Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) say they are excited to welcome 39 new medical interns to the region, ‘providing a welcome boost to the local health workforce’.
In a media release, NNSWLHD say, ‘The medical interns are joining teams at Lismore Base Hospital and Tweed Valley Hospital, where they will work and learn from District’s highly skilled and experienced medical staff’.
‘Having completed their orientation, the junior doctors are already providing care to local patients and much needed support to the region’s hardworking health staff.
Interns are medical graduates who have completed their medical degree and are required to complete a supervised year of practice in order to gain general registration.
‘The interns will work with and learn from NSW Health’s experienced and highly skilled medical staff in one of the world’s best health systems.
‘The new doctors starting their internship will be entering a training program with networked hospitals throughout the state, providing formal and on-the-job training.
‘They receive two-year contracts to rotate between metropolitan, regional and rural hospitals to ensure the diversity of their experience.
The interns also rotate across different specialties during the intern year, including surgery, medicine and emergency medicine’.
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