About our hospitals:
Port Macquarie Hospital
- Port Macquarie is the focal point of the Hastings area and the regional
centre of the mid north coast.
- Situated 420km north of Sydney (only a one hour flight), it boasts one of
the best climates in Australia.
- Registrars are supported by a dynamic physician group actively
interested in teaching. The staff are keen to foster long-term relationships
with trainees so they come back and work in the region.
- 161 beds incorporating ICU/CCU, Neonatal ICU, Paediatrics, Obstetrics,
Surgical, Short Stay, Medical Rehab, Medical/Palliative and Mental Health.
- UNSW has an established rural medical school at Port Macquarie for
senior medical students.
- Port Macquarie has been appointed as the prestigious Fourth City of the
Arts and there is a wide range of accommodation, shops, clubs and pubs as
well as several award-winning restaurants.
Prince of Wales Hospital
- Prince of Wales is a part of the Randwick Hospital Campus, adjacent to
Sydney Children's Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women and Prince of Wales
Private Hospital.
- A tertiary and quaternary service with a full range of services as well
as one of the largest Interventional Cardiac Services, Renal Transplantation
on site, HIV Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Thalassaemia service,
comprehensive Epilepsy service, Spinal Medicine and the State's Hyperbaric
chamber.
- Significant ambulatory care and outpatient exposure with 140,000
outpatient attendances each year.
- Average of over 800 beds on the Randwick Hospital Campus (with 500 in
the adult public hospital).
- Access to higher research degrees in a range of specialties such as
Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Respiratory Medicine and many
more.
- The University of New South Wales is located on an adjoining campus,
with many clinical academics on site including a strong academic Neurology
unit.
- Situated in vibrant multicultural Randwick, located 15 minutes from
Sydney's CBD and Bondi and Coogee beaches, easily accessible by public
transport.
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Shellharbour Hospital
- Located only 15 minutes south of Wollongong, Shellharbour offers the
benefits of a rural placement, serving a population of 50,000 with the
advantage of city life only minutes away.
- Shellharbour Hospital has 75 beds (60 medical) and a 5 bed High
Dependency Unit.
- Close links with Wollongong hospital, the referral centre for
higher-level care, and is located within close reach of a regional shopping
centre, beautiful beaches, the rural hinterland, and the highlands.
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Sydney Hospital
- Located in Sydney's CBD, Sydney Hospital has a busy Emergency Department, a
variety of outpatient clinics and a number of medical wards. Sydney is a
tertiary referral institution for ophthalmology and a referral centre for hand
surgery.
- A busy general medicine department is serviced by general physicians each of
whom are actively engaged in clinical practice in one of the following
subspecialties: Neurology; Respiratory Medicine; Allergy; Gastroenterology;
Cardiology; Rheumatology; Endocrinology; and Renal Medicine.
- The hospital operates in a close-knit, friendly community which provides an
excellent environment for training. Physicians are actively involved in FRACP
training at all levels and there is enthusiastic involvement, support and
training from all physicians.
- Easy access to teaching sessions at Prince of Wales Hospital in conjunction with
a local training program.
- The Hospital is adjacent to the Domain and State Gallery and within walking
distance to Circular Quay, Sydney Opera House and restaurants.
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Wollongong Hospital
- Serving a population of approximately 300,000, this major teaching and
referral hospital is located in Wollongong's CBD. A major teaching hospital with
435 beds and a referral centre for the Illawarra region.
- The growing population means there are abundant opportunities for long-term
medical careers in the Illawarra region. Advanced training opportunities are
currently available in Geriatrics, Renal Medicine, Neurology, General Medicine,
Gastroenterology and Oncology.
- As the medical school at the University of Wollongong continues to develop,
Wollongong Hospital is strengthening its links with the University, providing
opportunities in research and teaching to hospital staff.
- Wollongong, only one hour's drive south of Sydney, is located on a spectacular
coastline with easy access to beaches and national parks. Cafes and restaurants
are located along the coast taking advantage of the sea views.
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