Doctor or Pharmacist

[paulsterio]

@ Vegemite: I thought in NSW and Queensland or rural areas, it'll be easier to get an internship? Actually I dont mind moving as long as I get the job I want

@ Paul: why not?
Haha its okay to write in Eng. Both are fine for me

Hospitals will preference candidates from their own state, so even for a CSP student like me, it would be pretty much impossible for me to get an internship interstate.

Yes, in rural areas of Victorial, it will be easier to get an internship.

[pi]

@ Vegemite: I thought in NSW and Queensland or rural areas, it'll be easier to get an internship? Actually I dont mind moving as long as I get the job I want

But even so, it is still an interstate internship, so very hard to get as local applicants for that state will apply all over the state and they get priority.

[Jenny_2108]

@ Vegemite: I thought in NSW and Queensland or rural areas, it'll be easier to get an internship? Actually I dont mind moving as long as I get the job I want

But even so, it is still an interstate internship, so very hard to get as local applicants for that state will apply all over the state and they get priority.

You diminish my little hope, Vegemite!!!

[ligands]

you could do pharmacy then do a PhD in pharmacy and be a doctor of pharmacy

[shinny]

@ Vegemite: Without internship, no matters pharm or med, I cant work anywhere?
How do they select students to do internship? Based on scores at uni and interviewing only?

Pretty much answered already but yeh, CV, uni scores and interview. The EBCV thing Russ mentioned is only at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and The Austin right now as far as I'm aware, but by the time you graduate, it'll probably be more widespread. Have a look at the scoring for it over here and it'll give you an idea of the stuff you needa do to stand a better chance. And for those other 1st year Med students around here, my advice is to get on it (volunteering etc). Only realised this year how empty my EBCV is going to turn out.

[paulsterio]

A little off topic but on topic none-the-less, Shinny, what hospitals do you think are reasonably easy to get into and are of a good standard. Like, I know that RMH, Austin, Alfred and such are extremely competitive, but what about hospitals such as MMC, Dandenong, St. Vincent, Box Hill...etc.?

[shinny]

A little off topic but on topic none-the-less, Shinny, what hospitals do you think are reasonably easy to get into and are of a good standard. Like, I know that RMH, Austin, Alfred and such are extremely competitive, but what about hospitals such as MMC, Dandenong, St. Vincent, Box Hill...etc.?

Many go in networks of hospitals, so MMC and Dandenong are together with Casey as Southern Health, Box Hill is part of Eastern Health with Maroondah and Angliss and so on. Every network will have its big (Box Hill/MMC), medium (Dandenong/Maroondah) and small (Casey/Angliss) hospitals, and you'll need to rotate through pretty much each of them. Thing is, in Melbourne no hospitals are going to be truly crap to be honest. Essentially, the more central you go, the more connections you'll be able to develop for later, but the more hours you'll do and the more time you'll spend purely doing paperwork. People in those hospitals are generally more stressed and competitive in nature so the standard of teaching isn't as great either. As you extend outwards, you'll get progressively lower quality connections, but you'll have better hours and more time spent on practical work and 'actual doctor' work. As it's more relaxed, people are generally also a lot more willing to teach. I've definitely noticed this sort of pattern being somewhat true in my experiences on placements. Obviously there's exceptions, but it really depends on what sort of balance you'd prefer as to what you consider a 'good standard'.