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What salary (a range) can you realistically expect to make in internship?

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What salary (a range) can you realistically expect to make in internship?

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How do you know who to address in your cover letter - can you write "dear whom it may concern"

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are there any reserved spots for cat 2 or are cat 2 only offered spots that are left over after cat 1s are allocated

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Is it bad to use a reference from 4th year e.g. gp?

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Is it bad to use a reference from 4th year e.g. gp?

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Is it really bad to have both references from the same rotation. What if you have 2 amazing ones from the same rotation?

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Is it really bad to have both references from the same rotation. What if you have 2 amazing ones from the same rotation?

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For the CV, if you have done an honours year, can you list it in both the qualifications and research sections? 

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For the CV, if you have done an honours year, can you list it in both the qualifications and research sections? 

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For cat 2 applicants, how likely is it to get first or second preference? I've been hearing people get their 7th and 8th preferences etc :(

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do we have to write about placements? on our CV

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do we have to write about placements? on our CV

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Can we only preference 3 health services for intern applications? Thx

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Can we only preference 3 health services for intern applications? Thx

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can you preference sunshine vs footscray hospital for rotations? (Western)

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can you preference sunshine vs footscray hospital for rotations? (Western)

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What portion of interns do a rural rotation?

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What portion of interns do a rural rotation?

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are there research opportunities at western?

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are there research opportunities at western?

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How did you find being a Monash student at a Melbourne placement site 

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How did you find being a Monash student at a Melbourne placement site 

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what type of demographic do you see at western?

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When you say lack of handholding, how does that look as an intern? 

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When you say lack of handholding, how does that look as an intern? 

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What did you emphasize in your cover letter to go to western, esp coming from Monash and having not been placed there

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What did you emphasize in your cover letter to go to western, esp coming from Monash and having not been placed there

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Is it true that living location and being multilingual is more favourable for applications to Western Health? 

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Is it true that living location and being multilingual is more favourable for applications to Western Health? 

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Did you still get much of a life outside of interning while at western

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Did you still get much of a life outside of interning while at western

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Are there any Cat2, Cat3 interns at Western?

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Are there any Cat2, Cat3 interns at Western?

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What was the primary driver for your decision to apply to Western Health?

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Is western better at leaning towards bpt, surg, critc care etc?

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Is western better at leaning towards bpt, surg, critc care etc?

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How did you find stepping up to very long shifts/work hours? Any tips?

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How did you find stepping up to very long shifts/work hours? Any tips?

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How many Cat2 and cat3 applicants usually get in?

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How many Cat2 and cat3 applicants usually get in?

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Do all hospital networks have locum shifts available for interns?

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Do all hospital networks have locum shifts available for interns?

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Does st vs regulate OCP distribution and TOPs? How does it affect delivery of care for female pts in comparison to something like Monash Health?

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How hard is it to find research rurally?

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How hard is it to find research rurally?

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is it paper based or do they have an EMR?

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is it paper based or do they have an EMR?

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was there theatre time for interns at St Vs on surgical rotations? 

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was there theatre time for interns at St Vs on surgical rotations? 

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Do you know how the 2 year internship and 2 year contracts changes the ability to leave hospital sites e.g. move to st vincents

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Do you know how the 2 year internship and 2 year contracts changes the ability to leave hospital sites e.g. move to st vincents

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What's minimum number of rural rotations you get to do as an intern?

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What's minimum number of rural rotations you get to do as an intern?

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Why didn't you intern rural or regionally?

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Why didn't you intern rural or regionally?

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How did you decide South West region vs other VRGP regions?

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is it possible to do psych in intern year?

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Have you heard much about VRGP vs other RGP across the country?

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Did you manage to do a lot of procedures like cannula, chest tube, etc.?

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How difficult was it to find accomodation?

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How difficult was it to find accomodation?

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What do you think are the most important factors when considering which health service is best for you?

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What do you think are the most important factors when considering which health service is best for you?

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If you want to do a very specific rotation like neurosurg or cardiothoracics does doing internship at one of the big four really matter? Is it a big disadvantage to go somewhere rural for example?

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If you want to do a very specific rotation like neurosurg or cardiothoracics does doing internship at one of the big four really matter? Is it a big disadvantage to go somewhere rural for example?

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what was the overtime like? was it paid or unpaid largely?

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How many priority 2 interns were there last year?

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How many priority 2 interns were there last year?

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Do you have any tips for CV construction and do you know whether different hospitals look for different categories within the CV

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Do you have any tips for CV construction and do you know whether different hospitals look for different categories within the CV

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How easy is it to get an intern position at Peninsula if you have never been there in med school? 

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How easy is it to get an intern position at Peninsula if you have never been there in med school? 

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are you able to get interventional radiology as am intern rotation?

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What are the questions you mentioned in the application process?

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is there a psych rotation for internship

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is there a psych rotation for internship

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just wondering, how is the busyness of ED measured? we also heard frankston had the biggest ED...?

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How valuable are your rotations in affecting your decision making regarding specialty interest?

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How valuable are your rotations in affecting your decision making regarding specialty interest?

