Out of 52 medical graduates who have just embarked on their internship at south west Sydney hospitals, 43 were assigned to Liverpool Hospital.
As one of the biggest hospitals in Australia, Liverpool received the lion’s share of the interns.
State Member for Holsworthy, Melanie Gibbons, who dropped in to welcome the interns at Liverpool Hospital, said there were 983 intern places across NSW in 2016, a new benchmark.
“It is a privilege to go to Liverpool Hospital each year to meet these graduates,’’ the Holsworthy MP said.
It is exciting to be there to see them at the beginning of their journey as doctors,” Ms Gibbons said.
“The start of an internship is a key milestone in the life of every young doctor and I can only imagine how nervous and excited they must be.’’
Ms Gibbons was accompanied by the general manager of Liverpool Hospital, Ms Robynne Cooke.
[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]“We are fortunate they are starting their internship at Liverpool Hospital,’’ the Liberal MP said afterwards.[/social_quote]
“I wish them well during their time here and hope they can enjoy all our local community has to offer.”
NSW is the only state to offer two-year employment contracts to medical graduates commencing their internship.
Over these two years, the junior doctor rotates through a network which includes metropolitan, rural and regional hospitals.
This exposes them to a range of clinical scenarios at the outset of their training and supports them to complete their compulsory internship rotations in medicine, surgery and emergency.
Having gained general registration, the interns continue their second year of networked training as residents.
NSW’s unique Rural Preferential Recruitment Scheme will enable 115 medical graduates to spend the majority of their first two years working in a rural setting.
