Intern and Residents Guide 2012 - The Australian Medical Students ...
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WESTERN HEALTH<br />
65 interns PrediCted<br />
rotAtions<br />
General Medicine, General Surgery,<br />
Emergency, Aged Care, Addiction<br />
Medicine, Cardiology, Infectious<br />
Diseases, Orthopaedics, Plastic<br />
Surgery, Psychiatry, Respiratory <strong>and</strong><br />
Sleep Disorders, Night Duty<br />
ContACt detAils<br />
Colette Geaney<br />
HMO Manager<br />
Phone Number : (03) 8345 6951<br />
Colette.Geaney@wh.org.au<br />
bASiC infOrMAtiOn<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Western Health is a large organisation<br />
consisting of more than 4,800 staff that<br />
work each day to improve the overall health<br />
of people across Melbourne’s West. WH<br />
is a busy Health Network located in one<br />
of the fastest growing, <strong>and</strong> most ethnically<br />
diverse, regions in Australia. Western Health’s<br />
catchment extends from Footscray <strong>and</strong> out<br />
to the growth corridors of Caroline Springs,<br />
Melton, Sunbury, Werribee <strong>and</strong> beyond.<br />
• employs 260 consultants <strong>and</strong> 320 junior staff<br />
in a complete range of specialties covering<br />
children, adults <strong>and</strong> the aged care.<br />
• Western Health offers the Migrant Screening<br />
Service for the city of Melbourne <strong>and</strong> a drug<br />
<strong>and</strong> alcohol program at the DASWest service.<br />
netWork trAining sites<br />
Western Hospital<br />
Sunshine Hospital<br />
<strong>The</strong> Williamstown Hospital<br />
Wodonga Hospital<br />
Mildura Base Hospital<br />
Wangaratta Hospital<br />
ALBURy WODONgA<br />
HEALTH<br />
2 interns PrediCted<br />
rotAtions<br />
General Medicine, General Surgery,<br />
Emergency, Anaesthetics, Psychiatry<br />
bASiC infOrMAtiOn<br />
• Albury-Wodonga Health Service is Australia’s<br />
only cross-border public health service that<br />
services a catchment area of approximately<br />
150,000 people.<br />
• Will give interns a wide range of clinical<br />
experience augmented by a well-developed<br />
education program<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re are two full 12 month intern post<br />
available amongst 11 other interns that are<br />
rotated from Western Health (VIC) <strong>and</strong> St<br />
George <strong>and</strong> Rural Preferential Recruitment<br />
posts (NSW)<br />
ContACt detAils<br />
Karen Dixon<br />
HMO Manager<br />
Ph: 02 6051 7322 or 02 6051 7470<br />
karen.dixon@awh.org.au<br />
MURRAy TO<br />
MOUNTAINS<br />
5 interns PrediCted<br />
rotAtions<br />
General Medicine, General Surgery,<br />
Emergency <strong>and</strong> GP<br />
bASiC infOrMAtiOn<br />
• New intern program proposed in 2011 for the<br />
rising numbers of interns<br />
• <strong>Intern</strong>s work closely with GPs <strong>and</strong> visiting<br />
specialists during 5 rotations - two of these<br />
are 10 week rotations at GP clinics<br />
• Focus on small rural health services as<br />
learning environments <strong>and</strong> is geared towards<br />
doctors wanting rural careers<br />
netWork trAining sites<br />
Core - Northeast Health Wangaratta, Albury<br />
Wodonga Health (Wodonga Campus)<br />
PGPPP -Bright <strong>Medical</strong> Centre, Cobram<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Clinic, Falls Creek <strong>Medical</strong> Centre,<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Centre of Numurkah, Mount,<br />
Hotham <strong>Medical</strong> Centre, Mount Beauty<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Centre,Yarrawonga Denis <strong>Medical</strong><br />
Group,Yarrawonga <strong>Medical</strong> Clinic<br />
ContACt detAils<br />
Wendy Ralph<br />
wendy.ralph@ydhs.hume.org.au<br />
<strong>Intern</strong> <strong>and</strong> Resident’s <strong>Guide</strong> 47<br />
VIC
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