Internship Guide 2020 - Updated

BASIC INFORMATION
Ballarat Health Services is the major provider of
hospital and healthcare services in Western Victoria.
Ballarat Health Services was formed in 1997 through
the merger of the Base Hospital (acute medical,
surgical, obstetric, paediatric, critical care and
emergency services), Queen Elizabeth Centre (aged
care, rehabilitation and palliative care) and Grampians
Psychiatric Services (acute, aged and community
psychiatric services).
Ballarat Health Services provides services to a
regional population of 200,000 people. Located in the
historic provincial city of Ballarat, just an 80 minute
drive from Melbourne; Ballarat Health Services
provides excellent hospital training and experience,
superb lifestyle and exciting career options.
REASONS TO APPLY
Ballarat Health Services is comprised of approx.370
acute beds (including 8 ICU/CCU beds, 23 ED beds, 3
resuscitation bays, and 67 acute mental health beds),
and 525 residential care and rehabilitation beds. It
can be a bit colder than average in Ballarat, but the
city offers great lifestyle opportunities, and living is
cheaper than in the metropolitan areas.
Interns receive an intensive orientation program.
Weekly intern training (protected time) takes place
under the auspices of the SIT and guided by the
Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors.
All interns receive BLS training early in the intern year.
HMO Training is a combination of formal lectures
(including regular Grand Round presentations),
bedside teaching, unit-specific teaching (M&M
meetings, pathology and radiology meetings,
multidisciplinary meetings) and online resources
and guides. More information can be found at: www.
educationresource.org.au A Mentor Program is also
available to interested Interns.
2019 CONTACT DETAILS
Mr David Channon
Manager Junior Medical Workforce
Email: medwork@bhs.org.au
Ms Marisa Wines
Medical Education Coordinator
Email: medical.education@bhs.org.au
BARWON HEALTH
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PREDICTED 2021 INTERNSHIP
POSITIONS
NETWORK TRAINING SITES
University Hospital Geelong, South West Healthcare
(Warrnambool Campus), Hamilton Base Hospital,
Colac Hospital, Ballarat Hospital, St John of God
(Geelong/ Warrnambool)
ROTATIONS AVAILABLE
General Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency,
Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, Radiation, Oncology,
Rehabilitation, Urology surgery, Vascular surgery,
Warrnambool Emergency and General Surgery
BASIC INFORMATION
Barwon Health is the largest Regional Health Service
provider in Victoria. It offers an extensive range
of general and specialist hospital, rehabilitation,
residential and community services to the Geelong
community and an increasing number of residents
across the Barwon South-Western region. Barwon
Health has over 1,000 beds, a budget in excess of
$800 million and a workforce of just over 7,000 staff.
Barwon Health University Hospital Geelong is a 488
acute bed teaching hospital affiliated with The Deakin
University Medical School. This is inclusive of 32 Acute
Mental Health beds, obstetrics, and paediatrics. There
are Professorial Departments of Medicine, Surgery
and Psychiatry. The Hospital positions are accredited
for basic and many advanced training programs.
REASONS TO APPLY
Barwon Health is a fantastic place to commence and
further a doctor’s career. It is one of Australia’s leaders
in acute pain. It also has one of the busiest EDs with
over 78,000 patients through the front door annually. In
Emergency, interns have opportunities to consolidate
clinical skills and reasoning essential in acute care.
Surgical departments are deeply involved in research
with opportunities for junior doctors to become
involved with their own projects in these departments
and publish studies. There are opportunities for
interns and residents to visit network training sites in
Southwestern Victoria, giving them occasion to travel
and experience areas serviced by Barwon Health.
CONTACT DETAILS
Karen Hamon
Manager Medical Workforce
Email: karenh@barwonhealth.org.au
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