St George Medical Centre
Address
116 Alfred St, St George, QLD, 4487, AUSTRALIA
About the Placement
Placement Type: GP Clinic
St George Medical Centre is staffed by a dedicated team of passionate St George locals. Services offered include general medical checks, chronic disease management, women’s health and skin checks. They are supported by visiting specialists including dermatologist, sonographer and a counsellor.
About St George
St George is a pleasant rural service centre which is located on the Balonne River with the vast flatlands of the Darling Downs stretching beyond the Great Dividing Range. The town provides services to the surrounding wheat, sheep and cotton farmers, and, in recent times, fruits, grapes, vegetables and beef have enriched the local economy. St George has tree lined streets where you’ll find great coffee, gourmet deli and quality pub food.
Close-by attractions include;
- Drive the cotton trail
- Cotton farm & vineyard tour
- Visit the Nindigully Pub
- Explore the Balonne River
- St George Show - May
- Easter in the Vines
- Yellowbelly Country Music Festival - July
- St George Races - November
- Polocrosse - St George (June), Bollon (July), Dirranbandi (August)
- St George Fishing Competition - October
- River Dragon Multi-Cultural Festival
Website
Getting there
Distance from Brisbane: 493km (5h 30m drive time)
Transport Options: Bus, Drive, Fly
Accommodation Type: Hospital accommodation (up to 1km to practice)
Transport required for placement: Advantageous - for travel between placement and accommodation (if further from practice) and exploring the region
Tips from previous students
Placement:
- There is a Country University Centre in town which provides 24 hour access to a library area and private rooms, you just had to make an appointment to get an access fob. The centre has free wifi and highspeed internet which is great as the accommodation doesn't and it is also a nice study spot. https://www.cucbalonne.edu.au/
- The key to success in RRM is putting yourself forward for as much as possible.
- Get in touch with the country university centre for access to their study space.
Community Engagement:
- Talk to everyone! Say yes to almost everything! Have an open mind! Some people out here may have different values to you but don’t be too quick to judge, everyone I met was extremely welcoming and good hearted.
- Boating on the river is a must! Seeing all the historic hotels is also highly recommended as well as local shows.
Testimonials
I had fantastic preceptors who were keen on having me involved in doing consults and procedures with them. I also found the medical outreach clinics that they ran to be very interesting and a wonderful experience. Overall my experience here has been quite fantastic.
The preceptors were all very positive helpful inviting teachers and great role models. I can’t imagine a better experience than what I had. Each of them had their own unique energy and perspective to patient care which I will try to emulate and carry forward with me into my own career. The nursing staff and allied health were also happy to include and chat to me whenever I was interested. I felt like I was included into, and apart of the community and what a great community it is! I felt I got a great sense of what it would be like to work rurally and can see myself coming back here in the future.
The entire team was wonderful. Words can't describe how awesome they were. Always felt welcome. Always someone eager to teach me something every single day. I learnt more in these 6 weeks than I did in the past 2 years. I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to have these preceptors as mentors. Nursing staff were always ready to teach as well. This practice feels like one big family - very positive vibes!