Pre-Internship Night Two by

Unfortunately, we do not have time to answer these questions today but we will hope to answer your PMCV-specific questions at a future event.

asin0100 — 2025-04-05 06:20:44 UTC

2025-04-17 08:46:45 UTC

I have heard interns are not as well-supported at Monash compared to sites such as the Alfred. Is this true?

This might be tricky to answer but if we place monash #1 on preferences, are we likely to get it?

2025-04-17 08:48:18 UTC

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do you feel like you get lost in the system because of how many interns there are?

Do interns get much opportunity to be hands on in such a big hospital?

2025-04-17 08:49:15 UTC

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how does western compare to other metro sites? in terms of rotations, patient demographic, support

I've heard it is incredibly difficult to get onto the Monash BPT program (due to highly limited spots), even if there is internal hiring?

2025-04-17 08:50:18 UTC

how do the rural rotations work + are they compulsory?

2025-04-17 08:50:23 UTC

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what is parking like for western? heard scary stories about parking at the station or streets, how much is hospital parking?

2025-04-17 08:51:40 UTC

are there any opportunities for mentorship or programs that match you with someone working in your field of interest?

With overtime - do they encourage you to handover timely that's why they are strict with overtime?

2025-04-17 08:53:03 UTC

Is a paediatrics rotation available in PGY2 for GP inclined?

2025-04-17 08:53:38 UTC

I've heard this is a BUSY hospital

2025-04-17 08:54:15 UTC

Does this cut into your teaching/is it hard to take leave?

is it harder for Monash students to apply for Western?

2025-04-17 08:55:08 UTC

does MMC allow good ICU exposure for people who are critical care-inclined?

2025-04-17 08:57:59 UTC

How easy is it getting involved in research?

2025-04-17 08:58:12 UTC

do you have any tips on how to get on to a BPT program as a PGY2/3?

2025-04-17 09:00:16 UTC

how did you stand out to get onto BPT at pgy2? is it heavily based on references/research/interviews?

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can you easily get involved in research at western? who do you contact to get involved

can you talk about surg culture at western

2025-04-17 09:00:45 UTC

What made you want to go to MMC for internship over a big four hospital?

2025-04-17 09:02:42 UTC

would you say MMC is the best hospital for ONG and paeds exposure?

2025-04-17 09:05:40 UTC

how good is the intern teaching at MMC?

2025-04-17 09:06:34 UTC

do you have to reapply for bpt jobs every year or is it a case of, once youre on bpt youre on and you dont have to renew your position every year?

2025-04-17 09:07:20 UTC

What is the best way to prepare for internship as a med student?

2025-04-17 09:08:47 UTC

do you feel that you had to study much as an intern?

2025-04-17 09:11:33 UTC

do you get rotated out much to other Monash Health sites like Casey?

2025-04-17 09:12:36 UTC

how tough is it to secure an anaesthetics rotation in pgy2 and subsequently a crit care hmo year in pgy3?

2025-04-17 09:15:33 UTC

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no cardiac surgery or cardiology as well?

Do you find that you often have to use interpreters? And do you recommend learning any particular languages to communicate better with patients?

2025-04-17 09:18:24 UTC

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is it possible to do your entire internship at Footscray or will everyone get moved to Sunshine or Williamstown at some point?

can you comment on western health culture versus others. what was your clinical school in uni?

2025-04-17 09:21:01 UTC

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any tips for getting crit care rotations in PGY2 and also critcare HMO in PGY3 ??

2025-04-17 09:25:48 UTC

are there any intern matching mentorship programs at western?

were you keen on crit care when you applied after med school and how is it getting the hmo crit care year vs other sites?

2025-04-17 09:25:56 UTC

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are there any compulsory rural rotations?

Is western health a good health system if wanting anaesthetics inclined?

2025-04-17 09:27:31 UTC

Commute

2025-04-17 09:27:34 UTC

I hope you don't mind us asking, in which area do you live (as in are you commuting and if so how far are you commuiting)?

2025-04-17 09:28:38 UTC

Are there a lot of opportunities available in training pathways? I've heard that there is a bottleneck so less opportunities compared to other hospitals

EMR or paper

2025-04-17 09:28:58 UTC

is western on cerner EMR or paper based?

what is the make up of students in western from unimelb/monash/deakin/etc?

2025-04-17 09:32:17 UTC

any tips for a strong application for the crit care hmo job?

2025-04-17 09:33:39 UTC

Overtime pay

2025-04-17 09:34:21 UTC

Is claiming overtime easy?

Could we pls pass this link to the speakers in case they could type answers to remaining questions?

2025-04-17 09:36:26 UTC

Any opportunity for paediatrics rotation in Bendigo? What is the pathway to paediatrics from there?