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Is there any preference filtering (e.g. top 3)?

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Is there any preference filtering (e.g. top 3)?

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How did you go from intern at northern straight to BPT from internship at another health service. I was under the impression that the major centres like Alfred and Monash tend to take their own interns for BPT preferentially.

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how high a preference would be 'reasonably high'?

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how high a preference would be 'reasonably high'?

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Does northern health prefer melb uni candidates over monash? how many monash students are in the intern cohort

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Do you get subsidised parking at your hospital?

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Do you get subsidised parking at your hospital?

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Rural vs Metro pros and cons? Does going to a metro site really help career progression?

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Rural vs Metro pros and cons? Does going to a metro site really help career progression?

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realistically how easy/hard is it to move to another hospital network after intern/early HMO years?

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How does the new system work in terms of matching for cat 2 individuals, would there be reserved spots from the hospitals or it differs between different health services?

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What are some honest negatives of working at the hospital?

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Does the 2 year contract mean we have to stay at the same site for two years? Or can you move after internship?

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Does the 2 year contract mean we have to stay at the same site for two years? Or can you move after internship?

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How much overtime did you need to work at your hospital in internship?

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If you want to move somewhere else after first year of internship in your current hospital, do you feel like there would be any barriers?

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If you go to a rural hospital as an intern is it possible to come back to one of the big four for HMO2?

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If you go to a rural hospital as an intern is it possible to come back to one of the big four for HMO2?

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Is paeds rotation available in peninsula in PGY 1 & 2?

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Are there any rural rotations in internship in Peninsula?

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Are there any rural rotations in internship in Peninsula?

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Do you know how Peninsula filter the internship applications? do you need to put it as top 3 to be considered

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Have you found that interns at peninsula have to work a lot of overtime due to factors such as understaffing or high patient demand given the large geographical area that peninsula covers?

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How good is the hot spring discount?

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Do you need to have Austin in your top 3 to be considered? 

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Do you need to have Austin in your top 3 to be considered? 

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Do most people commute or live near the hospital instead?

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are there any Cat2, Cat interns at Austin?

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are there any Cat2, Cat interns at Austin?

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Did you feel involved and a valuable part of the team

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Is it really true that hospitals preference students that have had placements there? I have heard very mixed things about this...

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Is it really true that hospitals preference students that have had placements there? I have heard very mixed things about this...

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How hard was it to get to the Alfred for BPT? Would starting at the Alfred have made career progression easier?

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How hard was it to get to the Alfred for BPT? Would starting at the Alfred have made career progression easier?

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Is there O&G exposure at the Austin?

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does austin only consider top 3 preferences?

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does austin only consider top 3 preferences?

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Do I have to do overtime? Is going home on time an option?

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How well supported do you feel by your service? 

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How well supported do you feel by your service? 

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How hard is it to intern at peninsula and then move to a hospital that has some specialties that are not provided at peninsula for HMO2? e.g. the big 4

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Some sites only offer 2 year contracts. Does this mean you cannot leave after 1 year?

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Some sites only offer 2 year contracts. Does this mean you cannot leave after 1 year?

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What kind of intern are ther looking for in the applications?

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What kind of intern are ther looking for in the applications?

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Do you know if it was very difficult for people to secure an anaesthetic rotation in internship?

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Do you know if it was very difficult for people to secure an anaesthetic rotation in internship?

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Why did you decide to move for BPT? And why the Alfred?

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Are there any Cat2, Cat3 interns at St Vincent?

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Are there any Cat2, Cat3 interns at St Vincent?

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Is it true that we need 'perfect' 4/4 references to be considered competitive? Do you know of candidates that didnt have all 4s that still got internship jobs at more competitive health services? 

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Is it true that we need 'perfect' 4/4 references to be considered competitive? Do you know of candidates that didnt have all 4s that still got internship jobs at more competitive health services? 

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Do you feel that staff from diverse backgrounds (eg. people from the queer community) are welcome at St V's? Please don't take this the wrong way, I have never heard any negative comments in this regard, I just did not see diversity being discussed in their info night.

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How important is choosing your internship location, especially in regards to getting a job/moving hospitals PGY2 and beyond?

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What are the qualities, skills and achievements of interns most valued in a clinical setting?

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What are the qualities, skills and achievements of interns most valued in a clinical setting?

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does western filter applications to those that preferenced it as top 3/5?

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does western filter applications to those that preferenced it as top 3/5?

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Does Austin have Paeds or Psych rotation? 

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Does Austin have Paeds or Psych rotation? 

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are there no barriers to applying to alfred bpt from another hospital?

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did you have to move close to peninsula for internship?

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I've heard it's best to keep your CV to 4 pages and not to elaborate much on individual CV items - would this be accurate?

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what made you want to work at your current hospital? Or, what helped you make the decision to put your current hospital down as your first choice for internship?

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Is there dedicated theatre time for interns?

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do you know how many R2 & R3 positions there were in 2023?

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will there be compulsory/unavoidable rotations to places other than Frankston? e.g. Rosebud

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will there be compulsory/unavoidable rotations to places other than Frankston? e.g. Rosebud