Internship Guide 2020

ST VINCENT’S
HEALTH
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NETWORK TRAINING SITES
St. Vincent’s Hospital, Royal Children’s Hospital,
Werribee Mercy Hospital, Hamilton Hospital,
Warrnambool Hospital, Swan Hill Hospital
ROTATIONS AVAILABLE
St Vincent’s Anaesthetics, Cardiology,
Hospital Cardiothoracics (cardiac and thoracics),
DOS, Colorectal, Emergency, General
Medicine, Geriatrics, Hepatobiliary/
Upper Gastrointestinal, Respiratory,
Oncology, Nights (medical and surgical),
Palliative Care, Plastic Surgery,
Rehabilitation, Renal, Respiratory,
Stroke, Urology
Royal
Children’s
Hospital
PREDICTED 2021 INTERNSHIP
POSITIONS
St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne is
committed to providing part-time
Internship positions.
General Medicine / Short Stay Unit
Education & Learning support an optimum learning
environment for all Junior Medical Staff.
Affiliated with the University of Melbourne, St.
Vincent’s Hospital has Professorial Chairs in
Medicine and Surgery, Dermatology, Pathology,
Neurosciences and Drug & Alcohol Studies. There
is an associated Institute of Medical Research
and Microsurgery Research Unit. St. Vincent’s also
provides a community based adult psychiatric
service in the Inner Urban and Eastern Section of
Melbourne.
REASONS TO APPLY
St Vincent’s Hospital offers a three day orientation
program for the new Intern cohort each year. This
orientation program is designed to make individuals
feel welcomed and safe at our Health Service
through lectures, skills workshops and a shadow
shift with an outgoing Intern. St Vincent’s Hospital
provides a robust Education Calendar incorporating
practical-, theoretical- and simulation-based
learning throughout the year in accordance with
the Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior
Doctors.
St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne is renowned for
its excellent surgical & physician training programs.
We are particularly proud of our physician’s exam
pass rates which on average is 90- 100%, well above
the 55-60% Australian average
Werribee
Mercy
Hospital
Swan Hill
Hospital
Hamilton
Base
Hospital
Warrnambool
Hospital
TBD
Emergency, General Surgery
General Surgery, General Medicine
General Medicine, Plastics/
Ophthalmology
St Vincent’s Hospital includes a state-of-the-art
Education centre and a clinical skills laboratory and
also employs a dedicated Medical Education Officer
whose sole responsibility is facilitating ongoing
education of Junior Doctors.
CONTACT DETAILS
Medical Workforce Recruitment
Phone: (03) 9231 1877
Email: MWFU.Enquiries@svhm.org.au
BASIC INFORMATION
St. Vincent’s Hospital, under the auspice of the Sisters
of Charity, employs over 550 medical staff in junior
training positions in a wide range of specialty areas,
and boasts an outstanding position in Australia with
regard to success rates in both the physician, surgical
and subspecialty examinations.
Our Inpatient capacity of 800 beds and Outpatient
facilities support an outstanding patient care model,
and staff in the Medical Education Team, in
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