The 黑料吃瓜网 Government is ensuring that every citizen across 黑料吃瓜网 has the best access to healthcare through a $107 million hospital internship program preparing the health workforce of the future, Minister for Health Brad Hazzard said today.
鈥淭oday鈥檚 new medical interns will be working enthusiastically and ensuring our community gets the health services it needs,鈥� Mr Hazzard said.
鈥淭he 黑料吃瓜网 Liberals and Nationals Government has rebuilt 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 economy and we鈥檙e able to use that strong economic performance to support the world-class health system that we have here in 黑料吃瓜网.鈥�
Mr Hazzard welcomed some of the 992 medical graduates undertaking internships in 黑料吃瓜网 Health this year during his visit to the North Coast today.
Under the 黑料吃瓜网 Rural Preferential Recruitment pathway, 131 medical graduates will spend the majority of their first two years working in a rural setting. The 2017 intern intake includes 12 Aboriginal medical graduates.
黑料吃瓜网 guarantees intern positions to all domestic medical graduates of 黑料吃瓜网 universities. As well, 黑料吃瓜网 provides internships to many graduates from interstate universities and, where possible, international full-fee paying medical graduates.
Interns complete compulsory terms in the specialties of medicine, surgery and emergency through a network of metropolitan, regional or rural hospitals, as well as GP practices.
Albury (5), Armidale (3), Bathurst (5), Belmont (12), Broken Hill (2), Bulli (4), Calvary Mater (22), Coffs Harbour (19), Dubbo (12), Griffith (2), Gosford (36), Hunter New England Mental Health (5), John Hunter and the Royal Newcastle Centre (55), Lismore (14), Maitland (6), Manning (6), Orange (16), Port Kembla (1), Port Macquarie (16), Shellharbour (3), Shoalhaven (8), Tamworth (16), Tweed Heads (18), Wagga Wagga (22), Wollongong (49) and Wyong (29). Bega (2) and Goulburn (4) are filled via the ACT intern training network.
Auburn (10 positions), Balmain (3), Bankstown-Lidcombe (27), Calvary Health Care Sydney (2), Camden & Campbelltown (19), Blacktown-Mount Druitt (47), Blue Mountains (2), Concord (33), Canterbury (10), Hawkesbury (3), Liverpool (41), Fairfield (10), Hornsby (17), Manly (8), Mona Vale (10), Nepean (54), Prince of Wales (37), Royal North Shore (44), Royal Prince Alfred (46), Ryde (11), St George (43), St Vincent鈥檚 (29), Sutherland (24) and Westmead (70).