I emailed Univ. of Melbourne last month to see what visiting elective options were. This was their response: (looks like obstetrics might be possible, scroll to the bottom)
Elective periods are formally offered at the following clinical schools:
1. Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Hospital: vacancies April 2005
2. Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre: vacancies April 2005
3. St Vincents Hospital: vacancies November 2005
Please also note that the Royal Melbourne Hospital vacancies after April 2005 are in:
1. Feb - Mar: Opthamology and Urology
2. Apr - May: Trauma
3. Feb - Apr: Endocrinology
* Geelong Hospital may take elective placements on case by case basis between December and January.
Please note you must be in your final year or about to commence final year to be considered for elective placement in 2005 at one of the above hospitals. Elective attachments are usually between 4 to 8 weeks long maximum. Costs vary according to each clinical school's arrangements.
If you are not in your final year but have completed disciplines in Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Neonatal Paediatrics, you may apply for elective placement at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. You could also apply for placement at the Department of Paediatrics. You can also apply for these placements if you are in final year. Places are very limited however, and often these clinical schools have filled their quotas 6 Ð12 months in advance.
The following are the website addresses for each of the main clinical schools if you would like to find out more about the hospitals:
Royal Melbourne Hospital:
http://medicine.medrmh.unimelb.edu.au/rmh-overview.htm
Email: Dianne Kennedy, Overseas Elective Coordinator
[email protected]
Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre:
http://www.armc.org.au/Pages/generalinfo.htm
Email: Mrs Dolly Robin
[email protected]
St Vincent's Hospital:
http://www.svhm.org.au/about/about.htm
Email: Miriam Solomons
[email protected]
Royal Children's Hospital (Paediatrics):
http://www.rch.org.au/rch/about/index.cfm?doc_id=335
Email: Joanne
[email protected]
Royal Women's Hospital and Mercy Hospital for Women: (Obstetrics and Gynaecology):
http://www.obsgyn.unimelb.edu.au/
Email: Lucy Battistel, Royal Women's Hospital -
[email protected]
You can apply directly via their e mail enquiries address. Please include your personal details, CV and areas of interest. We will endeavour to accommodate your requests, however places fill very fast. It is wise to forward your application as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Myra Thurner
Reception
School of Medicine
