Intern and Residents Guide 2012 - The Australian Medical Students ...
Intern and Residents Guide 2012 - The Australian Medical Students ...
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ASiC infOrMAtiOn<br />
• Cairns Base Hospital is the major referral<br />
hospital <strong>and</strong> health care facility in an area<br />
covering approximately 335,000 km.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> hospital serves a population of 138,725,<br />
which is growing at an annual rate of 5.5<br />
percent<br />
• Services include all major health specialties<br />
(medicine, surgery, women’s health,<br />
paediatrics <strong>and</strong> mental health) <strong>and</strong> more than<br />
30 subspecialties.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> hospital also is a major provider of<br />
outreach specialist services to remote<br />
<strong>and</strong> rural areas, including obstetrics <strong>and</strong><br />
gynaecology, anaesthetics, orthopaedics,<br />
general medicine, renal medicine, diabetes<br />
<strong>and</strong> thoracic medicine.<br />
netWork trAining sites<br />
Cairns Base Hospital<br />
Atherton Hospital<br />
Douglas Shire Multi-Purpose Health Service<br />
in Mossman<br />
Babinda Hospital, Cooktown<br />
ContACt detAils<br />
Ph: +61 7 3139 5435<br />
TPCH-<strong>Medical</strong>-Recruitment@health.qld.<br />
gov.au<br />
netWork trAining sites<br />
Prince Charles Hospital<br />
THE PRINCE CHARLES<br />
HOSPITAL<br />
20 interns PrediCted<br />
rotAtions<br />
Core terms:General Medicine,<br />
Thoracic Medicine, Geriatric Medicine<br />
<strong>and</strong> Extended Care, General Surgery<br />
Cardiothoracic Surgery,<br />
Orthopaedics, Emergency Medicine<br />
Elective Terms: Cardiology,<br />
Respiratory, Orthopaedics, Hip<br />
Fracture, Geriatrics/Rehabilitation,<br />
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Palliative<br />
Medicine<br />
bASiC infOrMAtiOn<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Prince Charles Hospital within Northside<br />
Health Service District is the major tertiary<br />
level cardiothoracic referral hospital for<br />
Queensl<strong>and</strong>, the largest such unit in Australia.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Prince Charles Hospital is located 20<br />
minutes from Brisbane city centre, close to<br />
a major shopping centre <strong>and</strong> one hour drive<br />
from the Sunshine <strong>and</strong> Gold Coasts.<br />
reASOnS tO APPly<br />
• Staff are entitled to free car parking <strong>and</strong> free<br />
access to a swimming pool on campus. “<strong>The</strong><br />
Breeze Café”, located on hospital grounds, is<br />
a popular place to meet up with colleagues.<br />
• Places great emphasis on medical education<br />
<strong>and</strong> junior doctor training. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Medical</strong><br />
education Unit offers a complement<br />
of training programs to assist ongoing<br />
professional development of junior doctors.<br />
• A specifically designed Resident Training<br />
Program is held twice a week in protected<br />
time.<br />
• Further programs include the Thoracic<br />
education Program, life Support Training,<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong> Rounds Program <strong>and</strong> the Basic<br />
Trainee <strong>Medical</strong> Registrar Program.<br />
• In order to receive feedback on their clinical<br />
progress junior doctors undergo a formal<br />
assessment process with their supervisors<br />
every 5 weeks.<br />
TOWNSVILLE HEALTH<br />
SERVICE DISTRICT<br />
61 interns PrediCted<br />
rotAtions<br />
Emergency Medicine, General<br />
Medicine, General Surgery (TTH<br />
& Mater Hospital) Orthopaedics,<br />
Anaesthetics, Psychiatry, General<br />
Practice, Haematology, <strong>Medical</strong><br />
Oncology, Palliative Care,<br />
Endocrinology, Rheumatology,<br />
Radiology, Rehabilitation,<br />
Gastroenterology, Neurology,<br />
Infectious Diseases, Renal, O&G,<br />
Paediatrics, Sexual Health<br />
ContACt detAils<br />
Dr Monica Trujillo<br />
Deputy EDMS <strong>Medical</strong> Education Officer<br />
Ph (07)4796 1053<br />
Monica_Trujillo@health.qld.gov.au<br />
<strong>Intern</strong> <strong>and</strong> Resident’s <strong>Guide</strong> 27<br />
QLD
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