completion of your medical degree! We hope that our Internship and Residency Guide helps you to embark on this exciting next step in your medical career. It has been put together under the leadership of Arghya Gupta, Publications Officer, with the help of the AMSA Representatives and JMO Managers across the country. If you have any feedback on how we could improve it to better assist next year’s graduating cohort, please email Arghya at publications@amsa.org.au. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and involvement in AMSA over your time at medical school, even if that was simply as a consumer of AMSA publications like this one. It’s our pleasure to represent you and your peers, and we look forward to working with you in the hospitals one day soon. In the meantime, please contact me at president@amsa.org.au if we can support you further in 2013, or if there’s some way you’d like to get involved before (or even after!) you graduate. With best wishes,

Ben Veness AMSA President

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Words from the AMA President, Steve Hambleton Dear colleagues in medicine, This must be an exciting time for you as you prepare to set off on your medical careers. Your professional lives will be full of challenges, opportunities, triumphs, joy, disappointment, and life-long learning. Your professional colleagues â&#x20AC;&#x201C; young and old â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will be your friends, confidants, teachers and mentors as you grow and develop as doctors. One thing for certain is that the AMA will be always working for you. The AMA is the independent association representing medical practitioners and medical students in Australia. I joined the day I graduated, which was 29 years ago and I am glad I did. In my career, I have been helped by the AMA and I am now able to return that favour by leading the AMA to help you. As the peak medico-political lobbying body, the AMA provides its members with high-level representation on the full range of health and medical issues that affect their working lives. We offer advice and companionship. We work hard to improve the training and working conditions for medical students and junior doctors. r-doctor-training-education-and-supervision-survey The AMA Specialist Trainee Survey (STS):

The AMA is doing a lot of things for you with regards to the Intern Crisis, safer working conditions, professional development and support, careers advice, social media and how it works with the medical profression, climate change and health, indigenous health, global health, and commercial and practice benefits. The AMA is a leader in health policy, a credible voice in the community, and a respected adviser to governments at all levels. To find out more about how the AMA works for you, the profession, and the community, go to www.ama.com.au Join the AMA for a rewarding partnership in your medical career. To find out more about the benefits of AMA membership and how to join, please go to our website. Our strength is our membership. We would love to have you as part of our team. Yours sincerely, Dr Steve Hambleton Federal AMA President

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Words from the Chair of the AMA Council of Doctors in Training, Will Milford AMACDT: Making sure junior doctors are not forgotten Graduation! Finally, you have arrived at your destination: internship. From both myself and the entire Australian Medical Association Council of Doctors in Training, (AMACDT) congratulations on completing your undergraduate career and welcome to your prevocational training! Just as AMSA and the medical societies were part of being a medical student, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) is part of being a doctor. The AMA is the peak representative body for medical practitioners, including junior doctors, with issues concerning doctors in training (DITs - that’s you!) forming a large part of its agenda. It also speaks out about important public health issues, such as climate change and alcohol related harms. DIT members take full benefit from the AMA’s powerful advocacy, industrial support, suite of targeted resources and range of corporate benefits tailored to the education and lifestyle needs of junior doctors. As Chair of the AMACDT, my role is to ensure that junior doctors are not forgotten, but considered a crucial stakeholder in the Australian health system. AMACDT is primarily concerned with advocacy activities concerning workforce, education and training, and workplace conditions, including safe hours, doctors’ welfare and e-health. The AMA’s broad membership base provides a platform on which we can work with other key stakeholders, meet

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with politicians and speak to the media about these important issues. Our other activities include producing useful resources for DITs, often collaborating with AMSA. You may have seen the AMA’s Guide to Online Professionalism as well as the Guide to Working Abroad for Australian Medical Students and Junior Doctors. You can download these at our website (www.ama.com.au/dit). You might also want to take a look at out recent policy statements to get a feel for the sort of advocacy work that we’re doing. The AMA and the AMACDT is only as strong as our membership. At this important time for medical training our voice matters and with more members, the louder it will get. It is a crucial time for junior doctors with workforce and training pressures only getting worse. I urge you to become a member of the AMA so your voice can join ours and make the future health system one that you want to work in. Good luck next year and the years to come. The AMA knows that you will make an important contribution to the health of Australian communities and your patients. Congratulations once again! Will Milford Chair, AMA Council of Doctors in Training

Information All JMOs Should Know WHAT IS AN INTERNSHIP? Internship is (usually) a one year period where a medical graduate undergoes supervised clinical training within an accredited hospital. Interns have been granted provisional registration with the Medical Board of Australia, and will gain full registration at the completion of their intern year. In general, interns are required to complete 47 weeks of clinical training, which excludes time taken off for sick or annual leave.

shift each fortnight, if not every week. These include evening shifts, night shifts and weekend shifts. You also need to look out for when you have a sick relief shift. The doctor on sick relief can be called at any time of the day or night to step in. This includes being called to step into a night shift at 11.45pm when you are about to go to sleep. Each state has a different policy on ‘unrostered overtime’. Check out your state and hospital policies on this prior to commencing work.

WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE YEAR? Most hospitals operate with five rotation blocks throughout the year for interns - some have four, ranging between 10 and 12 weeks in length.

CAN I MAKE A COUPLE APPLICATION WITH SOMEBODY ELSE? Most states accept applications for couples or joint-tickets. It is best to check with the websites listed under each state’s application information section.

WHAT TERMS AM I REQUIRED TO COMPLETE? Australian interns are required to complete five terms throughout the year, consisting of at least one surgical, medical and emergency medicine term. Each hospital offers a different selection of terms for their interns. Residents tend not to have core terms. HOW MUCH WILL I BE EXPECTED TO WORK? For all states across Australia a standard week is 38 hours, plus overtime. What you need to look out for is your particular state and hospital’s regulations about overtime. Generally expect to have at least one overtime

Can I get special consideration for my application? Each state has a separate and different policy for special consideration. Special consideration is generally reserved for applicants with extenuating circumstances such as dependant children or a serious illness. Check their websites. WHAT IS AN INTERN’S BASE SALARY? Each state has a different award salary. JMOs are paid a base salary, with professional development allowances, overtime and penalty

rates added on top of this. The amount of overtime you are paid depends on how many hours you work! The approximate starting salaries in 2013 (including known allowances, and excluding overtime) range from $55,000 to $73,000 depending on which state you apply for. WHAT ARE THE RESTRICTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS? If you are an international student and intend to stay in Australia for internship and/ or vocational training you must lodge an application for a Business Long Stay Visa subclass 457 before the expiry of your student visa. The hospital offering your employment will assist in this process. If you wish to stay in Australia for vocational training and apply for permanent residency (under the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme or the Employer Nomination Scheme) after completing your internship, you will need to investigate your visa options. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website at www.immi.gov.au is a helpful resource. For pre-visa lodgement enquiries, the general inquiries line (13 1881) should be used.

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New Rules for the Application and Allocation of Interns for 2014 The National Intern Allocation Working Party Summary for 2013 • Students who have accepted offers from multiple states and do not answer emails or phone calls regarding their circumstances and why they should be given further time to make a final decision may have one or more of these offers withdrawn, even after they have been accepted. • The First Round of offers will begin on Monday, 29 July 2013. Internship offers will continue to be made after this date, but there will be no formal date for “second” or “third” round offers, as these dates were rarely adhered to in the past anyway. • In 2012, the prioritisation order in Victoria changed at the last minute. There are rumours that some states may change their prioritisation to be the same as Victoria for 2013, although AMSA is meeting with State and Federal governments to advocate for national consistency between states. Those applying for Internship should ensure they stay up-to-date with this information as it is released. Accepting Multiple Offers The National Internship Allocation Working Party (NIAWP) is a hard-working group of people who meet via teleconferences and face-to-face meetings throughout the year to ensure that the application process and allocation of medical students to internships occurs as quickly and as fairly as it possibly can. AMSA sits on this working party, along with the

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AMA, Health Workforce Australia and members from each state/territory (“jurisdiction”) who will be responsible for allocating Internship positions within their jurisdiction. Last year, the work which the NIAWP had to do was unprecedented. Whilst in years past, the allocation process finished after a few months, in 2012 it stretched on into the early months of 2013. This year, the jurisdictions will be looking for ways to make this process fairer and more efficient. One of the issues which caused the process to be slow last year was that many medical students had accepted offers in multiple jurisdictions. In instances where this was identified, jurisdictions were unsure if these students were intending to accept the offer, or were intending to “hold onto a few offers” until a later date. This was compounded by the fact that many members of the NIAWP found it quite difficult to contact potential interns, via phone or via email. When these medical students finally accepted an offer, it left jurisdictions with vacant spots, which should have been filled far earlier in the process, for everyone’s benefit. In 2013, some jurisdictions will reserve the right to withdraw offers from medical students who have accepted multiple offers, and are unable to be contacted via the contact information they provided in their application.

In light of all this information, AMSA recommends: 1. If you can avoid accepting offers from multiple jurisdictions, do so; have only one accepted offer as early as possible. This will be in your own best interests, as well as making the system more efficient and fairer for everyone; 2. When you apply for internships, ensure that you will be contactable on the phone number/email address you provide in your application; and 3. If you have accepted offers from multiple jurisdictions for reasons which you can explain (e.g. family circumstances), communicate the nature of your status with these jurisdictions ASAP. Make sure you continue to be contactable by these jurisdictions until you have only accepted one offer. First round offers, but no second round In the past, there have been multiple “rounds” of offers, with set dates. However, the realities of the system have meant that these set dates were rarely adhered to, and once the first round passed, jurisdictions simply attempted to fill the spots they had remaining as quickly as possible. In 2013, there will only be one, “First Round” of offers, simply to reflect the actual nature of the allocation process. The date for this will be Monday, 29 July 2013. Prioritisation Before 2012, all jurisdictions prioritised the allocation of offers of internships in roughly the same order*: 1. Domestic, Commonwealth-supported students who are applying for internship in the same jurisdiction in which they studied medicine;

2. Domestic, Commonwealth-supported students who are applying for internship in a different jurisdiction to which they studied medicine; and 3. International students, who are full-fee paying and have studied medicine in Australia.

*Note that this is simplifying the prioritisation order (ignoring New Zealand citizens, for example), and that there were and still are differences between jurisdictions, but it is sufficient to demonstrate the key changes.

However, only a few hours before applications closed in 2012, Victoria decided to change their prioritisation order as follows: 1. Domestic, Commonwealth-supported students who are applying for internship in the same jurisdiction in which they studied medicine (Victoria); 2. International students, who are full-fee paying and have studied medicine in Victoria; and 3. Domestic, Commonwealth-supported students who are applying for internship from a different jurisdiction This was great for students in Victoria – they had the highest preference in all states! But for students who were looking to complete their internship in Victoria (e.g. Victorians studying elsewhere hoping to return home). It is entirely possible that there will be changes in the prioritisation order in the lead-up to the application process and allocation of internships in 2013. If this occurs, the jurisdictions should inform applicants, plus AMSA will communicate to students in whatever way possible. Good Luck with your applications! If you have further questions on the content of this summary, please email james.lawler@amsa.org.au

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NEW SOUTH WALES Prevocational trainees have two primary obligations during their first two years as a doctor. First, as an employee, there is a service responsibility to patients and the hospital. Second, all trainees are responsible for the continuation of their medical education through clinical practice and attendance at educational activities. General registration requires satisfactory completion of internship. All doctors practicing in NSW need to be registered with the Medical Board of Australia prior to commencing work. Applications for provisional registration must be lodged in the state in which you will graduate, not the state in which you apply for internship. Prevocational trainees are allocated to a network. Each trainee can negotiate with their employing hospital network to be placed at the home hospital of their choice, in which they would like to spend the majority of their prevocational training. This will be dependent on the accreditation status of the home hospital, the networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements and trainee preferences. Term rotations will be organised by the medical administration staff of the network. Trainees in NSW are encouraged to undertake a balanced mix of terms by working in a range of facilities including tertiary, metropolitan, outer metropolitan and rural hospitals.

There are 15 hospital networks in NSW and The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) allocates prevocational trainees to these networks. The networks are structured to provide a broad variety of training and teaching experiences. Applicants should be aware that allocation within NSW may be to any of the 15 networks. If allocated to a Sydney metropolitan hospital, trainees may still be expected to undertake a rural term during each year of prevocational training. It is important to note that there is a federal initiative to deliver more doctors and better services to rural and regional communities. NSW HETI supports this initiative. Minor realignments of hospitals within the networks occur from time to time and new sites may become accredited and be added to networks. Thus there is a possibility that rotations may occur to hospitals that are not presently identified as a rotation for any specific network. The NSW Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) is responsible for the allocation process. Applications are submitted on-line. To apply on-line, graduates must first register with HETI. It is important to use an email

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address which is checked on a regular basis as the majority of correspondence between applicants and HETI is done through the website. There are nine steps which need to be completed in full. Required information includes personal details, university information, and any special considerations or joint applications. Other available applicant types include full time, job share and parttime. Applicants rank their hospital network preferences from 1 to 15. Some applicants require additional supporting documents so check the website. Interstate and international applicants are required to pay a bond when applying to NSW. This bond is only refunded after successful completion of a NSW internship. Applications for the main round open on the HETI website on the 1st of May and close on the 7th of June. In 2013, there were 927 places offered across the 15 networks.

