AMSA 2023 Internship Guide
UPDATE: Please use the following link to see new updated information from St John of God Healthcare (Western Australia) and Northeast Health (Victoria)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cMRLLnHZ4YvOyVqwlj2wBdGpIi5bgz3I/view?usp=sharing
Hello everyone (especially class of 2023)! The 2023 edition of the AMSA Internship Guide is now available to read! This is the AMSA guide for the 2024 clinical year.
This guide could not have been possible without the contribution of medical students, hospital management teams, interns, AMA and many other people volunteering their time to update the information. For example, we have added eight new health networks across all states and territories to the internship guide.
Good luck to the class of 2023! We hope that the information within this guide can be beneficial for you during your internship applications.
If you have any queries or feedback about the guide, please do not hesitate to email pdo@amsa.org.au.
UPDATE: Please use the following link to see new updated information from St John of God Healthcare (Western Australia) and Northeast Health (Victoria)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cMRLLnHZ4YvOyVqwlj2wBdGpIi5bgz3I/view?usp=sharing
Hello everyone (especially class of 2023)! The 2023 edition of the AMSA Internship Guide is now available to read! This is the AMSA guide for the 2024 clinical year.
This guide could not have been possible without the contribution of medical students, hospital management teams, interns, AMA and many other people volunteering their time to update the information. For example, we have added eight new health networks across all states and territories to the internship guide.
Good luck to the class of 2023! We hope that the information within this guide can be beneficial for you during your internship applications.
If you have any queries or feedback about the guide, please do not hesitate to email pdo@amsa.org.au.
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
QLD NEW GRAD PERSPECTIVE So… You’ve just finished medical school. All those late-night study sessions, Maccas runs and empty threats of giving up the whole profession to start a goth indie punk rock band have cumulated in this moment. You are walking across the stage in your ridiculous wizard robe, trying with all of your might to not trip over as you collect your hard earned degree… when a dreadful thought crosses your mind. What now?... What if these past long years were the easy part? Am I going to be scolded at every turn by the senior registrar as I am unable to recall the innervation of the stapedius muscle? The answer…? No. Internship is not like that, well at the very least not in my experience. What have I learnt? People are actually pretty nice As a general rule the hospital is one giant clump of organised chaos where everyone is trying their best. For the most part everyone wants you to succeed. If you are nice they will be nice in return this goes for nurses, consultants and even the ortho reg’s. The hospital will continue to run without you. Not that your contributions as an intern aren’t valuable and appreciated, but at the end of the day the hospital will go along running just fine without you. So make sure you make the most of your time off and don’t feel sorry for doing so! You always have more time than you think As a general rule medicine attracts a group of people pleasers we want to provide the best health care we can as fast as we can. It can be stressful dealing with a sick patient but it is important to take a deep breath and work through things in a logical manor. Sure, you probably shouldn’t start making a coffee as your MET pager is going off… but you always have more time than you think. My big 3 tips YOU are MORE than just a Doctor Now I want you to read that again, I know it’s crazy! you’ve just spent a ridiculous amount of time obtaining that elusive doctor tag but you were more than that before becoming one and you’re more that that now. Medicine can be a tough road full of hard work, burn out, and self doubt but you are allowed to put yourself first and it is exactly what you should do. Ask for help There will be times in your internship that you will feel out of your depth and this is normal, in fact it is expected. You are an intern not a consultant and you’re not expected to have all the answers. If you are uncomfortable at any stage no one will blame you for saying “I need help”. This is in no way a show weakness or incompetence. In fact, it identifies an important skill of knowing your limitations. YOU ARE MORE THAN A DOCTOR Surprise it’s number 1 again. If you’ve made it this far in your medical career you are under no disillusion the added stresses that face doctor’s and the increased risk of suicide and mental health problems we face. Please look after yourselves, and look after each other. You are more important than the job it is not weakness and not a lack of ability so if you need a break or even need to get away from medicine altogether just do it. As you will notice none of these tips involved individual bits of knowledge or skills to cram before you start. You have graduated and you are ready! I wish you all the best for your internship and I hope you have a great time. Dr Jack Bryant
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QLD NEW GRAD<br />
PERSPECTIVE<br />
So… You’ve just finished medical school. All those late-night study sessions, Maccas<br />
runs and empty threats of giving up the whole profession to start a goth indie<br />
punk rock band have cumulated in this moment. You are walking across the<br />
stage in your ridiculous wizard robe, trying with all of your might to not trip over as<br />
you collect your hard earned degree… when a dreadful thought crosses your<br />
mind. What now?... What if these past long years were the easy part? Am I going<br />
to be scolded at every turn by the senior registrar as I am unable to recall the<br />
innervation of the stapedius muscle? The answer…? No. <strong>Internship</strong> is not like that,<br />
well at the very least not in my experience. What have I learnt?<br />
People are actually pretty nice As a general rule the hospital is one giant<br />
clump of organised chaos where everyone is trying their best. For the most<br />
part everyone wants you to succeed. If you are nice they will be nice in return<br />
this goes for nurses, consultants and even the ortho reg’s.<br />
The hospital will continue to run without you. Not that your contributions as an<br />
intern aren’t valuable and appreciated, but at the end of the day the hospital<br />
will go along running just fine without you. So make sure you make the most<br />
of your time off and don’t feel sorry for doing so!<br />
You always have more time than you think As a general rule medicine attracts<br />
a group of people pleasers we want to provide the best health care we can as<br />
fast as we can. It can be stressful dealing with a sick patient but it is important<br />
to take a deep breath and work through things in a logical manor. Sure, you<br />
probably shouldn’t start making a coffee as your MET pager is going off… but<br />
you always have more time than you think.<br />
My big 3 tips<br />
YOU are MORE than just a Doctor Now I want you to read that again, I know<br />
it’s crazy! you’ve just spent a ridiculous amount of time obtaining that elusive<br />
doctor tag but you were more than that before becoming one and you’re<br />
more that that now. Medicine can be a tough road full of hard work, burn out,<br />
and self doubt but you are allowed to put yourself first and it is exactly what<br />
you should do.<br />
Ask for help There will be times in your internship that you will feel out of your<br />
depth and this is normal, in fact it is expected. You are an intern not a<br />
consultant and you’re not expected to have all the answers. If you are<br />
uncomfortable at any stage no one will blame you for saying “I need help”. This<br />
is in no way a show weakness or incompetence. In fact, it identifies an<br />
important skill of knowing your limitations.<br />
YOU ARE MORE THAN A DOCTOR Surprise it’s number 1 again. If you’ve made<br />
it this far in your medical career you are under no disillusion the added stresses<br />
that face doctor’s and the increased risk of suicide and mental health<br />
problems we face. Please look after yourselves, and look after each other. You<br />
are more important than the job it is not weakness and not a lack of ability so if<br />
you need a break or even need to get away from medicine altogether just do<br />
it. As you will notice none of these tips involved individual bits of knowledge or<br />
skills to cram before you start. You have graduated and you are ready! I wish<br />
you all the best for your internship and I hope you have a great time.<br />
Dr Jack Bryant
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