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

WA
Western Australia
The Postgraduate Medical Council of Western
Australia (PMCWA) aims to provide leadership
for the education and training of prevocational
doctors in Western Australia (WA). The
PMCWA works closely with the primary
allocation centres to support and facilitate
medical students applying for intern training
positions in WA. There are three primary
allocation centres in WA – Fremantle Hospital,
Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner
Hospital.
With the introduction of the Health Practitioner
Regulation National Law Act 2009, Western
Australia intern registration now lies with the
Medical Board of Australia. Further details
about the Medical Board can be obtained from
their website: www.medicalboard.gov.au.
Interns are required to complete 48 weeks
of clinical training (exclusive of any time off
for sick or annual leave). Ten days of study
leave is available within the 48 weeks of
clinical training. The Medical Board and
PMCWA require all interns to undertake a
balanced mix of clinical experience, which
will include terms in medicine and surgery. A
term in emergency medicine is desirable but
not essential. The PMCWA also encourages
interns to gain exposure in a range of health
service settings, including large teaching,
outer metropolitan, regional, rural and remote
and private hospitals. In addition to their award
salary, interns also receive a $4371 annual
professional development allowance, payable
pro rata fortnightly.
48 Western Australia
HOW dO i APPly?
The WA Intern Application Process is an
online application process consists of seven
sections. You must complete all sections for
your application to be considered. You apply
online at the WA Job Board website: www.
jobs.wa.gov.au. To find out to apply for a
WA Intern position, please visit the PMCWA
website, www.pmcwa.health.wa.gov.au.
WHO dO i need tO uSe AS My
refereeS?
You require two referees and these would
normally be Consultants who know you. You
should advise them that you would like them
to be a referee and ensure that they will be
able to speak about your performance. If you
are unable to have a consultant as a referee,
you may ask a Registrar to be a referee.
WHAt if i WOuld like tO dO A
rurAl rOtAtiOn?
The Rural Practice Pathway (RPP) was set
up to provide a clear pathway into rural
training and a career in rural medicine for
junior doctors with a specific interest in
rural medicine. The RPP comprises of a
collaboration of those organisations involved
in undergraduate and postgraduate medical
training. These include the WA Country
Health Service (WACHS), WA General Practice
Education and Training (WAGPET), the Rural
Clinical School, Rural Health West (RHW),
the Postgraduate Medical Council of WA
(PMCWA) and Doctors In Training (DITs).
The Rural Preference Program allows a rural
rotation block of two or three rotations that
are attached to your employing PAC. This
rural rotation block will provide you with an
opportunity to work closely with consultants
and find about more about the region. Your
PAC will still offer rural rotations to interns that
are not a part of the Rural Preference Program
however. You will be able to express an
interest to do rural rotations and be considered
in the Rural Preference Program during your
internship in the intern application process.
You can apply for up to 4 rotations rurally. A
length of 1 rotation is available at all regional
hospitals; 2 at all regional hospitals with
Fremantle and SCGH; 3 at Albany Regional
Hospital; and 4 at Bunbury Regional Hospital.
For the 2013 WA Intern Application Process,
applications open 7 May 2012 and close
at 5.00 pm (WAST) 8 June 2012 (Note: late
applications will NOT be accepted).