Interns

Interns rotate to Theodore every ten weeks from Rockhampton Base Hospital under the Rural Junior Doctor Training and Innovation Fund (RJDTIF). Interns will work at Theodore Medical assisting doctors with taking patient histories, admitting patients to hospital, discharge summaries and mentoring medical students. All patients must be seen by a senior doctor before patients can leave the clinic. Interns are not able to bill a patient. Interns work a 38 hour week – 7.30 to 4.30 Monday to Friday and 7.30 to 2.30 on a Friday. Wednesday afternoons are dedicated formal teaching time with senior doctors, registrars, intern and medical students.

Click here for Theodore Medical Orientation Handbook

Registrars

Theodore Medical is accredited with both ACCRM and RACGP to take registrars. The training provider for Theodore is GMT (Generalist Medical Training) through James Cook University. Applications to train in Theodore must be completed with GMT by April of the year before staring in Theodore (or any practice). Registrars with Theodore Medical also work for Central Q’ld Health and Hospital Service (CQHHS) as a Medical Officer Right of Private Practice (MORRP). If there are two registrars this position is shared. The day starts with a ward round at the hospital and then private practice consultations at Theodore Medical. The doctor on call manages after hours and emergencies. On call is approximately 1 in 3. Registrars are provided with a rent free 4 bedroom air conditioned home (either furnished or unfurnished) home from Anne and Bruce Chater and have access to a swimming pool.

Employment

If you are interested in a rural career in primary and secondary medicine, are keen to use your extended skill set and are looking for a family friendly and safe environment, Theodore may be the destination for you. Call Anne Chater 0407 156 752 or Bruce Chater 0419 674 164 to have a chat about Theodore Medical and living in Theodore.

Links

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is the peak professional organisation for rural medical education and training in Australia. The College has around 2000 Fellows and Registrars who practice in regional, rural and remote communities throughout Australia.

University of Queensland - School of Medicine

The University of Queensland School of Medicine works in partnership with the health system to provide world class accredited medical education, underpinned by lifelong learning skills, our leading researchers, and our contribution to innovative best practice in clinical services. We do this for the benefit of all members of our community in Queensland, Australia, and the world.

Rural Doctors Association of Queensland

The Rural Doctors Association of Queensland (RDAQ) was established in 1989 as the medical political industrial arm for Queensland rural doctors. It is a non-profit organisation with its main objective being the attainment of a highest standard of health care for the people of rural Queensland.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service

The Flying Doctors are always there, 24 hours a day, providing a comprehensive health service to people in more than 80 percent of Australia.

Health Insite

HealthInsite is an Australian Government initiative, funded by the Department of Health and Ageing. It aims to improve the health of Australians by providing easy access to quality information about human health.

The Queensland Rural Medical Family Network

The Queensland Rural Medical Family Support Network is responsible for supporting doctors, spouses, partners and families in rural and remote medical practice. The Family Network actively works to address the issue of retaining medical practitioners in rural areas, by providing a range of information, referral and support initiatives.

The Banana Shire Council

Banana Shire is situated in Central Queensland, Australia. It is 120 km west of the growing industrial City and Port of Gladstone and an easy drive to the city of Rockhampton.

Rural Generalist Pathway

The Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway (QRGP), coordinated by Queensland Health, aims to provide medical graduates with a supported training pathway to a career in rural medicine; and rural and remote communities with a skilled medical workforce.

A Rural Generalist is a rural medical practitioner who provides:

  • hospital and community-based primary medical practice; and
  • hospital-based secondary medical practice, including advanced skills in Indigenous health, mental health, adult internal medicine, emergency medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, anaesthetics or surgery); and
  • hospital and community-based public health practice.
Sandstone Wonders

The simple pleasures of life are easily found in the company of friendly locals, or in the midst of the ancient sandstone wonders that span the national parks. Camping under the stars and fishing from a river bank. Kicking your heels up in a hall or cheering on your favourite horse and rider. There’s always more to explore, more to discover; more you’ll want to remember.