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New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
7 January 2009
AMA Victoria this week welcomed the 508 new doctors who have begun work as interns in public hospitals across the state.
AMA Victoria Vice President Dr Harry Hemley congratulated the new interns on the transition and said the increase in intern places – from 461 in 2008 to 508 this year – would provide a much-needed boost to the state’s worsening medical workforce shortage.
“This year we have a record number of new doctors beginning work in the system and given the current workforce shortages and the state’s growing population, there has never been a better time for this boost to the system,” he said.
“These doctors will make an extremely valuable contribution to our hospitals and will provide much-needed support to experienced doctors who are working in the over-stretched public hospital system.
“Moving from study to medical practice is an exciting time, and while the new interns have finished their university studies, as doctors they will never stop learning.
“Victoria’s new doctors are highly trained, committed and hard working. They have a long road ahead of them and deserve our encouragement and support.”
On completion of a medical degree doctors must complete an intern year at a public hospital which includes ward rounds in a range of areas and country rotations. They are then able to undertake specialist training to become a physician, surgeon, general practitioner or psychiatrist.
Dr Hemley said AMA Victoria was pleased the Victorian Government had committed to providing increased intern places to cater for the growing number of medical graduates.
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Background:
The distribution of places for new doctors in Victoria is as follows:
|
Austin / Northern Health |
80 |
|
Ballarat Base Hospital |
18 |
|
Barwon Health |
33 |
|
Bayside Health |
47 |
|
Bendigo Health |
13 |
|
Eastern Health |
50 |
|
Gippsland Rural Consortium |
5 |
|
Goulburn Valley Health |
16 |
|
Melbourne Health |
52 |
|
Mildura Base Hospital |
3 |
|
Peninsula Health |
31 |
|
Southern Health |
66 |
|
St Vincent's Health |
43 |
|
Western Health |
51 |
|
Total |
508 |
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