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Visiting medical students

Domestic and international medical students can apply to undertake a hospital placement in South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Northern Territory

Medical student placements at Royal Darwin Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital are organised through Flinders NT.

Placements are available for students enrolled in their penultimate or final year of a medical degree, for a minimum period of four weeks and a maximum of eight weeks.

As a general rule we start processing applications for the following year in September/October.

All medical student placements are subject to availability and formal approval. Opportunities may be available at Darwin within the departments of:

  • Anaesthesia & Perioperative
  • Cardiology
  • Communicable Disease Control
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency
  • Endocrinology & Diabetes
  • General Medicine (Palmerston Regional Hospital)
  • Geriatrics (Palmerston Regional Hospital)
  • Haematology/Medical Oncology
  • Immunology/Rheumatology
  • Intensive Care Unit
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Palliative Care
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Rehabilitation (Palmerston Regional Hospital)
  • Renal Medicine
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Tropical Infectious Diseases

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Medical student placements in Alice Springs are available to domestic students only and are subject to availability and formal approval. Opportunities may be possible at Alice Springs within the departments of:

  • Anaesthesia
  • Emergency Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Flinders student only)
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Paediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Renal Medicine

 

Find out more about Alice Springs

Once you have received formal approval of your placement you need to apply for a Working with Children clearance (Ochre Card).

You cannot commence a placement in the NT without being able to produce your Ochre Card prior to the placement start date. If you arriving in the NT to start your placement without your Ochre Card, you will have your placement cancelled and you will be sent home. Flinders NT will not be responsible for any costs incurred as a result of this.

You are advised to apply for your Ochre Card at least 8 weeks before your placement start date.

You will need to be proactive in following up your application with Safe NT if eight weeks passes and you have not received your card. Persistence in following up with them is advised until a response has been received.

International applicants are unable to apply online for an Ochre Card. You must complete a hardcopy application and send via post.

Apply online / download application form

More information: Working with children website

Adelaide

Flinders University is able to accept a limited number of visiting students at Flinders Medical Centre, the teaching hospital associated with the College of Medicine and Public Health.

Placements are available to final year medical students to undertake clinical electives, for a minimum period of four weeks and a maximum period of eight weeks.

Attachments are not offered during December or January.

Because of commitments to Flinders medical students, placements in General Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Anaesthesia and Dermatology are not available to international students.

Placements in Psychiatry, Radiology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Vascular Surgery, Orthopaedics and other areas may be possible.

Medical students from our following international partners need to be nominated by their university before they apply:

  • Central South University, Changsha, China
  • Manipal University, India
  • Dresden University of Technology, Germany

The contact person at Flinders University will communicate with the nominated students and provide information on admission processes. You will be required to prepare your documents as shown below. Your fees and accommodation may be organised by Flinders University as per the agreements with each respective university.

Medical students from our following international partners should still apply via this website, but will have their administration fee waived:

  • Utrecht University
  • Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg

Request an application form and attach the following documents:

  • Resume/CV
  • Proof of Professional Indemnity Insurance cover
  • University reference letter of good standing, which must include a statement regarding your level of English competency

Once you have received a letter of offer, you must provide the following:

  • Current police check (from your home country, translated into English)
  • Copy of personal health/travel insurance
  • Updated immunisation record as per the vaccination schedule supplied

All students approved for a placement within the Northern Territory must apply for and obtain an NT Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card).

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