Contact Details Standards, Accrediation, and Allocation Team; The Health Education and Training Institute (02) 9844 6562 internship@heti.nsw.gov.au

Rural Preferential Recruitment (RPR) is a preferential recruitment process for final year medical graduates who wish to work in rural sites across NSW. RPR occurs prior to the main allocation round and those who are not successful in the RPR process are still eligible to gain an allocation through the main round. Those that accept a position through the RPR scheme will not be eligible for an allocation through the main round. How do I apply? You must apply directly to the rural site of your choice through ‘HealthJobs’ on the NSW Department of Health website. Applications will be shortlisted and interviews will be offered. Offers of employment are made via HETI and are sent out electronically. Up to three rounds of offers are made if necessary. Recruitment will be undertaken in line with the guidelines outlined by HETI and NSW Health recruitment policies, (please refer to the NSW Health website for these). Who is eligible to apply? All graduates of NSW medical schools (Priority Group 1.1) and graduates who completed year 12 in NSW (Priority Group 1.2) are eligible to apply for Rural Preferential Recruitment. Any positions not filled in rural hospitals as part of the Rural Preferential Recruitment process will be filled as part of the main allocation to hospital networks.

What else do I need to know about RPR? Things you should know about the RPR Scheme: • If you apply for RPR you must also apply for allocation. If you do not you will not be considered for a position through the RPR scheme • You may apply to as many rural hospitals as you wish and may receive multiple offers of employment • You can decline a position, however you then risk not being offered another position through RPR • If you are not offered a position or decline all positions that are offered, you will still be eligible to go in the main allocation round • Once you accept a RPR position, your application will be withdrawn from the main allocation round • You are not eligible to swap networks if you accept a RPR position • You must spend the majority of your PGY1 and PGY2 terms at the hospital to which you were recruited • RPR positions are still within prevocational training networks. Therefore you should still expect to undertake a rotation or two throughout the network • You should note that if you are an RPR applicant and accept a position at a three term home hospital, you must undertake two rotations outside of that hospital within the network in which you are employed since the hospital is only accredited to employ you for three terms.

The participating hospitals for 2014 are: Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, Orange Health Service, Dubbo Base Hospital, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, Manning Rural Referral Hospital, The Maitland Hospital, Lismore Base Hospital, The Tweed Hospital, Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Port Macquarie Base Hospital Building Capacity in the Aboriginal Medical Workforce All graduates of NSW medical schools (Priority Group 1.1) and graduates who completed year 12 in NSW (Priority Group 1.2) who are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background are eligible to apply. Specific application details and requirements are available via the HETI website.

Regional Preferential Allocation This is a preferential allocation of guaranteed applicants to regional prevocational training networks. You are required to nominate networks 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 14, or 15 as your first and/or second preference. No separate application is required.Offers for the Regional Preferential Allocation are made two weeks

RPR Contact Details Ms Dawn Webb (HETI) Standards, Accrediation, and Allocation Team (02) 9844 6554 dwebb@heti.nsw.gov.au

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RURAL PREFERENTIAL RECRUITMENT

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inner west and western plains

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Predicted 2014 INTERNSHIP PoSITIONS for dubbo rpr

Rotations Breast, cardiology, CTS, colorectal, emergency, dermatology/endocrine, gastroenterology, geriatrics, haematology, PGPPP, H+N/ opthalmology, hepatology, ICU, immunology/ID, liver transplant, medical oncology, neurology, neurosurgery, O+G, orthopaedic surgery, paediatrics, palliative care/radiation oncology, plastics, psychiatry, rheumatology, renal, respiratory, sugical oncology, upper GI, urology, vascular surgery

Basic Information • RPA is the oldest teaching hospital of the oldest medical school (USyd) in Australia • RPA is centrally located and well serviced by public transport • The hospital itself has an excellent medical library, a complete gymnasium, several coffee shops and food outlets, and is close to post office and banking facilities

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Reasons to apply • RPA provides a range of specialty services unmatched in Australia • Higher levels of supervision, including after hours situations • Many established research facilities – research is an area of strength and expertise at RPA

Network Training Sites Balmain Hospital Dubbo Base Hospital Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Swift Street Medical Centre (PGY2) (Wellington) Dubbo Medical and Allied Health Centre (PGY2) Hyde Park Medical Centre (PGY2) (Sydney CBD)

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bankers and campers

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Rotations Aged care, cardiology, respiratory, endocrine, neurology, gastroenterology, general medicine, renal, oncology, rheumatology, ICU, surgery, orthopaedics, psychiatry, paediatrics, O+G, ambulatory care, emergency medicine, palliative care

Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital is a mere 20 kms from the city centre and is a 433 bed Principal Referral Teaching Hospital and part of the Sydney South West Area Health Service.

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• A comprehensive range of medical and surgical specialties is available which include world class diagnostic and critical care services. • Prides itself on having a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with a commitment to providing career opportunities and staff development. • All interns/RMOs should expect to under take rotation to Campbelltown and Bowral Hospitals.

REASONS TO APPLY • The Health Service actively promotes research and provides teaching for undergraduates, postgraduates and health service professionals. • The Hospital offers a wide range of facilities including a resource library, an auditorium, and a series of conference and meeting rooms of varying sizes. • A childcare centre is provided, as well as onsite vehicle parking, large staff cafeteria and 24 hour on-site security staff. • Great value accommodation can be found in the area with access to entertainment and leisure facilities.

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Network Training Sites Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Campbelltown Camden Hospital Bowral and District Hospital Moss Vale Medical Centre (PGY2) Allcare Medical Centre Hammondville (PGY2) Campbelltown General Practice for Children and Young Families (PGY2)

Contact Details Betty Ignatov betty.ignatov@sswahs.nsw.gov.au

Network 3 Concord, dsdsd canterbury, & broken hill base

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Rotations Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Burns and Plastic Surgery, Cardiology, Colorectal Surgery, Emergency, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics (Concord), Neurology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic surgery, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal, Respiratory, Thoracic/H+N surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Urology, Vascular surgery

Basic information • Situated close to the City on the Parramatta River, Concord Hospital enjoys expansive views extending to the Sydney Harbour Bridge on one side, and the beautiful Blue Mountains on the other. • The hospital has a long tradition of providing care to the veteran community and today provides health care to the inner west of Sydney.

Network Training Sites Concord Repatriation Hospital, Canterbury Hospital, Broken Hill Base Hospital, Excel Medical Centre (PGY2), Chester Hill Medical Centre (PGY2), Summer Hill Medical Centre (PGY2)

Reasons to apply • Concord is the first teaching hospital to receive back to back 5 year Accreditation Awards, as well as three consecutive 3 year Accreditation Awards from the NSW IMET for the exemplary training of postgraduate doctors. • The network also contains Broken Hill Base Hospital for PGY2/RMOs. There is the possibility that JMOs may be sent to Broken Hill in the future. All current PGY2 rotations have on call duties with the RFDS, with many RMOs spending a week on call with the service

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• Concord offers a comprehensive range of specialty and subspecialty services, many of which are recognised nationally and internationally as centres of excellence.

Network 4 dsdsd SOUTH WEST SYDNEY AND TWEED HEADS

INTERNSHIP POSITIONS in 2013, predicted same 2014

Rotations Aged care, anaesthetics, cardiology, coronary care, cardiothoracic, drug & alcohol, dermatology, emergency, medicine, genetics, ENT, gastroenterology, geriatrics, general surgery, haematology, infectious diseases, immunology, intensive care, medical oncology, mental health services, neurosurgery, neurology, orthopaedics, O+G, rheumatology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, radiology, renal medicine, psychiatry, pathology, ICU

Basic information • A fast paced, actively growing teaching hospital only 35 minutes from central Sydney on the M5 East, Liverpool Hospital is an exciting place to work and study.

Reasons to apply • The hospital has a strong commitment to teaching and support for its Resident Medical Officers. • Good single and shared accommodation is available close to the hospital. Educational facilities include a well stocked library and full access to electronic learning resources. • Tweed Heads is situated close to world renowned beaches and is close to the Gold Coast and Brisbane.

• In 2013, the new RNSH main building became fully operational, with state of the art facilities and resources available

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NORTH SHORE AND PORT MAC

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Predicted 2014 INTERNSHIP POSITIONS

Reasons to apply • RMO facilities include lockers, free newspapers, lounge-style seating, plasma TV & surround sound DVD, hostel cable TV, coffee machine, tea & coffee making facilitites, toaster & sandwich press, instant cold filtered water, computers and telephone access.

Rotations Aged care, D+A, Emergency, Endocrine/rheumatology, ENT, General medicine, Neurology, Rehabilitation (Greenwich), Renal, Respiratory, Spinal, Relief, Psychiatry, Cardiology, Haematology, ICU, O+G, Paediatrics+ED, Surgery (Colorectal, Hand, Urology, Upper GI, Neuro, Orthopaedics/ Plastics, Opthalmology/Endocrine, Cardiothoracic, Vascular)

• The RMO Association organises social and sporting activities as well as maintain the RMO lounge and amenities, and contributes to advocacy for RMOs on issues of medical and industrial politics. • The RMOA has been successful in negotiating better working conditions at a local level and has also greatly enhanced the recreational facilities available to RMOs.

Network Training Sites Liverpool Public Hospital Fairfield Hospital The Tweed Hospital Union Street Family Medical Practice (PGY2) Cecil Hills Medical Centre (PGY2) Chipping Norton Medical Practice (PGY2) Musgrave Street Medical Centre, Coolangatta (PGY2)

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• The hospital is a 650-plus bed facility that serves a rapidly increasing population of more than 800,000 people from many different ethnic backgrounds, keeping pace with the demanding healthcare needs of the community.

Basic Information • The Royal North Shore and Ryde Health Service comprises the Royal North Shore and Ryde Hospitals and its associated health services meet the health needs of most of northern Sydney. • RNSH has some state-wide responsibility for clinical services in pain management and research, cardiology, severe burn injury, neonatal intensive care, spinal cord injury, high-risk obstetrics, interventional neuroradiology and cerebrovascular embolisation.

Network Training Sites Royal North Shore Hospital Port Macquarie Base Hospital Ryde District Hospital Greenwich Hospital Kempsey District Hospital (PGY2) Westside Medical Centre (PGY2) (Port Macquarie) Complete Primary Care MC (PGY2) (Port Mac) Cremorne Medical Practice (PGY2) Greenmeadows Medical (Port Mac) Glebe Family Medical Centre (PGY2) Hyde Park Medical Centre (PGY2)

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Network 6

HORNSBY AND NORTHERN BEACHES

Predicted 2014 INTERNSHIP POSITIONS

Rotations Cardiology, respiratory, general medicine, general surgery, paediatrics, O+G, GP, geriatrics, rehab medicine, ICU, orthopaedics, emergency medicine

BASIC INFORMATION • Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service (HKHS), incorporating Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital and six community health centres provides care to a community stretching from the Hawkesbury River to Lindfield, east to St Ives and west to Pennant Hills, Cherrybrook and Epping. • The Resident Support Unit has developed a new and innovative orientation program and ongoing education to support all resident doctors to enhance their individual skills and further their career development goals.

REASONS TO APPLY

• Staff are well supported by the Resident Support Unit , strong commitment to continuing staff education, staff library,

occupational health and safety program, flexible rosters, rehabilitation counsellor and staff counselling service. • There is also a child care centre located on the Hospital campus, which gives preference to staff. • The hospital is close to major transport routes, near several beautiful National Parks, close to wonderful bushwalking, waterways and boating areas.

Network Training Sites Hornsby Hospital Mona Vale Hospital Manly Hospital Sydney Adventist Hospital (‘San’) Westmead Children’s Hospital (PGY2) Hornsby GP Unit (PGY2)

“Network 6 has great working conditions and offers a well supported set of hospitals to start your career. For the beach lover, there is none better!”

