Internship Guide 2020 - Updated

Canberra Health Services (CHS)
95*
PREDICTED 2021 INTERNSHIP
POSITIONS
*6 of these are guaranteed to
NSW students
NETWORK TRAINING SITES
Canberra Hospital, Calvary Public Hospital, Goulburn
Base Hospital, South East Regional Hospital (Bega)
ROTATIONS AVAILABLE
General Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency
Medicine, Psychiatry, O&G, Cardiology, Endocrinology,
Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Hospital in the Home,
Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Neurology, Renal,
Respiratory Medicine, Geriatrics, Haematology,
Medical Oncology, Medical and Surgical Relief,
Cardiothoracic Surgery, ENT/ Maxillo-facial Surgery,
Neurosurgery, Plastics, Vascular Surgery, Urology, and
Orthopaedics
BASIC INFORMATION
Interns at Canberra Health Services (CHS) do four
terms a year. CHS offers highly competitive rates of
pay and excellent working conditions. Competitive
remuneration for medical officers, in addition to an
attractive education allowance are also offered to
interns and residents. Employee salary packaging with
the full Public Benevolent Institution FBT concession
is available. Some reimbursement of relocation
expenses is available to medical officers recruited
from interstate or overseas. The Canberra and Calvary
Hospitals are the home hospitals for this network. All
interns will have rotations at the Canberra Hospital.
The Canberra Hospital has approximately 606 beds
and busy outpatient clinics. It is a major tertiary trauma
and teaching hospital, associated with the ANU, and
covers many specialties. Calvary Public Hospital is a
162 bed public teaching hospital, also associated with
the ANU.
REASONS TO APPLY
CHS offers quality education and training conditions
in a large tertiary hospital, with opportunity for rural
rotations.
CONTACT DETAILS
Janelle Corey
Director, Medical Officer Credentialing, Employment
and Training Unit
Canberra Health Services
Phone: 5124 2507
Email: janelle.corey@act.gov.au
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