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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• Protected teaching time and mandatory training<br />
through flexible online modules<br />
• Clinical research opportunities via UQ and<br />
Queensland Institute of Medical Research<br />
• Easy access to transport with the RBWH bus<br />
station, Bowen Hills train station and the RBWH<br />
cycle centre<br />
• Facilities include an education centre, common<br />
room, library, multiple food and retail outlets,<br />
childcare<br />
CONTACT DETAILS<br />
Louise Penfold<br />
Medical Recruitment Officer<br />
Centre for Medical Officer Recruitment and Education<br />
Phone: 07 3646 5321<br />
E: rbwh-rmo-recruitment@health.qld.gov.au<br />
SUNSHINE COAST<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
HOSPITAL<br />
54*<br />
PREDICTED 2021 INTERNSHIP<br />
POSITIONS<br />
*2 of the 54 positions will<br />
be offered through the Rural<br />
Generalist Pathway<br />
The Sunshine Coast District sometimes funds<br />
additional intern positions, but the exact number for<br />
2021 has not been confirmed.<br />
NETWORK TRAINING SITES<br />
Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Nambour General<br />
Hospital, Maleny Hospital, Gympie Hospital<br />
ROTATIONS AVAILABLE<br />
Core: Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, General<br />
Surgery<br />
Electives: Anaesthetics, Department of Emergency<br />
Medicine (DEM), O&G, Paediatrics, Acute Geriatrics,<br />
Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Mental<br />
Health, Oncology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurology,<br />
Ortho-geriatrics, Peri-Operative Medicine, Renal<br />
Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Stroke Medicine, Ear<br />
Nose and Throat, Orthopaedics, Urology, Vascular<br />
Surgery, and Rural term (Maleny). These are also<br />
available as core rotations.<br />
BASIC INFORMATION<br />
The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Services<br />
offer a combination of a major tertiary teaching<br />
hospital experience, medium and smaller hospital<br />
rotation options which facilitate an excellent and<br />
broad intern and junior doctor training program;<br />
while retaining a friendly and collegiate learning<br />
environment. Interns have 2 hours of protected intern<br />
teaching each week, as well as many departmental<br />
education opportunities in each rotation.<br />
The Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH)<br />
opened in March 2017 with 450 beds, is expanding<br />
to 600 beds during <strong>2020</strong>, and is predicted to expand<br />
further to 800+ beds by 2022. (758 beds were built<br />
at SCUH – and wards are being progressively opened<br />
as required). The university hospital further enhances<br />
the reputation of the SCHHS as an excellent learning<br />
environment for junior doctors. The health service<br />
provides ‘state of the art’ clinical facilities, senior staff<br />
specialists, education and research facilities.<br />
The expanding Sunshine Coast Hospitals & Health<br />
service is able to offer a wide range of clinical<br />
experiences and numerous extra job opportunities<br />
and vocational career paths for doctors of all levels.<br />
The area covered by our health service has fantastic<br />
surfing beaches, tropical rainforests and rural<br />
hinterland areas. It is located 95 km north of Brisbane<br />
and is home to the national icons of Noosa Heads<br />
and Fraser Island, services a population of about<br />
410,000 people. This number expands greatly in<br />
holiday seasons. Sunshine Coast University Hospital<br />
is the primary hospital that interns will be allocated<br />
to, though there are opportunities to do rotations at<br />
Nambour, Maleny and Gympie Hospitals.<br />
REASONS TO APPLY<br />
The great learning opportunities and lifestyle in this<br />
area result in a consistent retention rate of over 90%<br />
of interns choosing to stay on for their house officer<br />
years and beyond. Our hospitals provide great learning<br />
opportunities, including dedicated junior doctor<br />
teaching programs and engaged senior clinicians.<br />
With the SIM skills centre at SCUH, and pocket SIM<br />
labs at Nambour and Gympie Hospitals and Medical<br />
Education Unit staff at these sites, everything is<br />
focused on individualising each intern and house<br />
officers’ clinical learning opportunities. An active<br />
research department and program at SCUH provides<br />
plenty of research opportunities and support for junior<br />
doctors. This training site also offers a rich social<br />
lifestyle – the Sunshine Coast Junior Doctor Society<br />
organises boat trips, balls, social drinks and other<br />
activities. It also organises an annual RMO Careers<br />
Expo and is a strong advocate on intern and junior<br />
doctor issues. The Sunshine Coast offers a unique<br />
blend of metropolitan sophistication, friendly regional<br />
hospital atmosphere and the relaxed Sunshine Coast<br />
lifestyle. It is close to surfing beaches, rainforest<br />
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