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does everybody have to spend some time at Echuca or is it possible to do everything at Bendigo?

how easy is it to get ICU and anaesthetics exposure as an intern?

2025-04-17 09:39:55 UTC

is it hard to build connections with consultant surgeons? if theyre rotating through bendigo/not there long term

2025-04-17 09:41:41 UTC

how does Bendigo compare to other rural sites considering it is a larger hospital?

2025-04-17 09:41:42 UTC

any opportunity for vascular surgery experience in bendigo?

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what is the roster like? are there many weekend shifts?

How is the culture at eastern in terms of support from senior staff?

2025-04-17 09:50:56 UTC

what are the advantages of doing internship at Eastern over a big four hospital?

2025-04-17 09:51:27 UTC

how good is the intern teaching? is it protected?

2025-04-17 09:51:47 UTC

Is paediatrics rotation available?

2025-04-17 09:52:30 UTC

How did you find doing paper-based jobs as an Intern? Did that increase your work load a lot?

2025-04-17 09:53:17 UTC

How is anaesthetics at eastern health and when is it available?

2025-04-17 09:53:23 UTC

is it easy to get involved in research at Vinnies?

2025-04-17 09:53:46 UTC

What is the pathway for students interested in pediatrics?

2025-04-17 09:54:01 UTC

I heard that unimelb students are usually preferred over Monash students for intern jobs at St Vincent's. Is this true?

2025-04-17 09:55:52 UTC

did you get to do a lot of procedural stuff as an ED intern?

2025-04-17 09:56:24 UTC

Early psyc rotation before graduation

2025-04-17 09:57:02 UTC

I heard in the past Eastern Health offer psyc positions for final year students at the end of the year before graduation. Not sure if this special psyc programme is still available?

how is anaesthetics at Vinnies?

2025-04-17 10:00:38 UTC

be honest - how bad is the paper system at st vs compared to EMR? :(

2025-04-17 10:00:43 UTC

How hard is it to get into the BPT program at St V's? How does it compare to the Alfred, and is it well-supported?

2025-04-17 10:07:44 UTC

bpt

2025-04-17 10:07:59 UTC

does st vincents mainly hire internally for bpt and how competitive is it? tips for applications/things to do now? :)

How likely are PGY2 to get their rotation of preference? Apparently St V's has a dermatology PGY2 job?

2025-04-17 10:08:22 UTC

is internal hiring big for anaesthetics crit care PGY2+

2025-04-17 10:10:01 UTC

Is it true that St Vs dont let you preference your rotations for internship anymore?

2025-04-17 10:10:18 UTC

They said at the st v's info night that we won't be able to preference rotations at all for internship (which is a new thing). Have you heard any updates about this?

2025-04-17 10:11:24 UTC

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what are the research opportunities like, are they competitive to get on to?

2025-04-17 10:12:45 UTC

we were told that pgy2 rotations are given on a merit basis. what sorts of things can you do in pgy1 to increase your chances of getting your rotation(s) of choice in pgy2

2025-04-17 10:13:16 UTC

I’ve heard that interns are not paid for the first week here is that true?

How did you find your paeds rotation at rch?

2025-04-17 10:13:29 UTC

Controversial question: I have heard that St V's don't allow prescription of contraception and abortion medications? Is this true and what is your opinion on this?

2025-04-17 10:14:03 UTC

what are the shifts like: 7days on 7 days off, or weekdays?

2025-04-17 10:18:49 UTC

What is the surgical training pathway/program like?

2025-04-17 10:21:38 UTC

How difficult is it to get onto BPT as an intern at Austin? What rotations are available for BPT?

2025-04-17 10:25:01 UTC

Culture

2025-04-17 10:26:17 UTC

I've heard that austin is known for having a really supportive culture, but i've heard rumours that a specific department is a bit toxic, can you provide any insights ...?

2025-04-17 10:31:46 UTC

Since austin is so research focused, do you have much of a chance getting onto specific hmo positions or training programs if you're not a research person?

is paeds available at Austin?

2025-04-17 10:32:08 UTC

How is anaesthetics at Austin and as you said, is there internal hiring for anaesthetics and other specialties?

2025-04-17 10:32:35 UTC

2025-04-17 10:33:09 UTC

is it easy to get involved in research at the Austin?

are there any mentor pairing opportunities?

2025-04-17 10:34:37 UTC

Do you have to travel a lot for this program, or are you usually at one location only?

2025-04-17 10:35:02 UTC

did you get to do a lot of procedural stuff in ICU and ED?

2025-04-17 10:40:40 UTC

what made you want to apply to ACCRM over RACGP?

2025-04-17 10:48:23 UTC

how stressful is internship at Warrnambool compared to other rural sites?

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