Medical career pathways

The Northern Territory provides unique opportunities for training the health workforce including: 

• Developing skills and knowledge relevant to working with Indigenous people, helping to “Close the Gap” between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health status
• Working in a context of high clinical demand, with the opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills in a rural and remote context
• Opportunity to specialise
• Well established General Practice training with the opportunity to obtain Fellowship of ACRRM or RACGP
• Accredited intern and postgraduate training programs
• Working towards a rural and remote generalist pathway for GPs
  

You can apply to complete an internship at both the Top End Regional Health Service (Royal Darwin and Palmerston, Gove and Katherine hospitals) and Central Australia Regional Health Service (Alice Springs and Tennant Creek hospitals).
Information about internship

Residency

Resident Medical Officers (RMO) may choose to work for the Central Australian Regional Health Service (CARHS), incorporating Alice Springs and Tennant Creek hospitals or the Top End Regional Health Service (TERHS) incorporating Royal Darwin, Palmerston, Gove and Katherine hospitals. Information about resident (RMO) positions.

Top End Medical officer positions - for information on career opportunities and the recruitment and training of medical officers at the Royal Darwin Hospital.

Central Australia medical officer positions - for more information on career opportunities and the recruitment and training of medical officers at Alice Spring Hospital.

The NT RTH organises medical career expos and has a suite of webinars online. The career expos give you the opportunity to talk face to face with experts from the health services, training organisations and medical speciality colleges. The webinar series compliments the expos with 60-minute virtual presentations from college representatives and NT trainees and fellows.

Email fnt.rth@flinders.edu.au to ensure you are on the mailing list.

Staff from the NT RTH will work with you one on one in conjunction with the health services to map out a training pathway. Email fnt.rth@flinders.edu.au us to organise an appointment with a suitable staff member.

Rural Generalist Pathway Northern Territory

For information on rural generalism in the NT, the Rural Generalist Coordination Unit can organise for one of their career navigators provide advice to you about pathways and the benefits of being a rural generalist in the NT. Visit the website for further information.

The NT Regional Training Hub can support you in linking up with a suitable mentor.

The Regional Training Hubs use their collective bargaining power to advocate to the Specialist Colleges to promote and recognise the need for rural pathways. Your input into any survey we run is invaluable in collecting information to present to the Colleges. Like our Facebook page to stay up to date.

The NT RTH organises networking opportunities for stakeholders, local students and the medical workforce. This can include meetings of JMO’s, Specialist Colleges, Health Services and Training Organisations regarding rural pathways.  

The NT RTH regularly advises of a broad range of opportunities to attend professional development events and conferences that enable you to network, update and broaden your knowledge of future training pathways. Events and funding supports will be advertised through our Mentoring page or Facebook page. 

Rural Generalism and Training Opportunities in East Arnhem Land.