Maranoa Medical Centre - Roma
Address
27 Quintin St, Roma QLD 4455, AUSTRALIA
About the Placement
Placement Type: GP
The Maranoa Medical Centre is located at 27 Quintin Street, Roma, just up from the CBD. The fully air-conditioned purpose-built surgery was built in June of 2000 and extended in January 2016 and boasts seven consulting rooms and three treatment rooms.
The surgery holds accreditation with Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL).
The Centre also holds accreditation with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine to undertake training of registrars in their Basic and Advanced terms.
About Roma
Roma is the largest town in the Maranoa Region, at the heart of a rich sheep and cattle grazing area, and offers an array of city-like conveniences with friendly country hospitality. There is an abundance of cafes ideally located throughout town and dining options include fine dining restaurants, niche cafes, contemporary pubs with and alfresco dining, plus all your traditional take-away options. As you are in the heart of beef country be sure to try a mouth-watering grass-fed steak while you are in town.
Close-by attractions include;
- Park run
- Stroll around the Adungadoo Pathway
- Carnarvon Gorge - camping & hike
- Country Races - March & November
- Injune Rodeo - October
- Roma Sale Yards
- Mitchell Spa & Sunday breakfast
Website
Getting there
Distance from Brisbane: 478km (5h 45m drive time)
Transport Options: Drive
Accommodation Type: Shared student accommodation (1.6km to GP)
Transport required for placement: Yes - for travel between placement and accommodation
Tips from previous students
Placement:
- Take every opportunity that is given to you, not often will you get the chance to do as much as you do out here so just be keen to give everything a go.
Community Engagement:
- Get amongst the free training activities because they also come with great free meals! If you want some longer weekends to visit surrounding areas just let them know and the roster will be adjusted, same as if you have any particular areas of interest that you'd like to see.
- There were plenty of activities available in Roma outside of placement - trivia night at the Royal on Thursday nights, a comedy show, Dachsund Day and we visited Carnarvon Gorge on one of the weekends.
- The swimming pool is free. Parkrun is great. There's a Roma women's running group.
- Would recommend a trip to Carnarvon gorge, Moorelands nursery, the gin distillery and exploring the town centre itself.
- The Big Rig!