Contact Details Judy Muller JMO Manager, Resident Support Unit Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital jmuller@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au

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Network 7

CENTRAL COAST NETWORK

Predicted 2014 INTERNSHIP POSITIONS

Rotations Cardiology, emergency, endocrinology, ENT surgical, general medicine, haematology, neurology, oncology, orthopaedics, renal, respiratory, surgical, addiction medicine, geriatrics. PGY2: Anaesthetics, gastroenterology, ICU, O+G, paediatrics, psychiatry, PGPPP

BASIC INFORMATION Gosford Hospital is leading NSW in conducting the Teaching on the Run program to ensure our senior staff are well trained in their essential role as teachers and supervisors. JMOs are rotated through the 560 bed Gosford Hospital and the 320 bed Wyong Hospital.

Network Training Sites Gosford Hospital Wyong Hospital Reliance Medical Centre (PGY2)

• For those wanting to enter a GP Program, the network has links with GP training and has a dedicated GP liaison doctor who works with interns to ensure your progression through this pathway. • Committed to ensuring high standards of training and education; support and encouragement is provided by senior staff for JMO’s to attend our comprehensive Formal Education Sessions which are held weekly for interns and one full day per term for RMOs. • You will be well supported by an enthusiastic and friendly team in the Medical Workforce & Education Unit and the Prevocational Education and Training Team.

“Affordable beachside living, allocated teaching time close to 5 days a week, close-knit friendships with workmates, broad clinical experience, short commutes to work, limited traffic, and 2-for-1 steaks at the local pub!”

Contact Details Kerry Guilbert Director of Prevocational Medical Workforce & Education Unit, Gosford Hospital Tel: (02)4320 2706 or (02) 4320 3009 kguilbert@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Network 8

st george, sutherland, albury, & griffith

internship positions predicted in 2014

Rotations Cardiology, gastroenterology, oncology, haematology, respiratory medicine, neurology, aged care, vascular surgery, upper GIT surgery, colorectal, breast/endocrine surgery, orthopaedics, hepatobiliary surgery, emergency medicine, relief

Network Training Sites

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REASONS TO APPLY

Albury Campus, Albury-Wodonga Health Service St George Hospital and Community Health Sutherland Hospital Calvary Health Care, Sydney Griffith Base Hospital PGY2: Gardens Medical Group (Albury), Cremorne Medical Practice, Your Health Griffith, Allcare Carnes Hill Medical Centre, Picton Family Medical Centre, Family Health Care (Roselands)

Reasons to apply • Significant undergraduate teaching occurs at the Hospital and JMOs are expected to contribute to teaching on an informal basis as part of routine clinical practice.

Basic information • St George Hospital is a 600-bed hospital is part of the South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service. • The St George campus is located 30 minutes from the Sydney CBD close to Botany Bay. It is easily accessible by bus and train and close to the beaches of the Eastern Suburbs and Cronulla. • The Sutherland Hospital and Community Health Service is located in the Sutherland Shire (“the Shire”), approximately a half hour drive south of Sydney.

• There is a strong commitment to both clinical and laboratory-based research, with all departments actively involved in supervising students undertaking further study. • The hospital has a modern and well equipped Education and Research centre with a state-of-the-art auditorium and conference area.

Contact Details Glenn Davies Glenn.davies@awh.org.au (02) 6051 7322

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Network 9

from coast to coast

internship positions in 2013, predicted same

Rotations Aged care, anaesthetics, cardiology, coronary care, cardiothoracic, drug & alcohol, emergency, medicine, genetics, ENT, gastroenterology, geriatrics, general surgery, haematology, infectious diseases, immunology, medical oncology, mental health, neurosurgery, neurology, orthopaedics, O+G, rheumatology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, radiology, renal medicine, psychiatry, pathology, ICU

Network Training Sites Prince of Wales Hospital Lismore Base Hospital Grant Street Clinic, Ballina (PGY2) The Langton Centre, Surry Hills Allcare Carnes Hill Medical Centre (PGY2) UNSW Health Service (PGY2) Cecil Hills Medical Centre (PGY2) Union St Family Medical Practice, MacLean (PGY2)

Our hospital has over 3000 employees and a decentralised organisational structure, based on Clinical Programs and engaging senior clinicians in day to day management. The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major teaching hospital based in Sydney’s eastern suburbs (just up the hill from Coogee Beach!) that serves all of New South Wales. Many public buses stop just outside our High Street entrance, where you can also find a taxi rank. We are affiliated with the University of NSW, one of the premier medical teaching facilities in Australia. This assists us to provide excellence in care in conjunction with our commitment to clinical teaching and medical research.

Network 10

Eastern to greater southern

36+

internship positions in 2013, predicted same

Rotations Medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, neurology, geriatrics, thoracic medicine, transplant medicine, oncology, palliative care, cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics, head and neck surgical oncology, colorectal surgery, upper GIT surgery, relief

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BASIC INFORMATION St. Vincent’s Hospital is a major public hospital and a principal tertiary referral hospital which specialises in heart/lung transplantation; bone marrow transplantation; cardiology; cancer; HIV medicine; respiratory medicine; mental health; and drug and alcohol services. There is a strong association with the Garvan Institute for Medical Research, the Victor Chang Institute for Cardiac Research and the Kinghorne Cancer Centre. Centrally located in Darlinghurst, it sits on the edge of Sydney’s business district, close to major transport and superb cafes.

Network Training Sites St Vincent’s Hospital Wagga Wagga Base Hospital and Community Health Services Gundagai General Practice Service (PGY2) Cootamundra General Practice (PGY2) Peter Street Medical Centre Glenrock Country Practice, Wagga Wagga Kings Cross Clinic (PGY2) Evan St Surgery (Inverell) (PGY2)

Contact Details Emily Dupont Medical Workforce Unit (02) 8382 2563

Reasons to apply

Network 12

oceans 11

INTERNSHIP POSITIONS in 2013, predicted same 2014

Rotations Cardiology, haematology/oncology, urology, facial recontructive surgery, psychiatry, rehabilitation and orthopaedics, paediatrics, psychiatry, anaesthetics/ emergency, HDU, O+G

Basic Information • Is affiliated with the University of Wollongong Graduate School of Medicine and provides teaching and research opportunities with several professors in various fields of medicine • Has 450 inpatient beds and most of the main specialties with specialists and registrars who are keen to help you get onto your preferred training scheme • Has a regional environment which provides learning and development in a friendly and supportive environment • All rotation hospitals, save the rural placement (Shoalhaven), are within 30minutes of Wollongong – reducing daily commuting times.

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Network 11

hunter new england

• Friendly and approachable consultants who are keen to teach and enjoy helping JMOs progress past their residency years

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• Weekly intern teaching sessions covering the various medical and surgical fields

Rotations

• You may also get an opportunity to become a mentor for a medical student and help with their clinical development • The Wollongong/Shoalhaven area is populated by a large number of beaches and good surf which makes your days off just that bit more enjoyable • The accommodation in Wollongong is comparably more affordable than most big city centres and you’ll find your money goes a long way here • A flexible JMO Unit which is accommodating when it comes to issues involving overtime shifts, annual leave, etc

INTERNSHIP POSITIONS predicted for 2014

Emergency, Acute General Surgical Unit, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, General Medicine, Cardiology, Neurology, Radiation, Palliative Care, Clinical Haematology, Geriatrics, Rehabilitation, Durg and Alcohol, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Psychiatry, PGPPP

Basic Information • Largest hospital network in NSW for JMOs with a wide range of hospitals

Network Training Sites Wollongong Hospital Shellharbour Hospital Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital Bulli Hospital Port Kembla Hospital Coledale Hospital (PGY2), Milton-Ulladulla General Practice (PGY2), Mark Condon and Assoc (PGY2) (Albion Park), Meroo Street General Practice, Bomaderry (PGY2)

• The main John Hunter complex includes The John Hunter Hospital (550 beds, a Level 1 Trauma Centre and Major Tertiary Referral Hospital for northern NSW), the Royal Newcastle Centre (150 beds) and John Hunter Children’s Hospital (100 beds) • John Hunter ED is the busiest ED in NSW • Other peripheral hospitals in Newcastle include The Calvary Mater Newcastle, and Belmont Hospitals

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• Regional and rural rotations to Maitland (45min away), Tamworth (2 hours away), Manning (Taree, 2 hours away) and Armidale (4 hours away) Hospitals • Affiliated with University of Newcastle and University of New England Medical Schools

Reasons to Apply • The JMO Network Unit is very helpful, approachable and well-organised • Protected weekly teaching sessions are video-conferenced from John Hunter to Belmont, Maitland, Manning and Calvary Mater Newcastle hospitals. Lectures are recorded to allow interns who are unable to attend in person to view the lecture online and have the module added to their education transcripts • Hospital grand rounds are videoconferenced to peripheral sites • Broad range of hospital experience from major centres to rural hospitals to PGPPP terms • Major children’s hospital for those interested in paeds • You can live by the beach in an affordable place and still only have a 15 minute drive

Contact Details Gemma Smith Medical Education Coordinator, PVJMO Unit (02) 4985 3476 gemma.smith@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au

Network Training Sites Armidale Rural Referral Hospital Belmont District Hospital Calvary Mater Newcastle John Hunter Hospital The Maitland Hospital Manning Rural Referral Hospital Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital Royal Newcastle Centre Various metro/rural PGPPP placements

Network 13 westnet

INTERNSHIP POSITIONS in 2013, predicted same 2014

Rotations Emergency medicine, general medicine, general surgery, All subspecialty medicine (Cardiology, Dermatology, D+A, Endocrinology, Gastro, Geriatrics, Haematology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Medical Oncology, Neurology, Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, Renal & Transplant, Rheumatology, Respiratory) subspecialty surgery (Acute surgery, Breast/Endocrine, Cardiothoracic, Colorectal, H+N/ Surgical Oncology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Plastics, Oral MaxiloFacial, Trauma, Upper GI, Urology, Vascular)

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BASIC INFORMATION + REASONS TO APPLY Westmead Hospital is a 975 bed tertiary referral centre and trauma hospital. The hospital is a centre for clinical research in all major fields of medical practice and leads the way in areas such as renal and transplantation surgery, neonatology, cancer, immunology and allergy and cardiac disease. • Auburn Hospital is a 200 bed acute-care hospital. The hospital is approximately 20 minutes from Westmead by car. Auburn Railway Station, just over 1km away, is a comfortable 15 minute walk. • The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is situated next to Westmead Hospital and although joined by a walkway is not part of it. CHW is the major paediatric specialist hospital in NSW, delivering health care in all of the medical and surgical sub specialities, as well as providing diagnostic, paramedical and technical support services for neonates, children and adolescents. • Coffs Harbour Base Hospital is a 202 bed acute regional hospital within the North Coast Area Health Service. It is six hours by car from Westmead and is serviced by regular jet services to Sydney (50 minutes). • Orange Base Hospital is a 170 bed major non-metropolitan referral hospital.

BASIC INFORMATION

Auburn Hospital The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (PGY2) Coffs Harbour Health Campus Orange Base Hospital Westmead Hospital General Practices from Wentwest GP Training Program and North Coast Training Program (PGY2 Only) Toormina General Practice Grafton Superclinic Richmond Road Family Practice Twinkle Practice, Northmead

• Nepean Hospital is a 480 bed principal referral hospital and is located at the base of the Blue Mountains in Penrith NSW, Australia.

Contact Details Andrew Baker DPET, Westmead Hospital Andrew.Baker@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au

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nepean and blue mountains

INTERNSHIP POSITIONS in 2013, predicted same 2014

Rotations Medicine, surgery, emergency, specialist surgery, orthopaedics PGY2: O+G, psychiatry ,specialist medicine, rehabilitation, Paediatrics, ICU, psychiatry, infectious disease, General Practice

• There is easy access by car or public transport to Sydney City and also to all the attractions of the Blue Mountains National Park, such as the Three Sisters the world famous Jenolan Caves.

Network Training Sites Hawkesbury District Health Service Nepean Hospital Blue Mountains District ANZAC Hospital Lithgow General Medical Practice (PGY2) Dr Dinh’s Surgery, Blaxland (PGY2)

• There is also an active residents’ social club, secure car parking, oncall rooms, limited hospital accommodation, child minding and a library.

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* Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital is located between Leura and Katoomba. It is an acute hospital with in and outpatient services. • JMOs are invited to apply for sponsorship to attend conferences and seminars outside hospital. JMOs are encouraged to have input into the General Clinical Training Committee, which oversees their education and training.

Contact Details Moria Morrison moria.morrison@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au

Reasons to apply • Previous PGY1s have rated this hospital as the most doctor friendly allocation centre. The Nepean Hospital is an innovative and exciting place to work and learn. • Within the year of supervised training there is a wide scope of opportunities with regard to term allocations, practical experience and skills enhancement. • University clinics, Grand Rounds, weekly clinical meetings and tutorials provide education, training and professional development opportunities.

