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Should I use a reference that gave 2/4 for clinical skills with good comments or do you really need 3+?

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Should I use a reference that gave 2/4 for clinical skills with good comments or do you really need 3+?

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I heard that there is an internal recommendation system for Alfred consultants to recommend medical students. How does the system work and does it affect internship competitiveness? 

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I heard that there is an internal recommendation system for Alfred consultants to recommend medical students. How does the system work and does it affect internship competitiveness? 

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Is it competitive to get onto BPT training for Alfred interns?

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Is it competitive to get onto BPT training for Alfred interns?

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Is is hard for students other than category 1 and 2 to apply Alfred's Internship?

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Is is hard for students other than category 1 and 2 to apply Alfred's Internship?

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Any buzzwords for cover letter?

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I heard Alfred is not very hands on for internship, and doesn't prepare you well for more demanding roles in the future. Would you think that's true?

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I heard Alfred is not very hands on for internship, and doesn't prepare you well for more demanding roles in the future. Would you think that's true?

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how many cat2/3 interns does alfred have? 

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how many cat2/3 interns does alfred have? 

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does alfred only consider consultant references?

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does alfred only consider consultant references?

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I've heard some questionable things about Alfred culture... how's your experience been with seniors and huge competitiveness?

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I've heard some questionable things about Alfred culture... how's your experience been with seniors and huge competitiveness?

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Did you find it was easier to find research because you were at the Alfred?

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Did you find it was easier to find research because you were at the Alfred?

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did you feel like its harder to develop basic surgical skills earlier on as theres so many complex surgeries? 

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did you feel like its harder to develop basic surgical skills earlier on as theres so many complex surgeries? 

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Why did you chose Alfred over other metro hospitals like RMH?

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Why did you chose Alfred over other metro hospitals like RMH?

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how much overtime does Alfred have on average during internship? 

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how much overtime does Alfred have on average during internship? 

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Did you feel it was hands on or did you mainly have an admin role?

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Did you feel it was hands on or did you mainly have an admin role?

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Can you get paeds exposure in PGY2 in Sandy ED?

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Can you get paeds exposure in PGY2 in Sandy ED?

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is there dedicated theatre time for interns on surg?

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is there dedicated theatre time for interns on surg?

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what PGY2 surgical jobs are offered at Alfred? 

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what PGY2 surgical jobs are offered at Alfred? 

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Was it difficult to find references intern year for pgy2 at the Alfred?

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Was it difficult to find references intern year for pgy2 at the Alfred?

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what are the PGY2 surgical stream jobs like in ballarat? 

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what are the PGY2 surgical stream jobs like in ballarat? 

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Does ballart preference uni melb students? 

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Does ballart preference uni melb students? 

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What did you put in your cover letter for ballarat for ur internship ?

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If you ultimately want to do a specialty that is not offered at ballarat do you recommend interning elsewhere? Does internship really matter for this career progression?

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If you ultimately want to do a specialty that is not offered at ballarat do you recommend interning elsewhere? Does internship really matter for this career progression?

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Do you feel like your internship was more hands on than it would have been if you went metro?

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Do you feel like your internship was more hands on than it would have been if you went metro?

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apply through rural or can you go general ?

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apply through rural or can you go general ?

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is there pgy1 or 2 or both psych rotation?

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What were the difficulties in claiming overtime at your health service?

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What were the difficulties in claiming overtime at your health service?

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does ballarat offer urology in internship

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does ballarat offer urology in internship

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Do you get any financial support for accomodation/rural incentive payment? 

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Do you get any financial support for accomodation/rural incentive payment? 

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How many cat2/3 interns are there in ballarat? 

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How many cat2/3 interns are there in ballarat? 

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If I want to intern at bendigo, would I need to preference it within the VRPA pathway?

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If I want to intern at bendigo, would I need to preference it within the VRPA pathway?

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is there any paeds exposure at Bendigo? 

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is there any paeds exposure at Bendigo? 

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May I know how do you make friends with the co-interns?

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If I choose to go rural for internship but want to go metro in the future, what is the process of moving from rural to metro?

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If I choose to go rural for internship but want to go metro in the future, what is the process of moving from rural to metro?

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Would you say working in rural hospitals gave you better experience in how to manage patients independantly?

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Would you say working in rural hospitals gave you better experience in how to manage patients independantly?

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iVE heard BPT spots can be competitve to get as theres so many interns is this true?

