Open the door to medical training opportunities

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From intern to fellow, discover a wide range of opportunities with diverse case mix, work-life balance, career advancement, and hands-on training in a supportive environment.

NQRTH connects medical students, interns and junior doctors with resources and opportunities to prepare for specialist training and beyond, creating stronger health outcomes in our region.

Key Dates 2025 Intake Queensland Health Intern and RMO/Registrar Campaigns
24 April Intern Information Session (Webinar)
30 April Powerful Personalities: How Your Traits Impact Your Medical Journey (Webinar)
6 May Intern applications open (Queensland Health)
14 May RMO and Registrar Information Session (Webinar)
21 May A Wellbeing Checklist for Medical Professionals (Webinar)
3 June RMO/Registrar applications open (Queensland Health)
6 June Intern applications close (Queensland Health)
1 July  RMO/Registrar applications close (Queensland Health)
Key Dates
Queensland Government

Find out more about Queensland Health's Intern and RMO/Registrar Campaigns

Medical Campaign Webinar Series

Watch the webinar series developed especially for medical students and junior doctors preparing their application to Queensland Health’s Intern or RMO/Registrar Campaigns. The webinars are delivered by expert panels and cover four topics.

Episode 1: Intern Information Session

Co-hosted by Queensland Health

Date: 24 April 2024    Time: 6pm to 8pm AEST

Together with Queensland Health, Northern Queensland Regional Training Hubs (NQRTH) is here to help medical students considering an internship in Queensland. Set yourself up to navigate the process with confidence by attending a live and interactive webinar on the Queensland Health 2025 intern campaign and opportunities for internship in Queensland. 

This webinar will cover a broad range of information and advice to help you prepare for your application and beyond: 

  • Learn about location preferencing, recruitment rounds, and how to apply.  
  • Hear the latest news and recruitment information provided by the Queensland Health Intern Recruitment team.  
  • Meet the workforce departments from Queensland Hospital and Health Services.  
  • Hear from current interns and junior doctors about their experiences. 

Watch the recording of Webinar 1 below

Read the Frequently Asked Questions from the Intern Information Session Webinar

Episode 2: Powerful Personalities: How Your Traits Impact Your Medical Journey

Date: 30 April 2024    Time: 6pm to 7.30pm AEST

Why do some doctors seem to absolutely love their work, while others feel unfilled? Personality traits may be playing a big role in your level of work satisfaction, not to mention the decisions you make that shape your specialty pathway.

GP and Career Counsellor Dr Ashe Coxon leads a panel of experts and junior doctors to discuss the influences of personality and how you can better understand and harness the traits that make you who you are!

Episode 3: RMO and Registrar Information Session

Co-hosted by Queensland Health

Date: 14 May 2024    Time: 6pm to 7.30pm AEST

As you progress through your junior doctor years, you are gathering information from various sources to prepare for your next step. Together with Queensland Health, Northern Queensland Regional Training Hubs (NQRTH) has gathered the information and experts for you in one place.  

Join us for this live webinar to learn about the Queensland Health RMO and Registrar Recruitment Campaign and what you need to be doing to prepare for the next stage of your medical training journey.  

  • Find out all you need to know about the campaign: who can apply, rounds of recruitment, positions available and preferencing.  
  • Hear from junior doctors and new registrars offering advice and discussing their own experiences applying for and commencing on a specialty training pathway.  
  • Meet the workforce departments and doctors from the five Hospital and Health Services across northern Queensland.  
  • Submit your questions for the panel before the webinar or ask them directly in the Q&A session at the end of the webinar.  

Watch the recording of Webinar 3 below:

Read the Frequently Asked Questions from the RMO and Registrar Information Session

Episode 4: A Wellbeing Checklist for Medical Professionals

Date: 21 May 2024    Time: 6pm to 7.30pm

Being a doctor is a demanding and high-pressure job. The long hours, constant decision-making, and emotional toll can lead to discontent, burnout or worse. As a junior doctor, establishing healthy habits and boundaries now could set you up for a long and fulfilling career and healthy work-life balance.

In this live and interactive seminar, hear from seasoned clinicians and learn from their medical journeys. They’ll share advice and tools covering a range of topics:

  • Understanding how you can stay healthy, both mentally and physically, particularly during the busy and stressful junior doctor years.
  • Identifying the signs that you might be burning out.
  • Making good decisions regarding your financial wellbeing.

Watching the webinar recording below.

  • Tips and tricks for making the most of the beautiful lifestyle and community in northern Queensland.
  • Dr Farah Aziz

    "The consultants who come here fly in from all over the country, so you get good exposure to different ways of doing things and just picking up lots of tips and tricks along the way. You also get to learn a lot from the training because of the smaller number of doctors who are based here, which means you get a lot more opportunities to be hands-on."

