Interns
Establish a strong foundation for your career
Much of the learning during the intern year relates to
generic skills such as skills in assessing patients, formulation of
management plans, and accepting increasing responsibility within a supportive
and supervised environment
- Learn under the guidance of senior staff with a strong commitment to teaching
- RPH is a Primary Allocation Centre with Junior Doctor rotations to other metropolitan and rural hospitals including: Bunbury, Kalgoorlie and Port Hedland Regional Hospitals
- The intern year provides a broad range of medical/surgical experiences
- All interns rotate through Emergency Medicine
- Interns are not on-call overnight. The only interns who work overnight are those on shift in the Emergency Department
- Protected educational time for interns
- Weekly educational program for interns
- Established skills development programme for junior doctors including an on-site level 2 patient simulator
- Weekly grand rounds on Wednesdays
- A well-equipped library and computer lab on-site, and on-line access to Clinical Databases and texts
Interns applications
For all intern applications, visit the Postgraduate Medical Education of Western Australia (PMCWA) for important dates and information. Website
www.pmcwa.health.wa.gov.au/home/
Term Rotations
The emphasis for the intern year provides a broad range of medical/surgical experiences under the guidance of senior staff with a strong commitment to teaching.
There are also rotations to the Shenton Park Campus and Bentley in the Metropolitan Area. Country postings are to Port Hedland, Bunbury, and Kalgoorlie Regional Hospitals.
Applicants will be asked to indicate a preference for terms when an offer of employment is made.
RPH terms for interns are linked in order to provide balance and to meet the Medical Board of WA’s requirements for registration. Each intern participates in 5 rotations for the year.
Term dates for 2014 are as follows:
Term 1: 13/01/2014 - 23/03/2014 (10 Weeks)
Term 2: 24/03/2014 - 08/06/2014 (11 Weeks)
Term 3: 09/06/2014 - 17/08/2014 (10 Weeks)
Term 4: 18/08/2014 - 26/10/2014 (10 Weeks)
Term 5: 27/10/2014 - 11/01/2015 (11 Weeks)
Rotations include
- Anaesthetics
- Emergency Medicine
- Ear Nose Throat
- Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Geriatric Medicine
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- High Dependency Area
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology/ Stroke Unit
- Oral Maxillo Facial
- Orthopaedics
- Opthalmology
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- Plastic Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Respiratory Medicine
- Sexual Health
- Trauma
- Vascular Surgery
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Education Program
Royal Perth Hospital has protected educational program time for interns. This twice weekly program is overseen by consultants and senior registrars, and comprises in-depth discussion of clinical problems faced by the interns. There is also an active skills development program for junior doctors, including an on-site level 2 patient simulator. 
A Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, three Directors of Clinical Training, Senior Registrars in Medicine and Emergency as well as two Medical Education Officers oversee the Pre-vocational Training Program and provide educational, vocational and personal support for interns and resident medical officers at Royal Perth Hospital. Basic Physician and Basic Surgical Training programs are in place and are well supported.
There are weekly grand rounds on Wednesdays and Registrar Rounds on Fridays where interesting clinical material is presented. Individual department journals and textbooks complement a well-equipped library on site. The hospital has online access to Clinical Databases and texts.
Royal Perth Hospital is more than a set of buildings, it is a community of committed and highly trained people, working in many different specialty areas. We invite you to play a role in this leading team.
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