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

eMPlOyMent dAteS
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Flinders Medical
Centre and Mt gambier Hospital
Term 1: 09/01/13 - 02/04/13
(includes compulsory orientation)
Term 2: 03/04/13 - 11/06/13
Term 3: 12/06/13 - 27/08/13
Term 4: 28/08/13 - 05/11/13
Term 5: 06/11/13 - 14/01/14
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Lyell McEwin
Hospital, Modbury Hospital
Term 1: 10/01/13 - 02/04/13
(includes compulsory orientation)
Term 2: 03/04/13 - 11/06/13
Term 3: 12/06/13 - 27/08/13
Term 4: 28/08/13 - 05/11/13
Term 5: 06/11/13 - 14/01/14
FLINDERS HOSPITAL
72 interns PrediCted
rotAtions
Medicine: General Medicine,
Cardiology, Infectious Diseases,
Dermatology, Neurological
Rehabilitation, Gastroenterology and
Respiratory Medicine.
Surgery: Cardiac, Colorectal,
Vascular, Hepatobiliary, General,
Urology, Plastics, Orthopaedics, ENT
and Urology. Emergency. Optional
terms available in: Obstetrics &
Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry,
Urban General Practice, Rural
General Practice.
ContACt detAils
Medical Education officers:
Carol Mawby
Carol.Mawby@health.sa.gov.au
Therese Roberts
Therese.Roberts@health.sa.gov.au
Acting regional manager:
Lynne Burn Lynne.Burn@health.sa.gov.au
netWork trAining sites
Flinders Medical Centre
Noarlunga Health Service
Repatriation General Hospital
Margaret Tobin Centre
Urban General Practice, Aldgate
Rural General Practice Locations -
Jamestown, Murray Bridge, Berri and Victor
Harbour
bASiC infOrMAtiOn
• Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) is a 580 bed
specialist public teaching hospital and is part
of the Southern Area Adelaide Health Service
(SAHS) which includes Repatriation General
Hospital (RGH) and Noarlunga Health Service
(NHS). FMC is the major referral centre for
acute care and emergency services in the
southern region of Adelaide. It provides a
comprehensive range of services and is
one of two major trauma centres in South
Australia.
• There are five terms in the intern year of
10-11 weeks duration. Interns will rotate
from FMC to external sites at NHS, RGH or
General Practice locations. All interns will
rotate to an external site for at least one term
in their intern year.
reASOnS tO APPly
• The Trainee Medical Officer Unit (TMOU)
supports the professional and personal
welfare of the interns and general training
residents within the SAHS. It provides a well
structured educational program, including
world class simulation program and specialist
workshops.
• Weekly tutorial sessions are held on Tuesday
lunchtimes on a variety of clinical topics, time
which is protected from pagers.
• All interns are scheduled to attend
compulsory high fidelity simulation sessions
under the guidance of senior consultants
during the year and this program provides
time to practice and improve skills. This
training has been consistently rated by
interns as 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. There are also regular tutorials in
surgery, emergency medicine and radiology,
as well as a variety of journal clubs and
clinical case reviews on individual units.
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