Internship Guide 2020 - Updated
***SECOND RELEASE WITH UPDATED INFORMATION*** The official guide to the 2021 Internship year. The 2020 Internship Guide was compiled entirely by medical students and junior doctors who have volunteered their time to ensure it is the most up to date source of information relevant to our final year medical students. We hope that the information within this guide will assist you in your internship application. Good luck, Class of 2020!
***SECOND RELEASE WITH UPDATED INFORMATION***
The official guide to the 2021 Internship year. The 2020 Internship Guide was compiled entirely by medical students and junior doctors who have volunteered their time to ensure it is the most up to date source of information relevant to our final year medical students. We hope that the information within this guide will assist you in your internship application. Good luck, Class of 2020!
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The Mackay Base Hospital is the referral hospital<br />
for our region, one of the most modern health care<br />
facilities in Queensland. It is a state of the art facility,<br />
equipped with leading-edge technology to assist us in<br />
providing the highest level of care to the people of the<br />
Health Service. Mackay also offers:<br />
• Exceptional hands-on training, development<br />
programmes, and on-site support.<br />
• First fully digital public hospital with medication<br />
management in a regional area<br />
• A state of the art training precinct<br />
• A new state of the art facility<br />
• Relocation expenses reimbursement<br />
• Excellent career opportunities for Generalist<br />
Medical Officers<br />
• Negotiation of elective terms (all requests are<br />
considered, but cannot be guaranteed)<br />
REASONS TO APPLY<br />
Are you looking at joining a friendly team in a sunny<br />
coastal location only 1 hour 20 minutes flight from<br />
Brisbane, Queensland? Then Mackay Hospital and<br />
Health Service is the place for you!<br />
• Mackay is a vibrant and exciting tropical city<br />
with close proximity to the Great Barrier Reef,<br />
Whitsunday Islands and some of the world’s most<br />
beautiful rainforests. Imagine a city with so many<br />
beaches that every weekend you could be visiting<br />
a different one! The Mackay region offers the best<br />
of the Australian experience in typical laid back<br />
“Aussie Style”.<br />
• Mackay Health Service District offers FREE<br />
Hospital Accommodation or a rental allowance<br />
for the first 4 weeks.<br />
• FREE on-site secure parking.<br />
• Flexible working arrangements, 76 hour fortnights,<br />
5 weeks annual leave, senior staff support and<br />
interaction across a variety of specialities, a<br />
professional team environment and great social<br />
events!<br />
• Mackay Base Hospital provides state-of-theart<br />
health facilities and services to ensure our<br />
employees can thrive and provide the best<br />
possible care to our community.<br />
• Discover Mackay’s arts and culture scene by<br />
visiting the award-winning Artspace Gallery, the<br />
MECC for world-class music, theatre and comedy<br />
shows, the newly developed Mackay Regional<br />
Botanical Gardens or the award-winning, 20<br />
kilometre Bluewater Trail.<br />
• Get out and enjoy Mackay’s many award-winning<br />
Restaurants, Bars, Clubs and Shops.<br />
CONTACT DETAILS<br />
Cathy Roberts<br />
Manager, MHHS Medical Workforce Unit<br />
Phone: (07) 4885 7517<br />
Email: Cathy.Roberts2@health.qld.gov.au<br />
MATER HEALTH<br />
SERVICE<br />
16<br />
PREDICTED 2021 INTERNSHIP<br />
POSITIONS<br />
NETWORK TRAINING SITES<br />
Mater and Queensland Children’s Hospital<br />
ROTATIONS AVAILABLE<br />
Core terms: Emergency, General Medicine, Respiratory<br />
Medicine, Colorectal Surgery, Breast & Endocrine<br />
Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Urology Surgery<br />
Non-core: Intensive care, Neonatology, O&G, Oncology<br />
and Palliative care, Paediatrics* (*15 of 16 Interns will<br />
have the opportunity to do their full non-core rotation<br />
in paediatrics)<br />
BASIC INFORMATION<br />
Located on the edge of the south of the Brisbane<br />
CBD, Mater enjoys a unique position in the QLD health<br />
care system. Mater is a healthcare leader committed<br />
to the integration of health, education and research,<br />
providing exceptional healthcare to more than 500,000<br />
patients annually. As a private, benevolent not-forprofit<br />
organisation, what gains we make go back<br />
into our business which is why we offer state of the<br />
art facilities, resources and training to advance your<br />
career and provide exceptional care to our patients<br />
and the community.<br />
REASONS TO APPLY<br />
• You’ll be part of a supportive, tight knit and social<br />
RMO community<br />
• Enjoy a dedicated RMO common room where you<br />
can meet, network and socialise with like-minded<br />
professionals<br />
• Extensive education and professional<br />
development opportunities, including:<br />
• three times a week, dedicated RMO education<br />
sessions – pager free<br />
• world class simulation training to enhance and<br />
develop clinical skills<br />
• extensive clinical supervision and mentoring from<br />
senior medical staff<br />
• access to specific courses in learning clinical<br />
supervision<br />
• grand rounds<br />
• career skills workshop<br />
• active Junior Doctor Society<br />
• secure RMO study space<br />
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