Childers Multipurpose Health Service and Doctors Surgery
Address
3 Ashby Ln, Childers, QLD, 4660, AUSTRALIA
44 Broadhurst St, Childers, QLD, 4660, AUSTRALIA
About the Placement
Placement Type: GP Clinic and Hospital
Childers Doctors Surgery is a quality healthcare facility with a caring atmosphere. Services offered include skin checks, minor surgery, women’s health, antenatal care and cancer screening.
Childers Multi-Purpose Health Service offers emergency services, paediatrics, general medicine & outpatients and various clinics and allied health services.
It is a 16 bed community multi-purpose health facility.
Opportunities for students
- Students will split their time between Childers Doctors Surgery and Childers Multipurpose Health Service
About Childers
Childers successfully combines tourism - the town has a wealth of historic buildings - with a surrounding agriculture of sugar cane, avocadoes and macadamia nuts, making it a key stop on the Pacific Highway east coast drive.
Close-by attractions include;
- Mamino's Gourmet Ice Cream
- Childers’ wineries pay homage to the areas’ past with traditional Sicilian-made wine
- The Childers Festival - July
- Snakes Down Under Reptile Park & Zoo
- Catch a movie or event at the Paragon Theatre
Website
Getting there
Distance from Brisbane: 309km (3h 45m drive time)
Transport Options: Bus, Drive, Train
Accommodation Type: Hospital accommodation (onsite at hospital; 1km to surgery)
Transport required for placement: Advantageous - for exploring the region
Tips from Previous Students
- I found the hospital most useful to my learning - the ED allowed for good procedural skills and the ability to assess patients after they have been triaged by the nurses. The ward allowed for practicing of ward skills that will be useful for internship.
- Visiting the local part of the Great Barrier Reef.
- There are many social events that take place within the community.
Testimonials
My Preceptor helped make this placement a very worthwhile experience. He constantly went out of his way to find learning opportunities for me even when he had an entire hospital full of patients. He always had time for my questions and really helped make me feel like part of the team.
I was very well looked after and integrated into the medical and nursing teams. I found all staff members very approachable and keen to teach.
My main preceptor has been very helpful and supportive during my time here, and has encouraged me to be confident but also humble in my learning. He is passionate about his work and cares for his patients, as well as makes the time for medical students and teaching.
It was lovely. Good teaching and good practical experience. It was interesting to see the limits of investigations and the weighing of options of risks/benefits of transferring to larger centres for more complete investigation options.