2009 will be a year of ‘hands on training and real clinical experience’ for 24 upcoming doctors at Monash Gippsland Medical School, who will undertake a year of training at Peninsula Health.
Frankston Hospital is the largest of the clinical sites to be linked to the new graduate program at Monash University’s Churchill campus, and will receive almost half of the course’s students.
Director of Clinical Undergraduate Training and Physician Training Dr Patrick Fiddes said, “Frankston Hospital offers a number of excellent specialities in various areas of medicine and surgery, and the specialists in all Units will share their expertise and passion with this intake of new students.
The students will gain experience in almost every area of the hospital.” Dr Fiddes explained that positive, ongoing mentoring of students will be a priority to give the students the best advantages to succeed. “One of our goals is to attract these students to future practice in the Peninsula.” “By investing early into their careers, we would be pleased for this next generation of talented specialists to continue their careers in collaboration with Peninsula Health.”
Gippsland Medical School Associate Professor of Clinical Training Daryl Pedler is pleased for the students involved. “This group of students will be able to apply the basic science they have learnt to the clinical setting, and develop the foundations of their knowledge in medicine and surgery, which will hold them in strong stead over the rest of their careers,” he said.
