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400 hospital internships offered
December 24, 2006 09:58am
RECORD numbers of graduate medical students and nurses will start work in Queensland public hospitals in 2007.
Premier Peter Beattie announced today that Queensland Health would provide a record 400 hospital internships in 2007 for young doctors entering the health system for the first time.
"That's 81 more clinical training positions than the 319 internships we provided in January 2006,'' Mr Beattie said.
A record 883 graduate nurses have already accepted jobs as registered nurses with Queensland Health to start in January, and Mr Beattie said this number would rise even further as the recruitment drive continues in the coming months.
A further 16 graduate nurses from the Queensland Health Rural Scholarship Scheme will also start work at rural and remote hospitals in January.
Mr Beattie said the recruitment drive has been aimed at keeping interns who have studied in Queensland from heading overseas or interstate to work.
This year, 221 of the 226 medical students who graduated from Brisbane's University of Queensland have accepted jobs with Queensland Health, as have 66 of the 74 graduate medical students from James Cook University in far north Queensland.
"The 400 internships we're providing ensure all those fledgling doctors have clinical training positions under the supervision of senior doctors in our hospitals,'' Mr Beattie said.
"Queensland Health also continues to work with the AMAQ (Australian Medical Association of Queensland), medical colleges, unions and councils representing nurses and allied health staff to improve clinical training and professional development opportunities for our health workforce.''
December 24, 2006 09:58am
RECORD numbers of graduate medical students and nurses will start work in Queensland public hospitals in 2007.
Premier Peter Beattie announced today that Queensland Health would provide a record 400 hospital internships in 2007 for young doctors entering the health system for the first time.
"That's 81 more clinical training positions than the 319 internships we provided in January 2006,'' Mr Beattie said.
A record 883 graduate nurses have already accepted jobs as registered nurses with Queensland Health to start in January, and Mr Beattie said this number would rise even further as the recruitment drive continues in the coming months.
A further 16 graduate nurses from the Queensland Health Rural Scholarship Scheme will also start work at rural and remote hospitals in January.
Mr Beattie said the recruitment drive has been aimed at keeping interns who have studied in Queensland from heading overseas or interstate to work.
This year, 221 of the 226 medical students who graduated from Brisbane's University of Queensland have accepted jobs with Queensland Health, as have 66 of the 74 graduate medical students from James Cook University in far north Queensland.
"The 400 internships we're providing ensure all those fledgling doctors have clinical training positions under the supervision of senior doctors in our hospitals,'' Mr Beattie said.
"Queensland Health also continues to work with the AMAQ (Australian Medical Association of Queensland), medical colleges, unions and councils representing nurses and allied health staff to improve clinical training and professional development opportunities for our health workforce.''
