Anaesthetics
Emergency medicine
General practice
Medicine
Obstetrics
RFDS
Surgery
About the Flinders and Upper North Rural Training Network
The Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network (FUNLHN) provides a broad range of clinical experiences in both hospital and primary care settings based in Whyalla and Port Augusta. You will also gain a unique experience in your intern year and PGY2+, with rotations at the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) in Port Augusta providing comprehensive primary health care services to residents in the far west and northern regions of South Australia. The RFDS has established a high quality Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) accredited teaching practice and liaises with the Port Augusta Hospital and Health Service and central medical services in Adelaide when providing services.
For interns, FUNLHN delivers intern rotations across RFDS, emergency medicine/general practice, general medicine, general surgery and general practice. While PGY2+ rotations are available over anaesthetics, obstetrics, emergency/general inpatients and general medicine. Advanced skills training is offered in obstetrics and gynaecology (RANZCOG Associate Procedural) and anaesthetics (RGA). Watch the video to hear more about the FUNLHN junior doctor program.
FUNLHN offers the full requirements of both the RACGP and Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) fellowship pathways. Anticipated training positions are listed below:
Positions
Apply through SA MET for intern and PGY2+ positions with Flinders and Upper North Rural Training Network. Anticipated training positions are:
| Training Stage | Rotation | Location |
| Internship | General Medicine | Whyalla Hospital and Health Service |
| General Surgery | Whyalla Hospital and Health Service | |
| Emergency Medicine | RFDS | Royal Flying Doctors Service and Port Augusta Hospital | |
| General practice | Lincoln Medical Centre and Port Lincoln Hospital and Health Service | |
| General Practice | Bunyarra Clinic | |
| PGY2+ | Adult medicine | Emergency | Whyalla Hospital and Health Service |
| Obstetrics | Whyalla Hospital and Health Service | |
| General Medicine | Anaesthetics | Whyalla Hospital and Health Service Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Service |
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| General Medicine | Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Service | |
| RFDS | Inpatients | Royal Flying doctor Service, Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Service | |
| Advanced Skills Training |
Anaesthetics (RGA) | Whyalla Hospital and Health Service |
| Obstetrics (RANZCOG Associate Procedural) |
Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Service |
Health Facilities - Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network
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