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Network 15 central west

INTERNSHIP POSITIONS in 2013, predicted same 2014

Rotations General med, cardiology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, haematology, neurology, rheumatology, immunology, dermatology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, ID, thoracic medicine, gen surg, neurosurg, plastic surg, urology, vascular surg, ENT, oralfaciomaxillary/ dental, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, emergency, relief/ nights, general practice, psychiatry

Network Training Sites Bathurst Base Hospital Blacktown/Mt Druitt Hospital Erskine Park Family Clinic (PGY2)

To date no information could be collated regarding Network 15, please contact HETI or your University contact for further information.

NSW Medical School Contacts University of Newcastle / Univ. of New England Ms Peta Bernasconi 02 4921 5109 Peta.Bernasconi@newcastle.edu.au University of New South Wales Ms Regina Bohler 02 9385 2444 R.Bohler@unsw.edu.au University of Notre Dame, Sydney A/Prof Mavis Duncanson 02 8204 4483 mduncanson@nd.edu.au University of Sydney Prof Chris Dennis 02 9036 6439 cdennis@med.usyd.edu.au Ms Pieta Joy (Manager, Assessment / Evaluation) 02 9351 2584 pieta.joy@sydney.edu.au University of Western Sydney Ms Debbie Condon 02 4634 3811 d.condon@uws.edu.au University of Wollongong Ms Jodie Douglas 02 4221 5964

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VICTORIA VIC

Graduates of Australian or New Zealand medical schools who have completed an internship in Australia or New Zealand are eligible to apply for General Registration through the Medical Board of Australia. The Board grants Provisional Registration to Australian or New Zealand medical school graduates to undertake the intern year in Victoria. Priority of offers are currently first for all students (domestic and international) graduating from Victorian medical schools, and all other Australian graduates thereafter. A Guide for Interns in Victoria issued by the PMCV (Post Graduate Medical Council of Victoria) aims to provide new graduates with some basic information as they commence the next stage of their journey towards becoming a fully qualified doctor. It can be downloaded from the PMCV website (www.pmcv.com.au). Applying to Victoria The application process for Victoria has gone under extensive review but the main process final year students have to take is through the PMCV website. Application includes submission of a Candidate Priority List which is the list of hospitals you would like to be accepted into; in order of preference. There are 18 allocation preferences. In addition to this, there is a separate application process for the hospitals you have chosen on your priority list. This varies from hospital to hospital but

may require a curriculum vitae or an evidence based CV (for the Austin and Royal Melbourne Hospitals), a cover letter, academic results, clinical and non-clinical references. For more info on the Candidate Priority List, visit the ‘Computer Matching’ section on the PMCV website.

List of Candidates Available to Hospitals 11th June Hospital/Health Service Selection Process 11th June – 5th July

Schedule of Dates for 2013:

Withdrawal from Match/Change of Preference Closing Date 8th July

Registration and Nomination of Referees Open 8th April

Hospital Nomination Form Submission 9th – 12th July

Match Opens (Submit hospital preferences - candidate’s priority list (CPL), Non-victorian candidates are required to submit supporting documents) 1st May

Computer Matching Takes Place 15th - 26th July

Hospital’s Application Process Opens (Please check hospital websites) Early May

One Week National Offer and Acceptance Period 29th July - 2nd August

HMO Liftout in Victorian Newspapers Saturday, 28th April Medical Careers Expo 1st May; 9.30am – 2.30pm at Medical Careers Expo, Skyline Room, Melbourne Park Function (Tennis) Centre Registration & Referee Nomination Close 4th June Referee Assessment Form Submission Close 6th June Candidate’s Priority List / Supporting Documentation Submission Close 7th June

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Match Results Available 29th July, 10am (via PMCV Website)

Subsequent Round Offer Period 7th August (2nd Round) 14th August (until completion) General Commencing Date of Employment 20th January, 2014

Contact Details Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) Level 9, Mary Aikenhead Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy Tel: (03) 9419 1217 computermatching@pmcv.com.au

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Emergency Medicine General Surgery General Medicine Anaesthetics Geriatrics / Rehabilitation

BASIC INFORMATION Albury Wodonga Health is the regional referral hospital for North East Victoria and Southern New South Wales, comprising 280 beds over two acute sites eight kilometers apart. AWH provides a broad range of clinical services with locally resident Specialists and accredited Registrars in all specialities.

Network Training Sites Albury Hospital Wodonga Hospital Gardens Medical Group

REASONS TO APPLY • UNSW Rural Clinical School on site at Albury Campus

• Registrar and Consultant led tutorial program, with weekly “protected time” education sessions and regular Emergency Medicine Teaching Sessions • Support through Directors of Clinical Training at both Albury and Wodonga • Library facilities, computer access and WiFi available, free on-site parking • Access to CIAP, CHC & Up to Date Supportive rosters, safe work hours and no night shift for either Interns or PGY2

Contact Details Glenn Davies Glenn.davies@awh.org.au (02) 6051 7322

Network Training Sites The Alfred Hospital Calvary Health Care Bethlehem Caulfield Hospital Sandringham Hospital Central Gippsland Health Service

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albury-wodonga

BAsic Information • Alfred Health is affiliated strongly with Monash University and the Baker Medical Research Institute • Has over 320 adult inpatient beds and 26 intensive care beds • Has a comprehensive range of specialties

alfred health

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Aged Care, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, General Surgery, Breast Endocrine, Colorectal, GP, Orthopaedics, Palliative Care, Pathology, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Respiratory, Stroke, Trauma, Urology, Vascular Surgery

Reasons to apply • Comprehensive orientation program covering theory and practical procedure sessions • Strong culture of teaching and support – weekly intern meetings and professional development programs • A mentoring program which pairs interns up with experienced senior doctors

Contact Details Dr Anna Korin HMO Support Unit a.korin@alfred.org.au | HMOenquiries@alfred.org.au

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aUSTIN HEALTH

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VIC

Rotations General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Aged Care, ENT, Urology, Cardiac Surgery, Spinal, Vascular Surgery, Stroke Medicine, Endocrinology and Rheumatology, Psychiatry, Liver Transplant Unit, Forensic Medicine

Network Training Sites Austin Health Bendigo Health Care Group Echuca Regional Health Service Mercy Hospital Bundoora Extended Care Centre Royal Children’s Hospital Broadmeadows Health Service Wimmera Health Care Group

“Supportive, professional environment and exposure to a high standard of patient care across the board. Fantastic education opportunities.”

BASIC INFORMATION • Austin Health incorporates the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Royal Talbot Hospital, Mercy Hospital and Warringal Private and makes the precinct the largest training facility in Victoria. Wimmera Health Care Group • Austin Health prides itself on providing high quality patient care to a diverse multicultural population, a significant veteran community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people along with its local, rural and interstate communities. • State-wide services located at Austin include the Victorian liver Transplant Service, the Victorian Respiratory Support Service, the Victorian Spinal Cord Service and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.

Contact Details Ms Sarah McConchie DiT Manager, MWU, Austin Health Ph: 9496 6813 sarah.mcconchie@austin.org.au

ballarat HEALTH

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations ED, General Medicine (Resp, Endocrine, Renal), General Surgery (Upper & Lower GI, Vascular, Plastics), Cardiology, Gastro, Neurology, Subacute, ENT, Orthopaedics, Urology

REASONS TO APPLY • The new Austin Tower encompasses new HMO quarters as well as an extensive education precinct and modern ward design and facilities. • A clinical skills lab is situated on the Austin Hospital site. The clinical skills lab provides hands-on training and simulated activity for all members of the health care team. • Dedicated training time each week to attend the intern training sessions which are conducted through the Clinical Education Unit

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BASIC INFORMATION This is a large health service that provides emergency, medical, and surgical treatment to (and is a major trauma centre for) a large portion of Western Victoria. It features a wide range of health services including Cath Lab, Integrated Cancer Services, Day Procedures, General and Specialist surgeries, Paediatrics, Women’s Health and Special Care Nursery, and an ED servicing approximately 50,000 patients per year.

Ballarat Health Services is comprised about 370 acute beds (including 8 ICU/CCU, 23 ED beds, 3 resuscitation bays, and 67 acute mental health beds), and 525 residential care and rehabilitation beds. It can get a bit colder than average in Ballarat! NOTE: There will be information sessions held on-site at Ballarat Base Hospital on the 25th of May (2-4pm), 2nd of June (2-4pm), and the 6th of June (6-8.30pm). Please see contact for further information.

Network Training Sites Ballarat Base Hospital Ballarat Health Services (includes Queen Elizabeth Rehabilitation Centre and Ballarat Mental Health services across multiple sites)

“Everything is the same here as compared to a Melbourne metropolitan hospital, but you get a few more chances to improve your procedural skills, due to being slightly less busy.”

Contact Details Kylie or Helen; medicalrecruitment@bhs.org.au (03) 5320 6748

Furthermore, a variety of speakers both nationally and internationally renowed in their fields are invited to give a presentation on their work on Tuesdays with provision for interns and residents to attend.

BARWON HEALTH

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations

Reasons to apply

ED, Gen Med, Renal, Neurology (Including Stroke Unit) General surgery (Upper GI, Breast, Thyroid, Colorectal, Vascular) Gastro, Orthopaedic, PGPPP, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Palliative Care, Urology

Barwon Health is a fantastic place to start and further a doctors career. It is one of Australia’s leaders in acute pain. There is currently a 5-year Rural Generalist pathway being created for doctors pursuing the role of a country GP, an area of national shortage amongst other initiatives to build career pathways for the specialists of tomorrow. Also it has one of the busiest emergency departments with over 55,000 patients through the front door annually.

Basic InfoRMATION Barwon Health is the largest Regional Health Service provider in Victoria. It offers an extensive range of general and specialist hospital, rehabilitation, residential and community services to over 93% of the Geelong community and an increasing number of residents across the Barwon South-Western region. Barwon Health has a total of 1,000 beds (with more being added for 2013). There is an active Board of Graduate Studies with a structured training program for HMO’s. There are postgraduate grand rounds, lunchtime tutorials and a FRACP trainee lecture series. A fortnightly newsletter is published listing PG activities. Postgraduate Training Positions are also available.

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In emergency, interns have an opportunity to consolidate clinical skills and reasoning essential in acute care. Surgical departments are deeply involved in research with opportunities for junior doctors to become involved with own projects in these departments and publish studies. There are opportunities to head out to SouthWestern Victoria to network training sites so one will have opportunities to travel and experience the breadth of Barwon Health’s reach in Victoria.

Contact Details Wayne Harding, HMO Manager wayneha@barwonhealth.org.au

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VIC

Rotations General medicine, general surgery, emergency medicine, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, medical oncology, adult psychiatry, PGPPP

BASIC INFORMATION • Bendigo Health is undergoing expansion with a number of new specialists appointed in previous two years

Network Training Sites Bendigo Health Care Group Austin Hospital Northern Hospital

“Lovely rural city, expanding hospital, and good teaching!” Contact Details Human Resources humanresources@bendigohealth.org.au

EASTERN HEALTH

• Situated 150km from Melbourne and has large catchment area 130 000

• General medical, general surgical and emergency are the core rotations that an intern needs to complete during the year

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REASONS TO APPLY • Weekly intern teaching program and intern experience give rise to sound general knowledge of medicine and surgery • Bendigo has an exceptional history and architectural heritage, with a burgeoning cultural vibe

predicted internship positions for 2014

Gen Med, Gen Surg, ED, Mental Health, Urology, Aged Care, Rehabilitation, ENT, GP

“Small enough hospitals that everyone knows each other but big enough that you see a range of patients & presentations.”

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BASIC INFORMATION + REASONS TO APPLY • Eastern Health Group services 1301 beds across a number of clinical sites in Eastern Victoria. It also has numerous community sites and provides transitional and residential care services to people of all ages. • It offers a wide range of learning opportunities in general and specialist medical fields, and provides opportunities for ongoing learning. • There are weekly intern education sessions across all Eastern Health acute sites, and weekly education sessions at mental health and subacute sites. • Training during ward rounds, outpatient clinics, operating sessions and anaesthetics sessions as well as comprehensive programmes for Physician Training candidates operate weekly.

