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Service & Registration
Interns are in postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) and are provisionally registered by the Medical Board of the Northern Territory. Full registration is granted after successful completion of 48 weeks of service, which includes a minimum of 10 weeks in each of the core terms of:
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Emergency Medicine
Intern year at RDH consists of 5 terms of 10-11 weeks duration so you will undertake two further elective terms. Elective terms available for 2012:
- Orthopaedics
- Head & Neck Surgery
- Paediatrics
- Renal Medicine
- Palliative Care Medicine
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Cardiology
- PGPPP*
Intern year at ASH consists of 4 terms of 12-13 weeks duration so you will undertake one further elective term from:
- Paediatrics
- Renal Medicine*
- Psychiatry*
- ICU*
* indicates accreditation still pending
Orientation
Interns undertake a 5 day Orientation program prior to commencing ward duties. The orientation is largely hands-on and interactive. Key elements include cultural competencies, use of the extensive electronic health systems used throughout the hospital, and an introduction to management of unique and complex patient presentations.
Orientation to specific terms and the team you will be attached to takes place towards the end of Orientation week.
Supervision
All junior medical officers are supervised to enable them to develop the capacity to practice independently. Each department has a term supervisor who is responsible for coordinating and ensuring intern training and supervision. Each intern has a clinical supervisor who is a member of their team and who provides supervision in their day to day work.
Interns will meet with their supervisors at the start, middle and end of each term to ensure goals are shared and achieved. The end of term assessment is a formal assessment which contributes to gaining full registration at the end of your intern year.
Your supervisors are available to advise on professional issues as well as patient management.
Training
Royal Darwin Hospital is a teaching hospital, with strong links to the Flinders University and James Cook University Medical Schools, and provides a comprehensive training program for junior medical officers. You will be expected to attend weekly protected training sessions tailored to immediate needs as well as covering broader areas of professional development.
In each of the terms you undertake during the year, you will receive weekly formal and informal teaching sessions from consultants and registrars. Most departments will have formal grand rounds, journal clubs and specific sessions such as radiology meetings each week, and you will be expected and supported in attending these.
There is a general focus for training and experience in PGY1 and PGY2, enabling you to consolidate your knowledge, skills and experience, as well as provide you with opportunities to explore potential careers. The training and experiences in these two years follow the Australian Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors. In PGY2 and beyond you will be offered the opportunity to follow pathways that prepare you for vocational training programs. Opportunities for rural and remote practice are a key feature of these pathways.
How to Apply
APPLICATIONS FOR 2012 INTERNSHIPS WILL OPEN ON 1 JUNE 2011 AND CLOSE ON 27 JUNE 2011.
To apply please forward a completed application form along with your current CV and three referee reports to [click here to send email].
- Intern Application Form - PDF (Adobe PDF document - 51KB) or Intern Application Form - Word (114KB)
- Format for CV (134KB)
- Referee Report Form - PDF (Adobe PDF document - 38KB) or Referee Report Form - Word (125KB)
International Medical Graduates are not eligible to apply for Intern positions in the Northern Territory.
For general enquiries regarding intern applications please email [click here to send email].
National Audit of Internship Acceptances for Clinical Year 2012
In order to assist States and Territories with the filling of intern positions for 2012, a national audit of internship acceptances for clinical year 2012 will occur. Information disclosed will be restricted to name, date of birth, university attended or attending, email address, contact number, and residency status.
The information will not be used to influence or determine the outcome of an applicant's application. This information may be used by States and Territories to determine whether applicants have accepted multiple positions. Specific information will not be disclosed to persons not involved in the audit.
Applicants who are identified as having accepted more than one position may be contacted and asked to confirm, by a certain date, which position they plan to take up for the internship commencing in 2012. Applicants are able to access any of the information held on them.
Should you wish to opt out of this process, please email:hospitaldoctors@nt.gov.au
