Fifty enthusiastic junior doctors have recently commenced their internship at Northern Health.
Over the next 52 weeks, the new interns will gain practical experience in the areas of general medicine, general surgery and emergency, with optional areas of orthopaedics, psychiatry, med obs/renal, rehab, anaesthetics, plastics, vascular and respiratory.
One of these interns is Joshua Lendon, who said he is looking forward to becoming more familiar with how the hospital is set up, and the tasks he will be performing every day.
“I am actually from Deakin University, and was trained in Geelong. I am excited to do some hands-on doctoring and explore different areas through my rotations.”
His colleague, Christie Yung, who studied at the University of Melbourne, is also very excited about her internship and the upcoming rotations.
“I am starting with psychiatry and looking forward to seeing how it looks at Northern. Everyone has been saying a lot of good things about Northern Health, and I am looking forward to being part of this culture and working here. I also had to move houses to live closer to work and I am looking forward to getting to know the north better,” she explained.
To help them progress in their careers, Northern Health has appointed a surgical education consultant, Dr Chiu Kang.
Dr Kang started his career at Northern Health as a medical student in 2006 and, after graduation, returned as an intern.
“As surgical education consultant, I will be joining a team of enthusiastic and skilled educators from the Medical Education Unit and Department of Surgery entrusted with the responsibility of planning,
implementation and delivery of surgical education to all junior medical staff,” he said.
“Practically, this will include organising rostered educational sessions, practical workshops and tutorials, while providing supervision, mentorship and career advice to those who are interested in a career in surgery. I will be liaising with different surgical units to best aid for the career development of our junior medical staff. This is a position that can really change things around.
“With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 will once again be a challenging year for surgical education at Northern Health. It is our duty as educators to provide comprehensive training and support to our junior doctors under these circumstances.”