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iVE heard BPT spots can be competitve to get as theres so many interns is this true?

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Also forgot to mention that you get 5 BPT 1 rotations instead of 4 which is a big drawcard for monash BPT> other sites

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how much overtime do you get during internship on average at Monash? 

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how much overtime do you get during internship on average at Monash? 

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How much does Monash care if they’re in your top 3?

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How much does Monash care if they’re in your top 3?

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You should preference in the order of where you want to end up + where you think you will get into realistically. Similar to what we were told at our RMH information session when I was a 5th year, if you don't preference them highly they may not even look at your application (for RMH). I think this applies for the big 4 to be honest (St Vs, RMH, Austin and Alfred), however at Monash it is probably not that level of competitive yet? Unsure. It is however becoming more popular, so bottom line if you want to be at Monash, preference it in top 3. If you want to be at the big 4 first and you think you have a great application, preference us 5th.

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Not sure if you mean Moorabbin gen med? This is essentially a subacute gen med ward and is generally better staffed because everyone is more stable!

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what things standout in a CV for Monash sepecifically?

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what things standout in a CV for Monash sepecifically?

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What kind of accomodation/financial support do you get if you get a rural secondment?

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What kind of accomodation/financial support do you get if you get a rural secondment?

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Rostering structure for rotations? ie. mon-fri or a 6 on 6 off type arrangement?

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what is intern protected teaching time like? is it truely protected time? 

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what is intern protected teaching time like? is it truely protected time? 

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Hello, it is protected, but not extremely protected when I did it because it was online. I think it is in person now so it is probably a lot better now because you can physically leave the ward to go to teaching.

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Is the critical care HMO year competitive for PGY3? And do you know the breakdown of rotations?

Hi, I don't know the rotation breakdown but you can access more information here- if you look through the information session recording at 15:39mins they have crit care info. https://vimeo.com/826031278/533527b228?share=copy

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Why would you chose to go to Monash and do the rural rotations rather than just going rural for the year?

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Why would you chose to go to Monash and do the rural rotations rather than just going rural for the year?

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You would go to Monash if you want to dip your toes into rural/ aren't fully set on rural and also if you want to see the full scope of medicine ie. CABGs or complex surgeries or complex medical management. At rural sites there is often a ceiling of care, above which the patient is transferred to a larger better equipped site like Monash or the Alfred.

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Not sure sorry, would recommend asking anyone at Monash that you come across. Anos regs are usually extremely friendly and would be able to share with you

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how likely are you to get the top 5 internship rotation schedules that you preferenced in the excel spreadsheet? 

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how likely are you to get the top 5 internship rotation schedules that you preferenced in the excel spreadsheet? 

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It can depends on how highly your intern application ranked but often can be luck of the draw. However there is plenty of room to swap rotations (unless they are core rotations- gen med, surg, ED).

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Can you do a cardio rotation during internship?

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Can you do a cardio rotation during internship?

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No you cannot, only as a PYG2 but there are lots of cardio rotations as a general year and as a BPT 1.

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Do you feel like Baret has subtracted your referral skills? Since it is messaging rather than speaking over the phone

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Do you feel like Baret has subtracted your referral skills? Since it is messaging rather than speaking over the phone

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I don't like baret because it is more fun to call people. I don't think it has impacted my referral skills however it means it takes longer to get an answer. You will still need to call after hours so you will still have many opportunities for phone referrals.

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would it be worth highlighting the icare values in the coverletter?

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would it be worth highlighting the icare values in the coverletter?

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Yes, address each of them if you can or focus on a couple and how you have demonstrated them IRL.

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Do you know if there are extra interviews for Monash in 2025?

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Do you know if there are extra interviews for Monash in 2025?

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Yes there are :) they are online and you should find out after you submit your CV/ resume/ around the time of the standard interview

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What WAM do u need for eastern

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what kind of paediatrics exposure is available at Eastern?

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what kind of paediatrics exposure is available at Eastern?

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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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Around how many cat 2/3 students does eastern take? 

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Around how many cat 2/3 students does eastern take? 

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does eastern offer urology in internship? 

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does eastern offer urology in internship? 

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does eastern require a non-clinical reference this year? can they be a doctor who didn't supervise you clinically (tutor, research supervisor etc)

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does eastern require a non-clinical reference this year? can they be a doctor who didn't supervise you clinically (tutor, research supervisor etc)

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Is it possible to get BH for the whole year or are you basically guaranteed some time at AH and MH?