Network Training Sites Box Hill Hospital Angliss Hospital Maroondah Hospital Eastern Epworth (Private) Peter James Centre Wantirna Health General Hospital, Bairnsdale Lakes Entrance (PGPPP)

Emma Bentley, Michelle Rovetto Co-Ordinators, Medical Workforce Unit (03) 9895 3740 emma.bentley@easternhealth.org.au michelle.rovetto@easternhealth.org.au

gippsland HEALTH (grit)

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Anaesthetics, emergency, GP, general medicine, oncology, orthopaedics, general surgery

Basic information

Basic Information

• Program co-ordinated by Latrobe Regional Hospital which has a 257 bed regional referral centre for Gippsland • Includes two rotations at Latrobe Regional Hospital (anaesthetics and emergency), one rotation at Heyfield Medical Centre (GP), Central Gippsland Health Service or Sale (medicine), West Gippsland Hospital or Warragul (surgery)

Reasons to apply • If living away from home, the hospital provides shared, low cost accommodation • Comprehensive intern and registrar teaching which is protected learning time

• The hospital is in Shepparton and serves as the Base Hospital to a region including the Goulburn Valley and extending over the border into New South Wales (population approximately 160,000). • Goulburn Valley Health is a 280-bed acute and extended care facility. It has two smaller sites at Rushworth and Tatura with acute and aged care beds.

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• The broad range of services includes surgical, acute medical, paediatric, obstetrics and gynaecology, intensive care and psychiatry services as well as extended care and regional services. The Emergency Department has approximately 35,000 attendances per year.

Reasons to apply

Network Training Sites Central Gippsland Health Service LaTrobe Regional Hospital West Gippsland Healthcare Group Heyfield Medical Practice

Contact Details Pauline Parr HMO Manager, LaTrobe Regional Hospital (03) 5173 8527 pparr@lrh.com.au

goulburn valley

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Rotations Surgery, Medicine, Emergency, Anaesthetics, Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Hospital in the Home, Geriatrics and Psychiatry

• The Shepparton Campus is close to preschool centres and schools of all categories and facilities are quite satisfactory. The Greater Shepparton area caters for all major sporting activities and has two major indoor gymnasium complexes including an indoor Aquatic Centre. • Shepparton is close to major Tourist Wineries like Mitchelton and Rutherglen. Murray River tourist towns like Echuca and Cobram/Barooga are within easy driving distance.

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Network Training Sites Shepparton Regional Hospital

Contact Details

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Mandy Polan HMO Manager, Goulburn Valley Health (03) 5832 2739 intern@gvhealth.org.au

melbourne health

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Aged Care, Emergency, General Medicine, General Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Medical Assessment Planning Unit, Orthopaedics, Palliative Care, Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, Stroke, Vascular Surgery, Seconding Hospitals, Urology, Gynaecology

Network Training Sites

The Royal Melbourne Hospital The Royal Park Campus Ballarat Base Wangaratta District Base Western / Wimmera Base Hospital

BASIC Information + REASONS TO APPLY • The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) provides specialist and general acute and subacute health services. Primarily serving the north-western communities of Melbourne, RMH also provides statewide and specialist services to rural and regional Victorians. • Melbourne Health manages 1,050 beds in the acute, sub-acute and community settings, has 7,000 staff and two main campuses. • Melbourne Health also includes North Western Mental Health, North West Dialysis Service and the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory. • Melbourne Health has an international reputation for its commitment to clinical research, education and patient care. RMH has an extensive range of services including cardiac, oncology, neurosciences and trauma. • RMH has strong links with research facilities including the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and the National Ageing Research Institute.

Contact Details Mrs Emma Kruger, MWU Manager (03) 9342 7739 Emma.Kruger@mh.org.au

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mildura base hospital

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Emergency, general surgery, medicine, general practice, psychiatry, orthopaedics, paediatrics, O+G

Network Training Sites Mildura Base Hospital

Basic information • Mildura is located in North West Victoria on the Murray River, about 600kms from Melbourne and 380kms from Adelaide. • Mildura Base Hospital is a 146 bed tertiary teaching Hospital that opened in September 2000. The Hospital is privately owned and managed by Ramsay Health Care. Ramsay Health Care has a contractual arrangement with the Victorian Government to provide public hospital services to the Community of Mildura and Sunraysia. • Mildura Base Hospital provides an extensive medical service to the surrounding community of approximately 76,000 people.

• We create a close-knit, supportive, flexible, professional team that provides excellent paediatric care whilst maintaining an enjoyable life. Improve your lifestyle, come and join us in Mildura!

Contact Details Kim Faulkner (03) 5022 3478

monash health

FORMERLY ‘SOUTHERN HEALTH’

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Medicine, Emergency, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, Gastroenterology, Palliative care, Aged care and rehabilitation

Network Training Sites Monash Medical Centre Clayton Monash Medical Centre Moorabbin Dandenong Hospital Casey Hospital Kingston Centre

BASIC Information

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• MonashHealth has a large catchment area which covers the cities of Monash, Greater Dandenong, Casey, Kingston, Glen Eira and the Shire of Cardinia • Interns must complete core terms which include 10 weeks in General Medicince, 10 weeks in General Surgery and 8 weeks in Emergency • Two weeks of annual leave is rostered on, generally during your emergency rotation and then the last three weeks are taken at the end of the year

Reasons to apply • Strong teaching environment with strong education focus – weekly mandatory education sessions are allocated and protected for learning • Provides a good support network for junior doctors – each site has a director of clinical training and each term the intern has a nominated supervisor • Each site has HMO study room and some have access to gyms and crèches • Accommodation is provided at all rural sites

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations

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Reasons to apply

Emergency, general medicine, general surgery, GP

BASIC INFORMATION • Interns work closely with GPs and visiting specialists during 5 rotations - two of these are 10 week rotations at GP clinics • Focus on small rural health services as learning environments and is geared towards doctors wanting rural careers

Network Training Sites Northeast Health (Wangaratta) Wodonga Hospital Various PGPPP placements

Contact Details Wendy Ralph wendy.raplh@ydhs.hume.org.au

Contact Details Denise Alister Recruitment, Junior Medical Staff, MWU (03) 9594 2750

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northeast health wangaratta

predicted internship positions for 2014

VIC

Rotations General medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, emergency

Network Training Sites Northeast Health (Wangaratta)

Contact Details John Elcock human.resources@nhw.hume.org.au (03) 5722 5306

northern health

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Aged Care/Stroke, Anaesthetics/ PAC, Emergency, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Vascular/Thoracics, Radiology/ Ortho/Ambulatory Care

BASIC INFORMATION + reasons to apply • Northern Health’s campuses provide a unique mix of services including medical, surgical, emergency, intensive and coronary care, paediatrics, women’s and maternal health, mental health, aged care, palliative care, and rehabilitation programs. • Currently has 440 beds at The Northern Hospital campus. Building will start soon on the new Academic and Research Precinct and planning has begun for another major ward block. In addition, there are 4 other campuses that have ambulatory care, rehabilitation and aged care beds. • Weekly Intern Program for protected teaching time where your pagers are held for you. • A dedicated Intern Training Supervisor and a Supervisor of Intern Training who is a young Physician and is instrumental in organising innovative and practical training programs which are fun and educational and who is also interested in your welfare.

Network Training Sites The Northern Hospital Broadmeadows Health Service Bundoora Extended Care Centre Craigieburn Health Service Panch Health Service

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Contact Details Junior Medical Workforce Unit (03) 8405 8209, (03) 8405 8276 HMOenquiries@nh.org.au

peninsula health

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations ED, medicine, surgery, rehab, aged care, psychiatry, palliative care, anaesthetics, O+G, paediatrics

Basic information • Peninsula Health has 835 beds across 18 sites. • Major sites include Frankston and Rosebud (acute hospitals) and a geriatric facility at Mornington • Country rotations include Warragul (ED 2 interns) and Wonthaggi (PGPPP 1 intern) • Teaching programs available to all junior medical staff, a medical education officer provides support to all HMOs

BASIC INFORMATION

Frankston Hospital Rosebud Hospital The Mornington Centre for Aged Care Golf Links Road Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Facility Rosebud Rehabilitation Centre Warragul Hospital, Wonthaggi

South West Healthcare is a progressive and rapidly developing health care service. The recent capital re-development at South West Healthcare has resulted in a major expansion of on-site services and facilities. Along with this expansion we have witnessed the birth of the Deakin University School of Medicine Greater Green Triangle Clinical School, housed within the hospital, and the commencement of 12 month placements for Hospital Medical Officers (HMOs).

Contact Details John Elcock human.resources@nhw.hume.org.au (03) 5722 5306

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southwest healthcare

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Gen Med, Gen Surg, Emergency, Mental Health, Rehabilitation

Good workload with more exposure and opportunity for learning than city hospitals. You work 1 in 4 weekends, but you get paid overtime.

Warnambool Base Hospital

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predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations

VIC

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Anaesthetics, Cardiology, Colorectal, Emergency, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, General Medicine, General Surgery, Haematology, Hepatobiliary/UGI, Plastic Surgery, Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, Renal, Respiratory, Thoracics/Cardiothoracics, Vascular Surgery

Basic InfoRMATION

REASONS TO APPLY • Protected teaching time for interns is provided via weekly one hour tutorials from senior clinical staff • Further, a series of monthly three hour practical education sessions are also provided for interns. • Individual clinical units also conduct educational activities, such as unit ward rounds, X-ray meetings, and journal clubs. • Warrnambool is well placed for work-life balance, very close to the coast and surf.

Contact Details Peter Martin, Medical Services Coordinator (03) 5563 1346 | pmartin@swh.net.au

• Provides acute medical and surgical services, emergency and critical care, aged care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care and residential care • More than 5,000 staff and 848 beds • Affiliated with Melbourne University

Network Training Sites Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre St Vincent’s & Mercy Private Hospital Geelong Hospital Warrnambool Sale Hamilton Werribee Mercy

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Reasons to apply • Known for its excellent surgeon & physician training programs

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• The highest physician pass rates in Australia every year for the last 15 years (90-100% St Vincent’s pass rate well above 55-60% Australian average)

Contact Details Queenie Lagoutaris Medical Workforce Unit, St Vincent’s Health Ph. (03) 9288 2836 queenie.lagoutaris@svhm.org.au

Western health

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations General Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency, Aged Care, Addiction Medicine, Cardiology, Infectious Diseases, Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Respiratory and Sleep Disorders, Night Duty

Network Training Sites Western Hospital Sunshine Hospital The Williamstown Hospital Wodonga Hospital Mildura Base Hospital Wangaratta Hospital

BASIC Information • The Western Health is a large organisation consisting of more than 4,800 staff that work each day to improve the overall health of people across Melbourne’s West. WH is a busy Health Network located in one of the fastest growing, and most ethnically diverse, regions in Australia. Western Health’s catchment extends from Footscray out to the growth corridors of Caroline Springs, Melton, Sunbury, Werribee and beyond. • Employs 260 consultants and 320 junior staff in a complete range of specialties covering children, adults and the aged care. • Western Health offers the Migrant Screening Service for the city of Melbourne and a drug and alcohol program at the DASWest service

Contact Details Colette Geaney, HMO Manager (03) 8345 6951 Colette.Geaney@wh.org.au

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Queensland welcomes people from interstate and overseas with ideas, skills, and initiative to share a quality of life that ranks with the best in the world. A relaxed lifestyle, affordable homes and easy commuting make Queensland one of Australia’s most attractive places to live and work. The people of Queensland enjoy an outdoor lifestyle with world-class beaches and waterways, national parks, rainforests, and tropical reefs. Our pleasant climate (average summer temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius, average winter temperatures of 15 degrees Celsius) means that Queenslanders enjoy more winter sunshine and warmth than most other Australian states. Queensland Health is currently planning to advertise 618 intern positions for 2014, as well as a set number of rural generalist pathway yet to be decided (44 in 2013). The individual Queensland Health facility intern numbers provided are indicative only and subject to change prior to the opening of the 2013 Recruitment Campaign in late May (at time of press). Applications Applications with Queensland Health for the 2014 medical year will open late May.

Applications will be open for two weeks. Closing date for all applications is 5pm (AEST) two weeks after the opening. All applications must be made through the online recruitment and placement program. Written applications will not be accepted. Applicants can make changes to their application online until the closing date. After the closure of the intern campaign, applicants will be able to edit their contact details and referee details, as well as documents uploaded before submission. High quality information on the 2013 application process is available through the Queensland Health website at http://www. health.qld.gov.au/medical/intern/default.asp. The following information may be found in the ‘How to Apply’ section: Applicants register online and will be asked to enter their email address, which will become their username. They will then be required to enter a password before successfully registering. Queensland uses a slightly modified priority listing system, with applicants allocated a priority group from one to seven. For more information about priority groups please go to the QLD Health Intern page.

