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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areas, as well as the surrounding coral reefs. There<br />
are a great range of restaurants and cafes, fantastic<br />
beaches for surfing, diving, kite-surfing, snorkeling,<br />
sailing and fishing, great treks for bush walking,<br />
climbing and rainforest walks. In addition to a vibrant<br />
social life, the area also has plenty of shopping centres<br />
and local boutiques.<br />
CONTACT DETAILS<br />
Kara Somerville<br />
Senior Medical Education Officer<br />
Phone: (07) 5202 2996<br />
REASONS TO APPLY<br />
Toowoomba Hospital offers most major specialties,<br />
except neurosurgery and cardiothoracic surgery, with<br />
a wide range of postgraduate educational activities.<br />
In addition, the staff ratio of medical education for<br />
junior doctors is twice the state average. Toowoomba<br />
hospital places a large emphasis on supporting their<br />
junior doctors which is reflected in the retention<br />
rate. Toowoomba is known as the “Garden City” with<br />
beautiful parklands and reserves, and a pleasant,<br />
mild climate. It is also gaining a reputation for its arty<br />
laneways, superb coffee and vibrant cultural scene.<br />
Jennifer Crawford<br />
Principal MEO<br />
Phone: (07) 5202 3003<br />
Email: sc-intern-recruitment@health.qld.gov.au<br />
45*<br />
TOOWOOMBA<br />
HOSPITAL<br />
PREDICTED 2021 INTERNSHIP<br />
POSITIONS<br />
*10 of the positions will be offered<br />
through the Rural Generalist Pathway<br />
NETWORK TRAINING SITES<br />
Toowoomba Hospital, Stanthorpe Hospital, Warwick<br />
Hospital, Goondiwindi Medical Centre, Clifton Medical<br />
Practice, Downs Rural Medical Wyalla, St Andrew’s<br />
Toowoomba Medical Centre<br />
ROTATIONS AVAILABLE<br />
Core: Emergency Medicine, Medicine (General<br />
Medicine, Geriatric Adult Rehabilitation Stroke Service<br />
(GARSS), Surgery (General Surgery, Orthopaedics)<br />
Elective: Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics,<br />
Psychiatry, Ear Nose Throat, Anaesthetics, Intensive<br />
Care Unit, Rural Hospital term, Rural General Practice<br />
term<br />
BASIC INFORMATION<br />
Toowoomba Hospital, part of the Darling Downs<br />
Hospital and Health Service, is a 320 bed hospital<br />
providing surgical, orthopaedic, ENT surgery,<br />
ophthalmology, urology, obstetric, paediatric and<br />
neonatal care in Special Care Nursery, anaesthesia,<br />
intensive care and high dependency care medicine<br />
including gastroenterology, geriatrics, endocrinology,<br />
oncology, respiratory and renal, and emergency<br />
medicine. The Hospital has a large 59 bed acute<br />
Mental Health Unit.<br />
77<br />
CONTACT DETAILS<br />
Andrew McLean<br />
Intern Recruitment Coordinator<br />
Phone: (07) 4616 6350<br />
Email: DDHHS-Medical-Rosters@health.qld.gov.au<br />
Website: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/<br />
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TOWNSVILLE<br />
HOSPITAL<br />
71*<br />
PREDICTED 2021 INTERNSHIP<br />
POSITIONS<br />
*5 of the 71 positions will be<br />
offered through the Rural Generalist<br />
Pathway<br />
NETWORK TRAINING SITES<br />
Townsville Mater for core and non-core surgical<br />
terms, core medical terms, non- core cardiology,<br />
O&G/neonates or Intensive Care Unit<br />
A number of electives are offered outside the hospital:<br />
• Sexual Health<br />
• Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATODS)<br />
• Community Paediatrics<br />
• Ingham Hospital, Joyce Palmer Health Service,<br />
Charters Towers Hospital<br />
• General Practice Ingham<br />
ROTATIONS AVAILABLE<br />
Core: Emergency Medicine, Medicine (Available<br />
as: General Medicine, Gerontology - Acute Care<br />
Elderly (ACE), Gastroenterology, Renal Medicine),<br />
Surgery (Available as General Surgery, Colorectal,<br />
Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Urology, Vascular)<br />
Elective: (Min 5 weeks, Max 12 weeks)<br />
Electives are considered and allocated meritoriously:
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