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

WA
bASiC infOrMAtiOn:
• First hospital established in Western
Australia, and is the largest teaching hospital
• The State Trauma Centre at RPH provides a
full range of emergency services for adults
and serves as the state referral centre for
many specialties
• The Australian of the Year for 2005, Dr Fiona
Wood, is Director of the Burns Unit at Royal
Perth Hospital
• The Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2005
undertook the work for which the prize was
awarded, at Royal Perth Hospital
• Has 650 beds at the Wellington Street
Campus and employs approximately 400
senior and 400 junior medical staff
• Teaching and Research activities are an
integral part of hospital, which work closely
with the University of Western Australia
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health
Sciences.
• Royal Perth is situated on two sites: the
Wellington Street Campus, which is in the
heart of Perth City. Retail shopping, theatres
and dining are within easy walking distance
of the hospital. The Shenton Park Campus
(150 beds) is located 6km west of Perth City.
kings Park and the Swan River are close
netWork trAining sites
Royal Perth Hospital (Wellington Street
Campus and Shenton Park Campus)
Bentley Hospital
Bunbury Regional Hospital
Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital
Port Hedland Regional Hospital
50 Western Australia
to both campuses. Coastal beaches are 12
kilometres from the City.
reASOnS tO APPly:
• Clinical experience at Royal Perth is
characterised by exposure to a wide range of
medical and surgical specialties
• Diverse rotations including emergency
medicine and rural placements
• A supportive environment with an extensive
education program for interns
SIR CHARLES
gAIRDNER HOSPITAL
95 interns PrediCted
rotAtions
Emergency, general medicine,
specialist medicine (respiratory
medicine, rehabilitation/aged care,
psychiatry), general surgery, specialist
surgery (orthopaedics, plastics)
bASiC infOrMAtiOn
• located on a 28 hectare medical campus
adjacent to kings Park in Nedlands, 4
kilometres from the central business district
of Perth
netWork trAining sites
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Joondalup Health Campus
Swan District Hospital
Hollywood Private Hospital
Osborne Park Hospital
Geraldton Regional Hospital
Port Hedland Hospital
ContACt detAils
Trish Li
Medical Education Officer
Phone: (08) 9346 7969
Email: trish.li@health.wa.gov.au
• A distinguished record in patient care,
teaching and research
• Associated with the nearby University
of Western Australia, as well as Curtin
University, The University of Notre Dame and
edith Cowan Universities
• 650 bed tertiary hospital that employs
nearly 400 junior medical staff and offers all
specialties other than paediatrics and O&G
• There will be further substantial growth on the
site over the next few years as services move
to the campus as part of the citywide clinical
redevelopment plan.
• key focus areas of clinical practice include
emergency medicine, liver transplantation
surgery, neurosurgery, oncology/
haematology and respiratory medicine
reASOnS tO APPly
• Provides a quarantined, structured intern
teaching program throughout the year
• Important bedside and unit based teaching is
a part of the culture of the hospital
• Interns have access to a number of facilities
including library and the Doctor’s Common
Room (DCR) 24 hours a day. The DCR has
computers, TV, couches, pool table, regular
morning teas, regular Friday night drinks
and other social functions organised by Sir
Charles Gairdner Hospital Resident Medical
Officers Society