    Dr Farah Aziz

  • Dr Anthony Brazzale

    “We have advanced trainees who come from Brisbane and want to come back here now as consultants. They tell us this is one of the best training centres in Australia. The opportunities you get up here, you’ll get nowhere else.”

    Dr Anthony Brazzale

  • Dr Helen Franco

    "I think regional areas offer such exciting opportunities. You get to see and do things that you wouldn't in the big centres. You're surrounded by wonderful, like-minded people who have all come out here for the same reason - and there is every chance you'll want to stay after you've done your training!" 

    Dr Helen Franco

Discover the northern Queensland region

Trainees in northern Queensland have access to a wide range of hospital and health settings of varying sizes and capabilities, all offering a diverse case mix and hands-on opportunities. Explore the six health services within the Northern Queensland region below.

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Cairns region

The Cairns region provides an extensive range of health services to a population of approximately 250,000. The area spans over 142,900 square kilometres, from Cairns to Tully in the south, Cow Bay in the north and Croydon in the west. More than 20% of the population is aged over 60, which is one third higher than the national average. Tourism is a key industry and contributes to a relatively high transient population. It is estimated that 14% of the population are Indigenous Australian, compared to 3.5% for Queensland as a whole.

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Cairns region
Central West region

The Central West region spans 396,650 square kilometres and includes the communities of remote central western Queensland from Tambo, in the south-east, to Boulia in the northwest.
The Central West Hospital and Health Service serve a population of approximately 12,400 persons with the addition of a range of visitors during the winter months.

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Central West region
Mackay region

The Mackay region provides extensive health services in a range of regional, community and rural settings, to a population of approximately 180,000 people.

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Mackay region
North West region

The North West Hospital and Health Service covers an area of over 300,000 square kilometres and services the rural and remote communities within North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. The region includes the city of Mount Isa and the towns and areas of Burketown, Camooweal, Cloncurry, Dajarra, Doomadgee, Julia Creek, Karumba, Normanton and Mornington Island.

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North West region
Torres and Cape region

The Torres and Cape Hospital Health and Service  delivers health services to more than 25,000 people who are located across Cape York, the Northern Peninsula area and the Torres Strait Islands. 60 per cent of the population in the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service region identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

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Torres and Cape region
Townsville region

The Townsville region has a geographic footprint of 148,000 square kilometres and is home to approximately 238,614 people. The region covers from Cardwell in the north, Richmond in the west and Ayr and Home Hill in the south.

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Townsville region
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Central West
Mackay
North West
Torres and Cape
Townsville

6 reasons to train in northern Queensland

Advance your career with quality training
Advance your career with quality training

“I’ve found that candidates who cut their teeth in rural and remote sites become more advanced candidates clinically. I can assure you that clinical supervisors who are assessing your entry into specialty trianing value that experience as well.” – Dr John Hall

Be supported in your training
Be supported in your training

“My supervisors here have been so approachable. My bosses have always been available to chat and I feel like I can talk to them about pretty much anything. I’ve been able to express my opinions and I’ve always been able to ask for advice.” – Dr Gia Cavalieri

Get hands-on experiences you won't find in a metropolitan setting
Get hands-on experiences you won't find in a metropolitan setting

“You get more hands-on experience and opportunities to develop clinical independence in comparison to metropolitan hospitals.” – Dr Tejas Singh

Fast track your learning with diverse clinical cases
Fast track your learning with diverse clinical cases

“The cases you see in this region are completely different to what you would see in the city. You see significant complications from conditions like diabetes or hypertension, melioidosis, and tropical diseases that you just do not get down south.” – Dr Georgia Bulley

Experience work-life balance with plenty of adventures
Experience work-life balance with plenty of adventures

“The lifestyle is one of the reasons I moved over here! There are plenty of great areas to explore. Everything is there at the drop of a hat; you can hit up a beautiful waterfall after you’ve finished work for the day. That’s pretty incredible.” – Dr Tamika Ponton

Be embraced by a community
Be embraced by a community

“It’s very inclusive. We do things together after work, such as going for a walk in the rainforest with the ward nurses and doctors. We form friendships in our teams, and these can last for a long time.” – Dr Andrew Graham

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NQRTH is an initiative of the Australian Government's Integrated Rural Training Pipeline (IRTP) and is facilitated by James Cook University in partnership with public and private hospitals, Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC), health services, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and GP clinics.

Cairns region
(07) 4226 8187

Central West region
(07) 4764 1547

Mackay region
(07) 4885 7122

North West region
(07) 4764 1547

Torres and Cape region
(07) 4095 6103

Townsville region
(07) 4781 3424