Rotations and specialty areas
Your training may include rotations in Rockhampton, Gladstone and Yeppoon hospitals, and Theodore and Emerald GP practices.
As well as your required core terms in surgery, general and emergency medicine, you may also experience:
- orthopaedics
- geriatrics and rehabilitation
- palliative care
- mental health
- paediatrics
- cardiology
- renal
- obstetrics and gynaecology
- community health
- rural general practice.
Benefits of being our intern
The benefits of being an intern in our region include:
- a 2 week long orientation program
- protected weekly teaching sessions
- department and specialty specific teaching
- research opportunities and access to research skills development programs
- guidance and mentoring from medical education officers, registrars, and directors
- career pathway planning
- near to peer mentoring program
- membership to CQHHS RMO Society
- access to courses in advanced life support (ALS), neoResus, paediatric ALS, ultrasound guided cannulation, and communication and patient safety.
You’ll also have an orientation weekend at a beach resort to network with your fellow interns and experience the region.
Help with your move
If you're relocating, we may be able to help you with accommodation and costs including:
- four weeks shared accommodation on arrival
- reimbursing the costs of domestic flights
- contributing towards other travel and relocation costs.
If you need a working visa, you'll need to apply for a Temporary Graduate visa (Subclass 485).
Find out about our other workplace benefits including remuneration, salary packaging and flexible work arrangements.
Hear from our team
Dr Nathan
Dr Nathan came to us as an intern in 2022. He is completing his advanced skill training year in anaesthetics at Rockhampton Hospital on the Rural Generalist pathway.
He has already secured a job for next year working half and half between Anaesthetics in Rocky and at Capricorn Coast Hospital.
He says the exposure to patients and cases is one of the best things about working in a regional centre like Rockhampton.
“You get to learn more here than in Brisbane. The Anaesthetic Department is a supportive learning environment.”
Another big plus is being able to choose rotations.
“I essentially got every term I wanted in the past three years. Consider coming to Rocky because of the ability you get onto training early and get the jobs you want rather than delaying for years.”
Dr Viveeka
Originally from Canada, Dr Viveeka came to Rockhampton as a medical student. She completed her intern year last year and is currently working in anaesthetics on rotation.
“There’s lots of hands-on experience. As a medical student I did lots of cannulas and was never afraid to do a night ward call because I had already had plenty of supervised practice.”
Dr Viveeka says she did arterial blood gas tests, a chest drain, a lumbar puncture and lots of intubations – all skills that she would not have been exposed to so early in her career in a big city hospital.
“You have more one-on-one interactions with consultants and registrars, and they give a lot of assurance and ensure you are well trained for when you are on your own.
“I also help to run surgical lists with the consultants which is amazing. In the city you’re competing with more senior doctors, but in regional areas like Rockhampton the consultants know you by your first name.
“The nursing staff and allied health staff are amazing, and all staff are really welcoming. It’s great.
“The Medical Education Unit are wonderful, and they work with you to understand your goals and they try to help you get your rotations to help work towards those goals.”
Dr Shaheel
Dr Shaheel is from Sri Lanka and came to Rockhampton Hospital to do his intern year in 2021.
He loves it, and he’s still here, working in the Surgical Department.
“As a doctor-in-training I get much more exposure to hands-on procedures. I get to excise skin lesions, do open hernia repairs, laparoscopic surgery, and assist in surgeries. I’ve done more than 10 appendectomies, and I treat abscesses.”
“It’s improved the way I see patients, I work more efficiently, and my skills are growing, and you get so much more confidence in the operating theatre.”
“You won’t get that in a big city where there are fellows and registrars all competing for cases. In a tertiary centre you would only be doing paperwork in the beginning.”
Outside of work he’s made a lot of friends in the community. “I am a member of the Rockhampton Tamil Cricket Team. There are a lot of Sri Lankans and Indians in the community – that’s also keeping me here.”
Information sessions
You can join one of our intern information sessions at Rockhampton Hospital.
For more information email the Medical Education Unit at MEU_Rockhampton@health.qld.gov.au or call 07 4920 6332.
Apply
Find application dates and information about the recruitment and selection process on the Queensland Health website.
Contact our recruitment team for general enquiries.
- Phone 07 4920 6229
- Email CQHHS_JMORecruit@health.qld.gov.au