Intern and Residents Guide 2012 - The Australian Medical Students ...

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
• A flexible JMO Unit which is accommodating
when it comes to issues involving overtime
shifts, annual leave, etc
• All rotation hospitals, save the rural
placement (Shoalhaven), are within
30minutes of Wollongong – reducing daily
commuting times.
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• Friendly and approachable consultants who
are keen to teach and enjoy helping JMOs
progress past their residency years
• Weekly intern teaching sessions covering the
various medical and surgical fields
• You may also get an opportunity to become
a mentor for a medical student and help with
their clinical development
• A real sense of community as a large number
of interns, residents and registrars attend out
of hospital events and activities together
• 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
NETWORK 12
HUNTeR NeW eNGlAND
50+ interns PrediCted
rotAtions
Emergency, O&G, Acute General
Surgical Unit, General Surgery,
Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery,
Cardiothoracics, Vascular Surgery,
General Medicine, Cardiology,
Neurology, Radiation Oncology,
Palliative Care, Oncology,
Clinical Haematology, Geriatrics,
Rehabilitation, Durg and Alcohol,
Gastroenterology, Respiratory,
Nephrology, Rheumatology,
Pathology, Psychiatry, Paediatrics,
High Dependency, Intensive Care,
Anaesthetics, PGPPP
bASiC infOrMAtiOn
• largest hospital network in NSW for JMOs
with a wide range of hospitals
• -The main John Hunter complex includes
The John Hunter Hospital (550-beds, 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 Mater and Belmont Hospitals
• Rural rotations to Maitland (45min away),
Tamworth (2 hours away), Manning (Taree,
netWork trAining sites
Armidale Rural Referral Hospital
Belmont District Hospital
Calvary Mater Newcastle
The Mater Hospital
John Hunter Hospital
The Maitland Hospital
Manning Rural Referral Hospital
Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital
Royal Newcastle Centre
Reliance Medical Practice, Wyoming
(PGY2),Charlestown Surgery, Charlestown
(PGY2), Scone Medical Practice, Scone
(PGY2), Northwest General Practice,
Tamworth (PGY2), Barber St Medical
Practice, Gunnedah (PGY2), Newcastle
Mental Health Service (Newcastle West)
2 hours away) and Armidale (4 hours away)
Hospitals
• Affiliated with University of Newcastle and
University of New england Medical Schools
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• JMO Unit is very helpful, approachable and
well-organised
• Protected weekly teaching sessions that are
video-conferenced to rural sites, as well as
hospital grand rounds
• 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 15 minute drive to work
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