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Applicants preference all participating health facilities from one to fifteen. Applicants will be able to make on-line changes to their submitted preferences until the closing date. Throughout the process, applicants are able to view the number of positions offered as well as the number of graduates who have applied for positions and where. This allows interstate graduates to see how many people are ahead of them in the queue and adjust their preferences accordingly. In addition to personal details, applicants are also required to provide the following: • A brief statement, a career related experience question, and a question on your motivation to pursue an internship in Queensland. • You have to provide two clinical references which are also used in the selection process. P2-7 applicants will be also required to fill out a referee report form, which will be emailed to you after completing the online application. A Curriculum Vitae (CV) is NOT required as part of the online application process. However, an individual health care facility may request you to provide your CV and additional information during their own merit selection process. Applicants will be subjected to a criminal history check through the Queensland Police Service, and an internet search operated through Google.

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Basic Information

Caboolture Hospital

• Cairns Base Hospital is the major referral hospital and health care facility in an area covering approximately 335,000 km.

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Emergency, General Surgery, General Medicine (including Cardiology), Anaesthetics, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Psychiatry

Basic InfoRMATION • Caboolture Hospital is 45km from Brisbane • Services a population of 99,000 in Caboolture Shire • New clinical education centre on-site

Reasons to Apply • Strong clinical and practical support while permitting clinical autonomy • Vigorous postgraduate education program with tutorial and teaching sessions • 24-hour Library onsite with internet access for electronic journals • It is in close proximity to Brisbane enables easy access to postgraduate teaching programs at the metropolitan hospitals and also allows access to the social life of Brisbane City

Contact Details John Greene / Bronwyn Williamson Medical Education Officers Phone: +61 7 5433 8937 John_Greene@health.qld.gov.au Bronwyn_Williamson@health.qld.gov.au

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• The hospital serves a population of 138,725, which is growing at an annual rate of 5.5 percent • Services include all major health specialties (medicine, surgery, women’s health, paediatrics and mental health) and more than 30 subspecialties. • The hospital also is a major provider of outreach specialist services to remote and rural areas, including obstetrics and gynaecology, anaesthetics, orthopaedics, general medicine, renal medicine, diabetes and thoracic medicine.

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Rotations Emergency, ICU, anaesthetics, surgery, general medicine, paediatrics, orthopaedics, psychiatry, GP, rural placement

QLD

caboolture

Contact Details Juanita Bosel Senior Medical Administration Officer – Junior Doctors Phone: +61 7 4226 6252 Cairns_medical_workforce_recruitment@health.qld.gov.au

Network Training Sites Cairns Base Hospital Atherton Hospital Douglas Shire Multi-Purpose Health Service in Mossman Babinda Hospital, Cooktown

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gold coast health

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations

QLD

Emergency, General Medicine Surgery (available as Orthopedics), General Practice, Paediatrcis Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Basic Information • Made up of Gold Coast and Robina Hospitals • Serves a community of 500,000 from the state border of NSW to Coomera • Over 1100 beds

Reasons to Apply • You will be working in two new hospitals – Robina Hospital continues to develop, and the Gold Coast University Hospital. • One of Australia’s fastest growing regions, and one of Queensland’s busiest hospitals • Fantastic Gold Coast life

Network Training Sites Gold Coast University Hospital Robina Hospital

Contact Details Maggie Armitage Medical Services Unit Phone: +61 7 5519 7656 Maggie_Armitage@health.qld.gov.au

ipswich

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology, General Medicine, Aged Care, Rehabilitation, Emergency, Psychiatry, Orthopaedics, Palliative Care, Rural: O+G, Paediatrics, Anaesthetics

Network Training Sites Ispwich Hospital

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Basic Information • Great place to work and play with heritage listed buildings. There is a city or rural/acreage lifestyle with close proximity to a range of primary, secondary and tertiary educational facilities.

REASONS TO APPLY • Bushwalking, wineries, rain forests close by and only 40 mins to Brisbane and an hour drive to the Gold Coast. • The hospital itself has a staff dining room with discounted meals, monitored car parking, • 24 hour library with free photocopying and faxing and an RMO room.

Contact Details Sue Brown Medical Recruitment Officer Phone: +61 7 3810 1287 Sue_Brown@health.qld.gov.au

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Medicine – General, Medicine specialties – cardiology, palliative care, respiratory; Mental Health – adult, adolescent; Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Radiology, Surgery – General, ENT

BASIC INFORMATION Part of the Metro South Health Logan Hospital has 367 beds, servicing a population of approximately 300,000. Activity includes 64,000 emergency presentations, 3550 deliveries, and 117,000 occupied beds every year. Construction for the $145.2 million dollar Logan Hospital Expansion Project is underway with new facilities to be delivered from mid2014. The project will see a new multi-storey building sit in front of the existing buildings and house a co-located adult and children’s

Emergency Department (ED), new and expanded Paediatric Inpatient Unit and Rehabilitation Ward. A new 23-hour Ward and Adult Day Surgery Unit is planned for the current ED space once vacated. The expansion will also include the provision of a multidisciplinary Simulation Service and a new doctors’ common room.

Reasons to Apply • Specialist training in most specialties • There are weekly junior doctor education program and practical skills workshops

mackay base

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Medicine, Emergency, Surgery, Anaesthetics; Paediatrics; Orthopaedics; Psychiatry; ICU; Radiology; Reproductive Health and Proserpine Hospital Rural Placement

QLD

LOGAN

Basic Information

Network Training Sites Logan Hospital Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Hospital, Redlands Greenslopes Private PGPPP: Loganlea, Hillcrest and Beaudesert

• Mackay Base Hospital offers general services to a population of approximately 125,000 throughout Mackay and the surrounding area, including referrals from the Hinterland (Moranbah, Dysart and Clermont) and parts of the Bowen Heath Service District.

Contact Details

• Temporary accommodation for a period of up to 4 weeks may be available for rent until accommodation is secured in the city.

Robert Lewis Medical Education Officer Phone: +61 7 3299 8930 RobertC_Lewis@health.qld.gov.au

• There are seventeen rotations within the hospital per year, with the possibility of being posted to Proserpine and counted for an Emergency term.

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Reasons to apply • The Medical Education Unit (MEU) organises the Facility Education Program which are education sessions are conducted in paid protected time every Tuesday, and are available to all Interns including those off-site. • Staff Development Unit offers a multitude of courses, workshops and seminars

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• During each of your terms you will be given the opportunity to self-assess your performance, and receive feedback at midterm from your Clinical Supervisor. • In true Queensland style, there are natural attractions, providing an endless supply of activities for little or no cost.

Network Training Sites Mackay Base Hospital Clermont Multi-Purpose Health Service Dysart Hospital Collinsville Hospital Mackay Community Health Centers Sarina Hospital Whitsunday Health Service Proserpine hospital Moranbah Hospital

Contact Details Elizabeth Kadel Medical Workforce Coordinator Phone: +61 7 4965 9426 MackayMedicalRecruitment@health.qld.gov.au

MATER HEALTH

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Emergency, General Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery: Vascular, Colorectal, Upper GI / Soft Tissue, Orthopaedics, Elective Terms: O+G, Urology, ICU, Oncology and Palliative Care, Paediatric Orthopaedics, Neonatology, Paediatrics

Basic Information Located on the edge of the Brisbane CBD, Mater Health Services enjoys a unique position in the Queensland health care system, providing three public and four private colocated hospitals and a medical research institute

REASONS TO APPLY • Metropolitan lifestyle Hospital in close proximity to Southbank, with multiple restaurants and dining opportunities in addition to cinemas, social events, the museum and art galleries.

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• Easy access to the city via the busway (5 minutes to Queen Street), Kangaroo Point and the Gabba. Multiple accommodation options are available and the hospital is less than an hour to the Gold Coast. • The hospital itself has a library, swimming pool, gym and cafes available to staff.

Network Training Sites Logan Hospital Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Hospital, Redlands Greenslopes Private PGPPP: Loganlea, Hillcrest and Beaudesert

“A great place to do internship with fantastic consultant to intern ratios (1:1) and dedicated staff. Only downside is no overtime pay.” Contact Details Linda Kelly Manager, Medical Management Unit Phone: +61 7 3163 8114 Linda.Kelly@mater.org.au

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Nambour General Hospital Caloundra Health Service Hervey Bay Bundaberg Hospital

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Medicine, Emergency, Surgery, Anaesthetics, O+G, Oncology and Haematology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Radiology, Renal, Acute Geriatrics, Neurology, Ortho/ Geriatrics, Cardiology, Respiratory, Cancer Care, Rehab, ICU, General Practice, Gastroenterology

Basic Information • Nambour General Hospital is a friendly acute teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of Queensland. “The Nam” is set in green hills 15 km inland of the surf beaches of the Sunshine Coast and 100 kms north of Brisbane • The hospital has 311 beds including an 11 bed ICU, 8 bed CCU/HDU, and a 15 cot SCBU. All major specialties are represented apart from neurosurgery and cardiac surgery • DEM is staffed by eight emergency physicians, sees 35,000 patients each year with a high trauma load, and receives patients from a helicopter critical care transport service

Please note for 2014, applicants may have to separate their preference for Hervey Bay and Bundaberg Hospitals separately from the Nambour District. Please refer to the QLD Health website for information.

'There's no better place for an intern than Nambour Hospital. Extremely supportive and friendly environment. Egofree. The beach living isn't bad either.' Contact Details Melissa Ceccato melissa_ceccato@health.qld.gov.au (07) 54705647

Reasons to apply • Nambour Hospital runs a great teaching program for junior doctors, based in a custom-built hi-tech auditorium- the program includes grand rounds, X-ray meetings, medical, surgical, paeds and O+G meetings and telemedicine conferences • Additionally there is a dedicated Intern/ RMO training program incorporating academic, bedside and procedural tuition with an emphasis on practical skills and learning through medical simulation • The library offers a friendly and fast service with high speed Internet access. Throughout there is a culture of up-to-date practice and evidence-based medicine, within a supportive learning environment. • Rich social lives - the RMO Association organises balls, monthly social drinks and other activities. Smaller groups go camping, surfing or gigging.

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princess alexandra

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Acute Surgical Unit, Anaesthetics, Brain Injuries, Breast and Endocrine, Cardiothoracics, Clinical Pharmacology, Colorectal, Dermatology, Emergency, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, Geriatrics, HPB, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthal, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Palliative Care, Pathology, Plastics, Psychiatry, Renal, Respiratory, Sexual Health, Spinal, Upper GI, Urology, Vascular Surgery

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BASIC INFORMATION

redcliffe

Metropolitan teaching hospital close to Southbank Parklands and restaurant precinct. There is access to full range of sporting activities and the hospital is close to major shopping centres and Brisbane CBD.

REASONS TO APPLY

Emergency medicine, general medicine, general surgery/ urology, orthopaedics, palliative care, rehabilitation and geriatric medicine, O+G, paediatrics, oncology, medical imaging, anaesthetics/intensive care, GP and mental health

• Less than 1 hour drive to Gold coast and 90 min drive to Sunshine Coast. The hospital • itself has easy transportation services and is close to the UQ campus. • There is a library, access to computers, a gym, staff lockers, a new building • The transitional research institute (TRI) just opened last year, childcare and parenting facilities and a Junior Doctors Society. • Regular teaching and one 8 hour session per week for PAH and QEII interns.

Network Training Sites Princess Alexandra Hospital Beaudesert Hospital Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital Redlands Hospital Logan Hospital

Contact Details Deborah Johnstone Medical Allocations Officer Phone : +61 7 3176 7375 Deborah_Johnstone@health.qld.gov.au

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Rotations

Basic INFORMATION • Redcliffe Peninsula located in South East Queensland - 35km from Brisbane • Affiliation with University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology in training medical, nursing and allied health students • Hospital library with reference collection of textbooks provided by UQ for student access

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Reasons to apply • Close proximity to Brisbane (access to postgraduate teaching programs at tertiary hospital campuses) • Vigorous postgraduate education program (tutorials/teaching sessions available in most units and general education sessions with guest lecturers on a weekly basis)

Contact Details Kirsten Mitchell Medical Workforce Co-ordinator Phone: +61 7 3883 7582 Kirsten_mitchell@health.qld.gov.au

royal brisbane

predicted internship positions for 2014

Rotations Medicine, surgery, emergency, mental health, O+G, orthopaedics, vascular, neurosurgery, ENT, urology, respiratory med, cardiology, paediatric emergency, paediatrics, neonatal, anaesthetics, pain, plastics, maxillofacial, burns, ophthalmology, dermatology, renal, rheumatology, GIT, neurology, endoscopy, oncology, cardiac surgery

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Royal Children’s Hospital Greenslopes Hospital

Basic Information • Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) shares the Herston campus with Royal Children’s Hospital, and it is a 986-bed, general, tertiary referral teaching hospital serving people throughout Queensland and northern New South Wales

Reasons to Apply • Providing protected teaching time and mandatory training through flexible online modules • Trainees enjoy outstanding success rates in specialty examinations • Advanced training in all of the subspecialties of medicine and surgery

Contact Details Rosie Himpson (07) 3646 8335

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REASONS TO APPLY • Close to all facilities of CBD. Good local shopping and entertainment venues. Close to beaches and a short drive to Moreton Bay, Bribie Island and Sunshine Coast. Short drive to recreation opportunities.

