RBWH welcomes graduates to start their careers

Health Minister Stephen Robertson has welcomed the latest round of medical interns and graduate nurses starting their careers at Queensland’s biggest hospital.

Mr Robertson said the new recruits to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital included 94 medical interns and 169 graduate nurses.

“This is an increase of 29 and 49 respectively compared with last year and it reflects RBWH’s reputation as a centre of excellence,” he said.

“RBWH continues to uphold its reputation by providing excellent training facilities combined with hands on experience.

“The hospital also undertakes a variety of patient case mix and this provides interns with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skill of both common and rare medical situations.

“These elements make RBWH an attractive workplace to gain the experience needed to build their career on a solid foundation.

“Nursing graduates will also benefit from working in a hospital that offers a wide range of opportunities to work in interesting specialties in a multidisciplinary context.

“In order to nurture and develop the nursing profession, RBWH ensures it welcomes as many graduates to RBWH as possible.

“These young medical professionals here today are the future of Queensland’s public health system.

“I’d like to welcome them to Queensland Health and wish them every success in their future careers.”

Mr Robertson said Queensland Health was offering 459 medical internships for all 2009 graduates, 47 more than in 2008, while the 983 nurse graduates starting with Queensland Health in the new year was up 7 per cent on 2008.

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