Internship Guide 2020

services in Medicine and Geriatrics. TPCH is home
to the second largest Emergency Department in Qld
and the largest non-tertiary Paediatric Emergency
Department in Australia, a large 60 bed mental health
facility and a 16 bed paediatric ward.
REASONS TO APPLY
TPCH is a tertiary hospital with access to all the major
specialties and is particularly ideal for those interested
in Basic Physician Training, critical care, Surgery
including general, orthopaedic and cardiothoracic
Surgery. Many research opportunities are provided for
the novice researcher. The Intern Education Program
are run once per week in protected time and includes
practical skills workshops. General education
programs are also available including Advanced Life
Support [Australian Resuscitation Council certified]
and weekly Grand Rounds. There is a wide range
of unit specific training sessions on a weekly basis.
There will be a full week intern orientation prior to
commencement. It is a large hospital with a friendly
culture and smaller numbers of juniors compared
with senior medical officers providing a great learning
experience.
CONTACT DETAILS
Wendy Raven
Principal Medical Education Officer
Phone: (07) 3139 4870
Email: TPCH-medical-education@health.qld.gov.au
Website: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/tpch/
careers/medical-careers/guide/internship
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PRINCESS
ALEXANDRA
HOSPITAL
2020 INTERNSHIP
POSITIONS
NETWORK TRAINING SITES
Princess Alexandra Hospital (PA), Redland Hospital
(RL), Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH)
ROTATIONS AVAILABLE
Core terms can be at PA/RL: Emergency Medicine,
Internal Medicine (including geriatrics, spinal injuries),
General Surgery (including breast & endocrine,
colorectal, upper GI, HBP, acute surgical unit,
orthopaedics, vascular, urology).
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Non-core: Anaesthetics, Brain Injury, Cardiology,
Clinical Pharmacology, Dermatology, Endocrinology,
Gastroenterology, Mental Health, Neurosurgery, O&G
(RL), Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics (PAH), Paediatrics
(QCH), Palliative Care, Pathology, Plastic Surgery,
Respiratory, Renal, Spinal Injury, Transplant, Urology
(PAH).
BASIC INFORMATION
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is a tertiary referral
teaching hospital, providing comprehensive services
to the southwestern area of Queensland. The PA is
an 800-bed hospital located 4km from the CBD in
Woolloongabba. It provides the full range of adult
specialty services (excluding O&G) and serves a
culturally and linguistically diverse patient population.
Innovation is part of our DNA and in November 2015,
the PA became Australia’s first large-scale digital
hospital. In a world first, 2 robotic x-ray machines have
been installed in the Emergency Department resus
rooms – this provides live, high-quality images with
efficiency and minimal patient movement. As a major
trauma centre, we have a retrieval service with helipad
located on the roof of the hospital building, which
incorporates a high-speed lift that travels directly
into a resus room. The PA has the only secure health
unit specifically for Queensland prisoners requiring
general hospitalisation and treatment. We are the
major centre for liver and kidney transplantation and
home to some state-wide services e.g. melanoma
and sarcoma service. It is nationally recognised for
its expertise in digital health and telehealth. There
are strong links with the co-located research facility,
the Translational Research Institute (TRI), as well as
collaborations with The University of Queensland and
Queensland University of Technology. The PA is a
popular choice and is usually over-subscribed in the
Queensland intern and RMO recruitment campaigns.
REASONS TO APPLY
The PA is a busy hospital that attracts those who
are keen to learn and keen for a challenge. We
provide excellent supervision, teaching across a
broad range of disciplines and training for the digital
hospital system. While there are plenty of research
opportunities available, in your first year working as
a doctor, we encourage all our interns to focus on
getting the medicine right. There are some off-site
rotations to our network hospitals on the southside
at the QEII and Redland hospitals. The QEII Hospital is
in Coopers Plains, a family friendly suburb only 12km
from the CBD. It is just a short drive to the culinary
delights of Brisbane’s Chinatown in Sunnybank.
Redland Hospital is located on Brisbane’s Bayside,
a 30-minute drive from the CBD. There are lovely
Bayside restaurants, coastal bike and walking trails,
plus access to beautiful North Stradbroke Island.