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Is it possible to get BH for the whole year or are you basically guaranteed some time at AH and MH?

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What kind of accomodation/financial support do you get if you get allocated to Bairnsdale?

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What kind of accomodation/financial support do you get if you get allocated to Bairnsdale?

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How is bpt training at eastern?

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Has the culture really changed at RMH? How would friendliness at RMH (within teams, between teams, with allied health) compare with say Monash health? Thank you :))

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Has the culture really changed at RMH? How would friendliness at RMH (within teams, between teams, with allied health) compare with say Monash health? Thank you :))

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were there more internationals this year? 

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were there more internationals this year? 

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Why did you chose RMH over other city hospitals like Alfred?

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Why did you chose RMH over other city hospitals like Alfred?

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If I want to do anaesthetics - is RMH a good option? Is Monash better?

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If I want to do anaesthetics - is RMH a good option? Is Monash better?

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do interns get theatre time on the surgical rotations? 

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do interns get theatre time on the surgical rotations? 

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What kind of accomodation/financial support do you get if you get a rural secondment?

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What kind of accomodation/financial support do you get if you get a rural secondment?

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Can you speak to the emergency experience at RMH as compared to Monash and other big city hospital when it comes to paeds exposure

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Can you speak to the emergency experience at RMH as compared to Monash and other big city hospital when it comes to paeds exposure

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How can a Monash student make their application stronger for the predominantly UniMelb hospital?

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How can a Monash student make their application stronger for the predominantly UniMelb hospital?

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What are CV/cover letter points that RMH might look out for?

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What are CV/cover letter points that RMH might look out for?

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What sort of qualities and traits does RMH look for in their cover letters? 

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What sort of qualities and traits does RMH look for in their cover letters? 

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Fellow anaesthesia inclined person here, I can't seem to figure out why RMH only has 6 Crit Care HMO3 spots whereas St V and Alfred have 20+ spots. Any insight? 

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Fellow anaesthesia inclined person here, I can't seem to figure out why RMH only has 6 Crit Care HMO3 spots whereas St V and Alfred have 20+ spots. Any insight? 

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I've heard that RMH has lots of overtime (rostered and unrostered). I know this depends on the unit you're on, but what have been your/your cohort's experiences with the amount of overtime? 

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I've heard that RMH has lots of overtime (rostered and unrostered). I know this depends on the unit you're on, but what have been your/your cohort's experiences with the amount of overtime? 

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what counts as a good WAM from your POV?

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what counts as a good WAM from your POV?

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Does RMH offer a paeds rotation for interns? 

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Does RMH offer a paeds rotation for interns? 

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If you are interested in bpt, does RMH have a good program eg teaching, pass rate?

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with epic EMR - what is the orders function like? 

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with epic EMR - what is the orders function like? 

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is there a disadvantage not having had placement/RMH referees in applying as a monash student?

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is there a disadvantage not having had placement/RMH referees in applying as a monash student?

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Is RMH the only hospital offering PGy mentorships?

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Is RMH the only hospital offering PGy mentorships?

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What is the pathway for anaesthetics in RMH like?

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What is the pathway for anaesthetics in RMH like?

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Do you get any financial/accomodation support if you don't go for the hospital accomm - eg. rural incentive payment? 

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Do you get any financial/accomodation support if you don't go for the hospital accomm - eg. rural incentive payment? 

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Yes we do have a few, you can definitely try to apply especially if you have been at Monash as a student (stress this in your cover letter).

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Do you feel like your internship was more hands on than it would have been if you went metro?

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Do you feel like your internship was more hands on than it would have been if you went metro?

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I've heard the culture & relationship with Medical Workforce/senior consultants at LRH is/was toxic, is this still the case? 

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I've heard the culture & relationship with Medical Workforce/senior consultants at LRH is/was toxic, is this still the case? 

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Monash offers paeds ED and adolescent psych as an intern so is a great springboard into a paeds year. However monash does not offer a paeds year as a PGY 2, you will have to apply to MCH or RCH separately.

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If you want to ultimately do a specialty that is not offered at bendigo is it a bad idea to intern there?

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If you want to ultimately do a specialty that is not offered at bendigo is it a bad idea to intern there?

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can you take up accommodation with your family as an intern? i.e. if you have a child /husband/partner

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can you take up accommodation with your family as an intern? i.e. if you have a child /husband/partner

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what are the cons