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• The hospital itself has a library, swimming pool and a medical officer’s common room.

Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Cardiology, Geriatrics, Respiratory, Palliative care, Rehabilitation, Surgery: Gen Surg, Orthopaedics, Cardiothoracics

• The expansion will also include the provision of a multi-disciplinary Simulation Service and a new doctors’ common room.

BASIC INFORMATION TPCH has the best of both worlds – a mid-size friendly hospital close to the city and handy to the outdoor lifestyle that Brisbane has to offer. There is a new Emergency Department (ED), new and expanded Paediatric Inpatient Unit and Rehabilitation Ward. A new 23-hour Ward and Adult Day Surgery Unit is planned for the current ED space once vacated.

“Great place for cardiology and respiratory training. Small intern cohort and consultants enjoy teaching!”

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Contact Details Daniel Howard Medical Workforce Coordinator Phone: +61 7 3139 5435 Daniel_Howard@health.qld.gov.au

Network Training Sites The Prince Charles Hospital The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Caboolture Hospital Redcliffe Hospital

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internship positions IN 2013, PREDICTED SAME for 2014

Network Training Sites Toowoomba Hospital Stanthorpe Hospital Warwick Hospital

Rotations

QLD

Emergency medicine, general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, O+G, paediatrics, psychiatry, ENT, anaesthetics, rural term

Basic INFORMATION • Southern Queensland (90min drive west from Brisbane, driving distance from Gold Coast) • Services a population of 120,000 • More affordable cost of living compared to the Gold and Sunshine Coasts

Reasons to apply • Most major specialties available (except neurosurgery and cardiothoracic) • Wide range of postgraduate educational activities • Staff ratio of medical education for junior doctors is twice the state average

Contact Details Dr Sheree Conroy Director of Clinical Training T (07) 4616 6803

Basic Information • Townsville Hospital is the largest hospital in provincial Australia and supports the local community as well as people in the north to Thursday Island and Papua New Guinea, west to Mount Isa and south to Sarina • The hospital provides a comprehensive healthcare environment that has been designed with a patient-friendly approach to layout and location of services.

Reasons to apply

townsville

internship positions IN 2013, PREDICTED SAME for 2014

Rotations Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Anaesthetics, Psychiatry, General Practice, Haematology, Medical Oncology, Palliative Care, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Renal, O+G, Paediatrics, Sexual Health

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• There are weekly Intern professional development, fortnightly RMO professional development, grand round, journal clubs and RMO workshops • Continuing support for interns and an active RMO society

Network Training Sites The Townsville Hospital Townsville Mater Ingham Hospital Joyce Palmer Health Service (Palm Island) Mt Isa Hospital

Contact Details Dr Monica Trujillo Deputy Executive Director, Medical Services T (07) 4796 1053 Monica_Trujillo@health.qld.gov.au

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA South Australia is the Australian state with a real work/life balance. Our state is growing and our famous lifestyle is more envied than ever. In 2011, Adelaide was ranked the most liveable city in the country by the Property Council of Australia.

• Beautiful spaces, plenty of time and a real regard for family—the South Australian lifestyle is greatly sort after.

2014 will see a big change in internship allocation. The hospitals which previously would allocate and co-ordinate interns themselves have been put into four health networks; Southern Adelaide, Central Adelaide, Northern Adelaide, and Country Health South Australia.

• Known as the Festival State, South Australia has more than 400 events per year, including the world-renowned Adelaide Festival of Arts and the everpopular Fringe Festival.

At the time of writing, some of these networks may accept applications for a ‘home hospital’ from prospective interns and some may allocate based on preference through a meritbased system.

• A brand new Royal Adelaide Hospital set for completion in 2016 will act as a flagship hospital for the reformed South Australian health system. • South Australians have one of the world’s biggest back yards to call their own! Attractions include deserted beaches, world-class wine regions, hills, outback deserts, the Flinders Ranges and amazing Kangaroo Island— recently voted by National Geographic Traveller as the most unspoilt island in the Asia Pacific region. For a more information for people and families considering making the move to South Australia visit www.migration.sa.gov.au/sa/home. jsp.

The South Australian Institute of Medical Education and Training (SAIMET) will be holding an information night on April 24th at Adelaide University and on the afternoon of May 3rd at Flinders University. See the SAIMET website for further details. Intern Application process for 2014 Applications are submitted via the SAIMET website, and the important dates are as follows. Friday 10 May 2013: Applications open. Friday 7 June 2013: Applications close 5pm. Late applications will not be accepted.

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Monday 29 July 2013: Round 1 allocation results to applicants. Over the period of a few weeks, remaining round offers will be mde until positions are full. For the intern year commencing January 2013 there were 276 intern positions available in South Australia, and is likely to vary for the 2014 intake. SA IMET will send out an information pack to all SA final year medical students who have registered via the link available from their relevant University. Once you have submitted your application an acknowledgement will appear to confirm that it has been submitted. Applicants will receive an email notifying them of their allocation result. priority groups For more infomation on South Australian Priority groups please visit http://www.saimet. org.au/index.php/junior-doctors/interns/ priority-groups Priority 1.1 (Aus/NZ Citizen/PRs Graduates of SA universities with HECS or bonded place) applicants are guaranteed an internship SA under COAG 2006. Please note: Each applicant will be allocated one position only.

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Network Training Sites Lyell McEwin Hospital Modbury Hospital Kapunda MC, Eudunda MC, Windsor Village MC, Newton, Campbelltown, Montacute

Rotations General Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery (General, Breast/Endocrine, Orthopaedics, Colorectal, Upper GI, Urology), Emergency, General Practice, Psychiatry, Relief, palliative care

BASIC INFORMATION Lyell McEwin Is a referral hospital serving South Australia’s northern suburbs’ population, approximately 30 minutes from the Adelaide CBD. It is a 257 bed modern hospital that is undergoing extensive growth as part of the planned revamp of the South Australian Health Service and will soon serve a role similar to the Flinders Medical Centre and Royal Adelaide Hospital. Modbury is a 174 bed, acute care hospital that will become one of three general hospitals in metropolitan Adelaide, providing services to its local community with an emphasis on general medicine and general surgery, and a specific focus on rehabilitation, aged care and palliative care

“You really feel part of the team out here – the medicine of a traditional tertiary centre without the oldschool hierarchy” Contact Details

Rotations Emergency medicine, medicine, surgery, general practice (Millicent), anaesthetics, relief, orthopaedic surgery, paediatrics, O+G, psychiatry, ophthalmology

• Additional term rotations include general practice at Millicent; anaesthetics and some relieving.

Mount Gambier Hospital Millicent Medical Clinic

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• The facility includes 78 public beds, 12 day surgery chairs, 4 operating theatres, a pre-admission clinic and an online learning centre

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Daniel Howard Medical Workforce Coordinator Phone: +61 7 3139 5435 Daniel_Howard@health.qld.gov.au

• Mount Gambier Hospital is the only rural hospital in South Australia to offer a full year of internship in a rural environment; the appointee will have five 10-11 week term rotations including core terms of emergency medicine, medicine and surgery

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REASONS TO APPLY • There are weekly JMO tutorials, and monthly grand rounds and journal club • The interns will work under supervision as part of a clinical team with the specialist term supervisor and medical officers. All staff provide a nurturing learning environment for the interns

Contact Details Julie Forgan Medical Education Officer Ph: 08 8726 3915 Email: julie.forgan@flinders.edu.au

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Rotations General Medicine, General Surgery and Emergency Medicine, Thoracic Medicine, Neurology (Stroke), Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Cardiology, Surgery (General, Orthopaedic, Vascular, Plastic, ENT, Cardiothoracic), Psychiatry, Geriatric, Rehabilitation, ID/Dermatology, Relief

BASIC INFORMATION A 650-bed acute care and tertiary referral centre. The RAH admits adult emergency and elective patients and offers a major trauma service and an intrastate and overseas retrieval service. The 327 bed QEH is undergoing extensive redevelopment and as part of the new network system, The QEH will complement the RAH in the development of metropolitan Adelaide health care.

REASONS TO APPLY • Weekly lunchtime tutorials based on intern’s learning needs; Departmental Meetings and Grand Rounds held regularly

• RAH conducts supervised experiential training and simulation laboratory and procedural skills training in areas such as suturing, plastering, lumbar puncture, nasal packing, insertion of chest drains and use of the slit lamp.

Network Training Sites Royal Adelaide Hospital The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Women’s & Children’s Hospital Athelstone MC, Kadina MC, Clare MC, Christies Beach Medical Centre, Hawkins MC, Crystal Brook Medical Practice, Mannum Medical Associates, Medgate MC, Coleraine-Casterton GP, Mid West Health GP, Littlehampton MC

Contact Details A/Prof Mitra Guha, Director of Postgraduate Education mitra.guha@health.sa.gov.au

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Rotations Medicine (general, cardiology, gastroenterology, AMU, geriatrics, respiratory), Surgery (general, colorectal, vascular, HPB, plastics, orthopaedics, ENT, Upper GI, urology), Emergency, O+G, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, GP

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Network Training Sites Flinders Medical Centre Noarlunga Health Service Repatriation General Hospital Bridge Clinic (Murray Bridge), Victor Medical Centre (Victor Habour), Hills Medical Service (Adelaide Hills), Berri MC, Jamestown MC

BASIC INFORMATION • The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) provides acute and community services to southern metropolitan Adelaide and tertiary services to a wider catchment area. • Weekly tutorials on intern-suggested topics, during protected time sessions. • Compulsory high fidelity simulation sessions under the guidance of senior consultants for all interns. Rated by previous interns to be the most valuable training they have received. • Surgical skills training is conducted in small groups and plastic surgery techniques are taught on a one-to-one basis during surgical terms. • Able to support part-time training in most situations.

Contact Details Mrs Mary Hatchard Regional Manager, TMO Unit Ph: (08) 8204 3149 Email: mary.hatchard@health.sa.gov.au

The Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia (PMCWA) aims to provide leadership for the education and training of prevocational doctors in Western Australia (WA). The PMCWA works closely with the primary allocation centres to support and facilitate medical students applying for intern training positions in WA. There are three primary allocation centres in WA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fremantle Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. With the introduction of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009, Western Australia intern registration now lies with the Medical Board of Australia. Further details about the Medical Board can be obtained from their website: www.medicalboard.gov.au. Interns are required to complete 48 weeks of clinical training (exclusive of any time off for sick or annual leave). Ten days of study leave is available within the 48 weeks of clinical training. The Medical Board and PMCWA require all interns to undertake a balanced mix of clinical experience, which will include terms in medicine and surgery. A term in emergency medicine is desirable but not essential.

The PMCWA also encourages interns to gain exposure in a range of health service settings, including large teaching, outer metropolitan, regional, rural and remote and private hospitals. In addition to their award salary, interns also receive an annual professional development allowance, payable pro rata fortnightly. How do I apply? The WA Intern Application Process is an online application process consists of seven sections. Applications are made online at the WA Job Board website: www.jobs.wa.gov.au. A how-to-apply guide for a WA Intern position is available on the PMCWA website; www.pmcwa.health.wa.gov.au Who do I need to use as my Referees? You require two referees and these would normally be Consultants who know you. You should advise them that you would like them to be a referee and ensure that they will be able to speak about your performance. If you are unable to have a consultant as a referee, you may ask a Registrar to be a referee. What if I would like to go rural? The Rural Practice Pathway (RPP) was set up to provide a clear pathway into rural training and a career in rural medicine for junior doctors with a specific interest in rural medicine. The RPP comprises of a collaboration of those

organisations involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical training. These include the WA Country Health Service (WACHS), WA General Practice Education and Training (WAGPET), the Rural Clinical School, Rural Health West (RHW), the Postgraduate Medical Council of WA (PMCWA) and Doctors In Training (DITs). The Rural Preference Program allows a rural rotation block of two or three rotations that are attached to your employing PAC. This rural rotation block will provide you with an opportunity to work closely with consultants and find about more about the region. Your PAC will still offer rural rotations to interns that are not a part of the Rural Preference Program however. You will be able to express an interest to do rural rotations and be considered in the Rural Preference Program during your internship in the intern application process. You can apply for up to 4 rotations rurally. For more information regarding the RPP, please contact A/Prof Sarah Moore at Sarah.j.moore@rcswa.edu.au.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

For the 2014 WA Intern Application Process, applications open May 6, 2013 and close at 4.00pm (WAST), June 7, 2013 (Note: applications are filtered digitally, and those submitted at 4.01pm will NOT be accepted). Offers will be out from July 29, 2013.

