The Prince Charles Hospital INTERN RECRUITMENT About The Prince Charles Hospital TPCH is a 663-bed major tertiary referral hospital located within the Metro North Health Service, approximately 10km north of Brisbane CBD. The hospital offers the premier cardiac and thoracic services in Queensland and significant secondary services in Medicine and Geriatrics. TPCH is home to the second largest Emergency Department in Qld and the largest non-tertiary Paediatric Emergency Department in Australia, a large 60 bed mental health facility and a 16 bed paediatric ward. Reasons to apply TPCH is a tertiary hospital with access to all the major specialties and is particularly ideal for those interested in Basic Physician Training, critical care, Surgery including general, orthopaedic and cardiothoracic Surgery. Many research opportunities are provided for the novice researcher. The Intern Education Program are run once per week in protected time and includes practical skills workshops. General education programs are also available including Advanced Life Support [Australian Resuscitation Council certified] and weekly Grand Rounds. There is a wide range of unit specific training sessions on a weekly basis. There will be a full week intern orientation prior to commencement. It is a large hospital with a friendly culture and smaller numbers of juniors compared with senior medical officers providing a great learning experience. Contact Details Wendy Raven Principal Medical Education Officer p: (07) 3139 4870 e: [email protected] w: metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/tpch/internship Board Chair values new Interns at Welcome Event Wellbeing dog ‘Benson’ visits regularly as part of Wellbeing Program