Completing your Prevocational Doctor Post Graduate Year 1 at Grampians Health Ballarat will ensure you will experience hands on learning in a supportive and well supervised environment.
You will be a highly valued member of the team with excellent consultant contact time and high expectations with respect to your medical education and skills development. Our senior medical staff are committed to providing training opportunities and support career development of Prevocational Doctors (PVDs).
At Grampians Health Ballarat we see diverse medicine. We are large enough to deal with complex and high acuity patients.
Intern Rotations Available
Grampians Health Ballarat offers 34 Intern positions at the acute and sub-acute sites in Ballarat in 2024.
Each Intern will complete five rotations that meet the requirements of the AMC National Framework for Prevocational Medical Training:
- General medicine
- General surgery
- Emergency medicine
- Geriatrics
- Rehabilitation
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Orthopaedics
- ENT
Training Programs
Learn more about our training pathways view our Prevocational Training Overview and our Vocational Training Pathway
Medical Career Pathways at Grampians Health
2024 Internship Application key dates
The PMCV Allocation and Placement Service (ASP) Intern Match Schedule of Dates 2024
| Monday 6 May | Match Applications Open 10am. Visit PMCV website for details |
| Thursday 6 June | Match Applications Close at 5pm |
| Friday 7 to Sunday 9 June | Approved candidates complete their (recorded) interviews via PMCV |
| Monday 10 June to Wednesday 3 July | Health Services assessment and selection process |
| Thursday 4 to Wednesday 10 July | Health Service ranking |
| Monday 15 July | VRPA results published (Candidates have 48 hours to accept or decline) |
| Wednesday 17 July | First offer period commences. (Candidates have 48 hours to accept of decline) |
| Thursday 1 August | First offer period closes |
| Friday 2 August | First National Audit of Acceptance and Unplaced Applicants commences |
| Thursday 15 August | Second offer period commences |
| Thursday 5 September | Second offer period closes |
| Friday 6 September | Second National Audit of Acceptance and Unplaced Applicants commences |
| Thursday 19 September | Third (final) offer period commences |
Changes to the Intern Match Process in Victoria for 2024
After wide consultation, the PMCV has finalised the changes for the Intern Match 2024. The changes focused on national alignment of processes and Victorian retention.
The changes include:
- Removal of Priority Group Rounds – offers will be made throughout offer periods prioritising eligibility categories – please refer to Intern Match Process 2024 document.
- Removal of Interstate Special Consideration – as a new Eligibility Category will be introduced. Candidate Eligibility Criteria outlined in Match Rules and Candidate Guide 2024
- Introduction of new eligibility category (Australian citizens or permanent residents and New Zealand citizens graduating from an interstate University who completed their year 12 schooling in Victoria).
- Candidates must preference a minimum of FIVE health Services and a maximum of TEN.
Visit the PMCV Website for more detailed information, FAQs and updates
How to Apply
Applications must be made via the PMCV match. Grampians Health Ballarat will be participants in the Victorian Rural Preferential Allocation (VRPA) Intern Match process through the PMCV.
If you are eligible to apply for an PVD position, you must register with the PMCV. If you are not applying via the VRPA match, you will then need to apply to both the PMCV and to Grampians Health directly via the Mercury eRecruit Website
Tips for applying to Grampians Health Ballarat
- Cover letters should be addressed to Junior Medical Workforce Manager - Mr David Channon
- Make yourself familiar with the Grampians Health Ballarat core values
- As part of Grampians Health Ballarat application process, you will be asked to answer some questions 'Why Grampians Health Ballarat?' and Why Ballarat?' - make sure you put some time into answering these.
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Testimonials
“There are lots of reasons to Intern at Ballarat. Good exposure and good contact with senior staff. Able to work autonomously and gain actual experience” – 2020 Intern
“Varied experience but supported and appreciated whilst you are doing it” – 2020 Intern
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