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CONTACT DETAILS Judith Martinez judith.martinez@nt.gov.au
ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL Predicted internship positions for 2017
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NETWORK TRAINING SITES Interns only at RDH; PGY2+ RDH, Darwin Private Hospital, Katherine Hospital, Gove Hospital ROTATIONS AVAILABLE General Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency, Head & Neck, Cardiology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Renal, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care BASIC INFORMATION The Royal Darwin Hospital has approximately 363 beds and more than 1700 staff and provides a broad range of services in all specialty areas to the Darwin urban population as well as serving as a referral centre to the Top End of the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South-East Asia. The Top End population serviced by the hospital is approximately 150,000.
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Darwin Hospital is the largest teaching hospital in the Northern Territory and is also recognised as Australia’s National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre. The hospital’s vision is to be rec-
ognised locally, nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence for the provision of high quality healthcare to the community and to fulfil its role as the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre. REASONS TO APPLY Weekly protected specific intern training, strong focus on indigenous health, infectious diseases/tropical medicine. Formal and informal teaching within rotations from consultants and registrars. Weekly hospital grand rounds. There is also the Top End Medical Society that offers peer support and organises regular social events. On site recreational facilities including gym, squash courts and 25m outdoor pool. CONTACT DETAILS Ian Royle JMO Manager hospitaldoctors@nt.gov.au