Beaudesert Hospital
Address
64 Tina St, Beaudesert, QLD, 4285, AUSTRALIA
About the Placement
Placement Type: Hospital
Beaudesert Hospital is a modern rural health care facility, with a rich history, having provided quality health care services to the local community for 115 years. They provide a wide range of specialty services including general medicine and surgery, birthing services, antenatal and postnatal care, palliative care, mental health and oral health. Beaudesert Hospital uses integrated electronic medical records (ieMR).
It is a 36 bed hospital.
About Beaudesert
As the gateway to the Scenic Rim Region, Beaudesert has spectacular scenery. It has seen modest growth in recent years, with a number of new residential developments. For what this quaint country town lacks in traditional tourism attractions, it more than makes up for in its authentic rural experiences. There's also burgeoning vineyards and boutique accommodation ideal for romantic escapes. Nestled among national parks and rainforests, some of which are World Heritage listed, bushwalk around nearby Mt Tamborine, Mt Lindesay, Mt Barney, Mt Ernest, Mt May and Mt Maroon.
Close-by attractions include;
- Beaudesert Marketfest - first Saturday of the month
- Bushwalking
- Towri Sheep Cheeses
- Kooralbyn Lookout
- Scenic Rim Trail
Website
Getting there
Distance from Brisbane: 70km (1h drive time)
Transport Options: Bus, Drive
Accommodation Type: Shared accommodation (adjacent to hospital)
Transport required for placement: Advantageous
Tips from previous students
- Take advantage of the rural aspect first, then worry about the assessment - you will learn more.
- The emergency department was where I found the most learning opportunities. Maternity shifts were a great introduction to O&G before the O&G placement in year 4 as well.
- While Beaudesert is close enough to the southern suburbs of Brisbane, it saves a tremendous amount of time to accept the homestay option rather than travelling everyday.
Testimonials
My time at Beaudesert hospital has been a great experience and a great introduction to hospital based medicine. There was a lot of variety as I rotated between the ED, ward, theatre and maternity unit and performed numerous tasks. All of the preceptors were very welcoming and open to teaching (time permitting) and I was able to feel like I was contributing to patient care with adequate supervision.
Beaudesert hospital is a great place to learn, and I got a lot of time to practice both history/examination skills and procedural skills. The ED in particular was great for this. All the SMOs are very dedicated to teaching, and in addition to teaching on shift, there is dedicated teaching every week. My preceptor was very attentive, and everyone else at BDH was also fantastic.
BDH is an incredible learning environment, which very much supported my learning as I began clinical placement. My preceptor ably assisted me in becoming oriented to the hospital, as well as the hospital life. His teaching and feedback were incredibly useful, as they provided a framework through which to develop my clinical reasoning and approach to patient DDx and thus history taking.
The teaching which was provided - both formal and on the stop - was detailed, clinically relevant, and at the appropriate level for my current learning. The nursing staff were extraordinarily helpful, especially when letting me know about an opportunity which I could assist with. I thoroughly enjoyed my placement at BDH, and greatly appreciate the opportunity to work with these skilled, considerate practitioners.