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Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre
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Intern Training
Intern Madeleine Trott’s eleven weeks
working with Coleraine G.P. Brian
Coulson allowed her to learn more of
country practice, gain additional hands
on medical training and sample Bush
Nursing in Balmoral.
Madeline or “Doctor Maddie” as she was
known to clients at the Balmoral Bush
Nursing Centre, is part of a University of
Adelaide Program, which places training
medicos in country areas. The
Coleraine- Casterton Medical Group
educated her as part of her internship at
the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The
Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre benefits
from this program through their 28 year
partnership with the Coleraine-Casterton
Medical Group.
“Our aim is to expose these students to
as much rural practice as we can in the
hope they appreciate rural life and may
even consider a career in rural medicine.
But it’s also about exposing the
community to highly motivated and
intelligent young doctors,” Dr. Coulson
explained.
In addition to her work in western
Victoria and South Australia, Dr. Maddie
completed a general internship in Kenya
and an obstetrics rotation in the UK.
Time in Mt. Gambier and the York
Peninsula hadn’t prepared her for the
physical landscape here, “The region is
so beautiful, I couldn’t believe it.”
“I’m really glad I
came. Everyone is so
friendly and go out of
their way to make
things happen. It’s
been fun to be in a
place where people
recognize you. As an
intern at a hospital,
you are pretty much
at the bottom of the
pile,” said Dr. Maddie.
During her time with Dr. Coulson she
was impressed with the high level of
independence and the opportunities
country practice gives interns to try a bit
of everything. She knew nothing of Bush
Nursing. “I’m very impressed with Bush
Nurses. They are very skilled and it’s
impressive if you’ve only worked with
nurses within the hospital system.”
“I’m really glad I came. Everyone is so
friendly and go out of their way to make
things happen. It’s been fun to be in a
place where people recognize you. As
an intern at a hospital, you are pretty
much at the bottom of the pile,” said Dr.
Maddie.
In addition to Dr. Maddie, Dr.
Christopher (Chi Yuen) Wong, Dr. Bianca
Djurdjevic, Dr. Sonia Cherian, and Dr.
Matthew Hauser are all University of
Adelaide interns who will engage with
patients at the Balmoral Bush Nursing
Centre during the year.
Below: Dr. Greta Prozesky assists in the
training of intern Dr. Bianca Djurdjevic
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