Dalby Hospital
Address
Hospital Rd, Dalby, QLD, 4405, AUSTRALIA
About the Placement
Placement Type: Hospital
Dalby Hospital offers maternity, surgical, accident and emergency, palliative care and renal dialysis services. Clinics available include, fracture, paediatric, surgical outpatients, medical imaging and more.
It is a 43 bed hospital.
Opportunities for Students
- Students will have the opportunity to attend teaching & training sessions with RMEA
About Dalby
Dalby is a large and prosperous rural service centre located in an area of fertile volcanic soil. It is surrounded by fields of wheat, cotton, mung beans, sunflowers, sorghum, millet and barley. Although the area is known as Queensland’s wheat centre, it also produces stud cattle, sheep, pigs and angora goats. Dalby has pleasant picnic spots beside the river, an attractive park in the centre of town, wide country town streets and some great cafes.
Close-by attractions include;
- Jondaryan Woolshed
- Jimbour Homestead
- Local race meets
- Bunya Mountains
Website
Getting there
Distance from Brisbane: 209km (2h 40m drive time)
Transport Options: Bus, Drive, Train
Accommodation Type: Hospital accommodation (onsite)
Transport required for placement: Advantageous - hospital is 2.5km from CBD
Tips from previous students
- Be involved, not just at the hospital but outside it and you'll get the most out of placement.
- Be engaged and involved wherever you can. Always introduce yourself and your expectations for the shift as there is huge variation in who you will be working with.
- Possible to obtain a one month membership at the local gym, which was very friendly and well kept.
- Trivia at the Country Club Hotel on Tuesday Nights
- Dalby Parkrun
Testimonials
I really enjoyed my time out in Dalby! I chose to do the EPP program which I felt was such a valuable experience. I’ve learnt a lot out of skills out here that I otherwise don’t think I would have due to the smaller size of the hospital and willingness of the patients to let the med students have a go.
I have loved my placement in Dalby. I enjoyed rotating day to day through different parts of the hospital (eg ward, ED, maternity) as it kept it exciting and fresh.
I have absolutely loved every minute of my placement at Dalby Hospital. Every doctor, nurse, allied health worker, etc has been so friendly and so keen to teach. I have been included in every patient interaction, trusted to review patients alone and report back to the SMO, cannulate, examine.
I had a wonderful time in Dalby hospital. The opportunities to work independently with support was fantastic. The SMOs were amazing at facilitating this supervised/supported independence. The nursing staff were great and very willing to share their wisdom.