Rural GP Block Placement General Practice terms with the Rural Clinical Program on the Darling Downs
The School is offering General Practice terms on the Darling Downs. These will be based around Toowoomba in rural General Practices supported by the Griffith Rural Health Stream based at the Darling Downs Clinical Training Centre, Toowoomba. Â
Accommodation will be provided in Toowoomba or one of the local communities depending on which practice you prefer. Please read the Student Accommodation Policy
Practices available are listed below. Students may contact RuralMedEd to discuss which rural practice may suit your learning needs and interests.
Practices:
- 7-Springs Medical Centre, Toowoomba
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- Northpoint Medical Centre, Toowoomba
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- Millmerran Medical Centre, Millmerran
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- Wambo Medical Centre, Jandowae
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- Miles Medical Centre, Miles
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- My Family Medical, Stanthorpe
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- Allora Medical Practice, Allora
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- Killarney Medical Centre, Killarney
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- Goondir Health Services, Chinchilla
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- Acacia Country Practice, Charleville
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Rural GP terms offer the chance for parallel consulting – seeing patients before the GP comes in to see them with you. Students commonly have their own booked appointments and are encouraged to follow-up their patients to see how conditions progress and treatments work (or not). Of course, always with supervision from experienced GP supervisors and rural GP registrars. Students can attend more than four sessions per week if they choose. GP teaching is centred around seeing patients. Online modules are provided to assist in covering the curriculum. There are scheduled compulsory teaching and assessment dates that are laid out in the student handbook for the Block. The DD CTC has NBN access and is bathed in Eduroam. We are connected to G40 and to Queensland Health facilities for remote education activities. The Darling Down PHN is quite active in providing professional development which Griffith students are welcome to attend.
There are social aspects to coming to the Darling Downs. Year 3 and 4 Longlook students come into Toowoomba monthly and rural GP students are welcome to attend the social events associated. There are several seasonal carnivals in town including the Food and Wine Festival, The Royal Toowoomba Show and Farmfest. Accommodation and the DDCTC is close proximity to the centre of the city and Queen’s Park. Students may also get involved in research activities.
If you think you would like to have a “short look” at rural, consider a Rural GP term.
More information on the practices, facilities, accommodation and activities during GP terms in the Griffith Rural Stream are available here.
Meet Our Team:
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Dr. Demitri Perera is a GP in Toowoomba who looks after the Rural GP Block Students for RMEA. He is a Senior Lecturer for Griffith University. Originally from Canada, he moved to Australia in 2011 to pursue Medicine at the University of Queensland. Prior to this he completed a BA in Psychology from the University of British Columbia. During his internship he worked in various regional areas of Queensland before settling in Toowoomba in 2016. He completed his FRACGP in 2020. He is passionate about medical education and training of medical students through to registrars
Sites and Accommodation
Jandowae
Miles
Millmerran
Stanthorpe
Toowoomba
For administrative and accommodation questions email: accommodation@ruralmeded.org.auÂ