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Rotations AAU, Emergency, Cardiology, Ear Nose & Throat, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, High Dependency Unit, Anaesthetics, Maxillo-Facial, Neurology/Stroke, Nephrology, Neck of Femur, Opthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastics, Psychiatry, Sexual Health, Spinal Unit, Trauma, Urology, Vascular Surgery

Basic Information • Premier teaching hospital, providing services to adults in all clinical fields (except Obstetrics and Gynaecology) and provides state-wide services in several areas including: Burns Treatment, Head Injury Rehabilitation, Major Trauma, Bone-marrow Transplant, Heart & Lung Transplant, Refractory Epilepsy, Haemophilia, HIV/AIDS and Spinal Rehabilitation. • Home of the State Trauma Centre, RPH provides a full range of emergency services for adults and serves as the state referral centre for many specialties

Reasons to apply • Clinical experience at Royal Perth is characterised by exposure to a wide range of medical and surgical specialties • Diverse rotations including emergency medicine and rural placements • A supportive environment with an extensive education program for interns

Network Training Sites Royal Perth Hospital Bunbury Hospital Bentley Hospital Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital Fiona Stanley Hospital Hedland Health Campus

Contact Details Marija Rizmanoska & Alison Freeman Medical Education Officers Phone: (08) 9224 7077 Email: rph.pgme@health.wa.gov.au

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Rotations General medicine, general surgery, emergency, cardiovascular, MAU, geriatrics, orthopaedics, psychiatry, urology, vascular surgery

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Network Training Sites Fremantle Hospital Armadale Hospital Albany Hospital Broome Hospital Fiona Stanley Hospital Kaleeya Hospital Peel Health Campus Rockingham General Hospital

Basic information • Fremantle Health is a 400 bed, 24-hour general adult and child acute care teaching hospital • Situated 20 kilometres from Perth in the heart of the port of Fremantle. • Has an international reputation for its research, medical and surgical services, and nursing expertise, and in recent years has set annual records for patient service.

Reasons to apply • Interns have access to computers, Foxtel, beds, gym equipment, magazines, newspapers, journals, regular morning teas, regular Friday night drinks and many social functions organised by Fremantle Hospital’s active Resident Medical Officer Society.

Contact Details Joanne Illich, Medical Education Officer Ph: (08) 9431 3987 Email: joanne.illich@health.wa.gov.au

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Rotations Emergency, Gen Med, Gen Surg, Orthopaedics, Plastics, Respiratory, Rehab, Aged Care, Psychiatry, Haematology, Nuclear Medicine, Hepatology, Renal

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. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charliesâ&#x20AC;? 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.

Network Training Sites

Applications are lodged via email at matujmo@ act.gov.au or posted to: JMO Recruitment, ACT Health Medical Appointments and Training Unit,The Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606.

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Joondalup Hospital Hollywood Private Hospital Swan Districts Hospital Osborne Park Hospital Graylands Hospital Port Hedland Hospital Geraldton Hospital

Applicants need to submit an online application, a CV and 2 references. The appointment of interns will be subject to interview and the normal selection process. Applications will be considered for those pursuing part-time or job sharing arrangements.

Contact Details Ms Trish Li Medical Education Officer, SCGH Telephone: (08) 9346 7969 Email: Trish.Li@health.wa.gov.au

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNSHIP Applications for 2014 internship will open in late April or Early May. Applications for internship in the ACT are for The Canberra Hospital.

Please check the ACT Health Website for further details.

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Rotations Emergency, Medicine (general, cardiology, haematology, neurology, ID, respiratory, MAU, oncology), Surgery (general, GI, ENT, neuro, plastics, orthopaedics, vascular), D+A, psychiatry, GP, rheumatology, dermatology, relief, SAPU, GP, rehabilitation, radiation oncology

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Network Training Sites The Canberra Hospital Calvary Hospital Bega District Hospital Goulburn Base Hospital GP: Isabella Plains, Interchange, Kambah Village MC, Waramanga

BASIC INFORMATION • The Canberra and Calvary Hospitals are the home hospitals for this network, all interns will have rotations at The Canberra Hospital • Option to spend one or two terms of PGY2 rurally at Goulburn or Bega • TCH has approximately 606 beds and busy outpatient clinics. It is a major trauma and teaching hospital, associated with the Australian National University (ANU), and covers many specialties.

“Great exposure to wide range of disciplines, accessible consultants, and this year; improved out-ofhours doctor numbers” Contact Details Medical Officer Support Unit, TCH Telephone: (02) 6244 2779 Email: tchmosu@act.gov.au

NORTHERN TERRITORY If you are looking for challenges and opportunities in your medical career then the Northern Territory is the place for you. Whether you are a junior doctor just embarking on your medical career, a registrar seeking positions for accredited specialist training, a general practice trainee wishing to become a rural medical officer in a rural remote setting, or a specialist just looking for a change, the Territory has something to offer you in one or several of its five hospitals. The Northern Territory offers a great lifestyle, spectacular geography and unique medical opportunities not available elsewhere in Australia. The Territory’s hospitals provide a range of services often not seen in similar sized hospitals due to the wide range of medical conditions, cross-cultural blend of patients and combination of rural and remote locations. Our hospitals also have a strong focus on medical education and training and employment packages can include specific training programs and rotations. Interns at the Royal Darwin Hospital are required to complete 5 rotations of 10-11 weeks duration.

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Interns at Alice Springs Hospital are required to complete 4 rotations of 12-13 weeks duration. All junior medical officers are supervised to enable them to develop the capacity to practice independently. Each department has a term supervisor who is responsible for coordinating and ensuring intern training and supervision. Each intern has a clinical supervisor who is a member of their team and who provides supervision in their day to day work. Interns will meet with their supervisors at the start, middle and end of each term to ensure goals are shared and achieved.

Applications Applications for training in the Northern Territory can be downloaded online, and lodged either by email, fax or post. Applicants will need an up to date CV and three specialist referees before proceeding with the application. Salaries will be determined in line with the Medical Officers (Northern Territory Public Sector) Enterprise Agreement 2011 2013. On appointment to Katherine, Gove or Tennant Creek Hospital, salary will be paid as a Hospital Medical Officer as per the EBA for the period that duty is performed at that hospital For more information about closing dates (around late August) and lodging applications visit; http://www.health.nt.gov.au/Careers/ Medical_Officers/Interns/index.aspx

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Rotations General medicine, general surgery, emergency, orthopaedics, head & neck surgery, paediatrics, renal medicine, palliative care medicine, psychiatry, postgraduate general practice placement (PGPPP)

BASIC INFORMATION The Royal Darwin Hospital is located in the Northern suburbs of Darwin overlooking the Arafura and Timor seas and is a teaching hospital with 343 beds. The population serviced by the hospital is approximately 150,000.

Reasons to Apply • There are weekly protected training sessions tailored to immediate needs of interns, as well as covering broader areas of professional development. • There is a strong clinical focus on Indigenous health and Infectious disease • In each of the terms undertaken during the year, interns will receive weekly formal and

informal teaching sessions from consultants and registrars. Most departments will have formal grand rounds, journal clubs and specific sessions such as radiology meetings each week

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• Has a strong focus on indigenous health and infectious diseases

Contact Details Dot Conly HospitalDoctors.THS@nt.gov.au

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Rotations General medicine, paediatrics, surgery, orthopaedics, emergency, psychiatry, rural GP, O+G

Network Training Sites Alice Springs Hospital Royal Darwin Hospital Tennant Creek Hospital

• Alice Springs Hospital (ASH) is the major acute hospital for Central Australia, serving up to 60,000 people including visitors to the region • Currently, the hospital has 189 beds and this includes a 12 bed short stay unit and a 20 bed Continuing Care Ward

Royal Darwin Hospital Alice Springs Hospital Katherine Hospital Gove Hospital Tennant Creek Hospital

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BASIC INFORMATION + reasons to apply

• If interested in rural health, The Centre for Remote Health, a joint venture between the Charles Darwin University and Flinders University of South Australia, is adjacent to the hospital. The Hospital has also entered into a new affiliation with the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute for research and clinical services for cardiovascular disease and diabetics • Alice SprIngs Hospital has an active clinical training program and provides excellent clinical training opportunities and experience relevant to rural general practice - lunchtime teaching meetings all year on Tuesday (X-rays), Wednesday and Friday plus Thursday (intern teaching) for 9 months.

Contact Details Judith Martinez (ASH) judith.martinez@nt.gov.au http://www.health.nt.gov.au/Careers/Medical_ Officers/Interns/index.aspx

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TASMANIA In Tasmania you can have it all: fabulous lifestyle, stunning environment, professional development, broad clinical exposure, and a friendly and supportive bunch of work colleagues. The scope of work is stimulating, the caseloads are varied. An unbeatable worklife balance that will allow you to fully immerse yourself in Tasmania’s vibrant culture and breathtaking natural beauty. If you’re applying to be an intern, you’d be crazy if you didn’t take a look at Tasmania. If you are registering for the first time in Tasmania and you know, or have been told by Medical Council Secretariat staff, that you meet the requirements for registration, please make sure that you make an appointment before coming to the Secretariat offices with your relevant documentation.

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Our Interns and Resident Medical Officers are streamed into Medicine, Surgery or General training. Each major Tasmanian hospital runs an active Intern Education Program which is facilitated by the Directors of Clinical Training and Medical Education Advisors. This program provides support for the personal welfare of Interns and ensures that they receive quality supervision, feedback and experiences consistent with the requirements of registration.

The 2014 intake will be advertised in May 2013. Application forms and information will be available on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services; http://www. dhhs.tas.gov.au/career/home/medical/ junior_docs All applicants are encouraged to apply online and only need to apply once. Selection is made on merit and intern selection is based on application, interview and referee assessment. Referee reports, position descriptions containing our selection criteria and other relevant information will be available online. Offers will be out on July 29, 2013. Refusal of an offer in Tasmania will mean that you will be taken off any waiting lists for other Tasmanian hospitals.

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Rotations Emergency, Gen Med, Surgery (General, Orthopaedics, Vascular, Neuro), Urology, Medical Oncology, Rehabilitation, Cardiothoracics, Psychiatry

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Network Training Sites The Royal Hobart Hospital

BASIC INFORMATION • The Royal Hobart Hospital is the tertiary referral centre for all of Tasmania • Services a population of approximately 240,000 people, and has 510 beds (including 86 day only beds). • Has a comprehensive range of specialties

REASONS TO APPLY • Comprehensive paid week of orientation program • Weekly intern tutorial program • Career information evenings, cardiac arrest training updates and a one-day Paediatric Life Support Course

Contact Details Lynn Hemmings / Glen Paley (03) 6222 6784 stafflink@dhhs.tas.gov.au

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Rotations Emergency, medicine (general, respiratory, cardiology, rehabilitation, oncology, gastroenterology, renal, endocrinology), surgery (general, vascular, colorectal, orthopaedic, upper GI, urology, ENT, plastics)

Basic INFORMATION • Serves a population of 130,000, and a catchment of 240,000 for some specialties • All major specialties represented except neurology and cardiac surgery

Reasons to apply • Weekly intern tutorial meetings with core clinical information provided • Excellent staff amenities including gymnasium, squash court and a wellequipped medical officers’ common room • Mentoring program in place led by three Emeritus Consultants

Network Training Sites

Launceston General Hospital

North West Regional Hospital (Burnie) Mersey Community Hospital

Contact Details

Beth Mulligan (03) 6348 7343 beth.mulligan@dhhs.tas.gov.au

Dr Corinne Ginifer, Director Clinical Training (03) 6430 5933 corinne.ginifer@dhhs.tas.gov.au

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NEW ZEALAND All Australian graduates are eligible to work in New Zealand without having to sit further examination. New Zealand intern/house surgeon positions are offered to doctors by the 21 District Health Boards that administer the hospitals. In general, it is one health board per city, plus surrounding province.

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Rotations Emergency, General Medicine, General Surgery, Psychiatry, Relief

Basic INFORMATION • Serves a population of 100,000

Reasons to apply • Hospital is situated in a park-like setting in a magnificent position overlooking the Bass Strait • Subsidised rental accommodation is available adjacent to the Hospital and in nearby suburb

All of the health boards normally employ doctors under the same contract, so work conditions are comparable across the country. Wages are based on a pay scale that takes into account the hours expected to work. Job offers are allocated to graduates through a system called ACE (Advanced Choice of Employment), which ranks applicants preferences for where they want to work against DHB preferences for who they want to employ and matches you to your highest ranked DHB that will give you a position. For more information, go to www.newdoctors.co.nz

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