AMSA 2023 Internship Guide

government policies both state and federal that affect you – all of which affect how
you balance a rewarding day’s work with a satisfying home and social life.
To practise effectively, you will not only need to know how to diagnose and treat a
patient, you will need to understand industrial relations, human resources, and the
laws surrounding medical practice and ongoing education. AMA Queensland is
focused on providing this support to you, so that you can be confident and
unhindered in providing high quality care to your patients.
During your intern year, we will provide you with workplace support to ease the
transition, and our team will help you navigate any problems with rosters, overtime,
overpayment or underpayment, bullying and harassment.
With our union partner, the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation
Queensland (ASMOFQ), we also negotiate your employment agreement during
your Resident Medical Officer (RMO) years and make sure you get the terms,
conditions and salary that you deserve.
We work with doctors, hospitals, and the state and federal governments to make
the system better for doctors in training.
Each year our Committee of Doctors in Training conducts the Resident Hospital
Health Check, an anonymous survey that asks early career doctors in Queensland
about their experiences and compares hospitals around the state. Be sure to have
your say in this year’s survey.
AMA Queensland is the only organisation that does all of this for you, and gives you
the opportunity to have your say and make a difference to our profession and our
patients’ outcomes. That’s why I joined the AMA 11 years ago – to give back and help
make that difference.
AMA Queensland is the coordinated and public voice of all doctors in Queensland.
We can only do that with members who bring fresh ideas and energy to help us
work for doctors, patients and the community. I encourage you to join – and I
encourage you to seriously consider general practice as your specialty. But I’m
biased.
I wish you the best of luck for an exciting, enthralling and extremely satisfying
career.
Dr Maria Boulton
AMA Queensland President