Medical students

Visiting medical students

Domestic and international medical students can apply to undertake a hospital placement in South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Northern Territory

Medical student placements at Royal Darwin Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital are organised through Flinders NT.

Placements are available for students enrolled in their penultimate or final year of a medical degree, for a minimum period of four weeks and a maximum of eight weeks.

As a general rule we start processing applications for the following year in September/October.

Darwin placements

All medical student placements are subject to availability and formal approval. Opportunities may be available at Darwin within the departments of:

Anaesthesia & Perioperative
Cardiology
Communicable Disease Control
Ear, Nose & Throat
Emergency
Endocrinology & Diabetes
General Medicine (Palmerston Regional Hospital)
Geriatrics (Palmerston Regional Hospital)
Haematology/Medical Oncology
Immunology/Rheumatology
Intensive Care Unit
Maxillofacial Surgery
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Palliative Care
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Rehabilitation (Palmerston Regional Hospital)
Renal Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Tropical Infectious Diseases

Find out more about Darwin

Alice Springs placements

Medical student placements in Alice Springs are available to domestic students only and are subject to availability and formal approval. Opportunities may be possible at Alice Springs within the departments of:

Anaesthesia
Emergency Medicine
General Medicine
General Surgery
Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Flinders student only)
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Renal Medicine

Find out more about Alice Springs

Working with children clearance

Once you have received formal approval of your placement you need to apply for a Working with Children clearance (Ochre Card).

You cannot commence a placement in the NT without being able to produce your Ochre Card prior to the placement start date. If you arriving in the NT to start your placement without your Ochre Card, you will have your placement cancelled and you will be sent home. Flinders NT will not be responsible for any costs incurred as a result of this.

You are advised to apply for your Ochre Card at least 8 weeks before your placement start date.

You will need to be proactive in following up your application with Safe NT if eight weeks passes and you have not received your card. Persistence in following up with them is advised until a response has been received.

International applicants are unable to apply online for an Ochre Card. You must complete a hardcopy application and send via post.

Apply online / download application form

More information: Working with children website

Adelaide

Flinders University is able to accept a limited number of visiting students at Flinders Medical Centre, the teaching hospital associated with the College of Medicine and Public Health.

Placements are available to final year medical students to undertake clinical electives, for a minimum period of four weeks and a maximum period of eight weeks.

Attachments are not offered during December or January.

Placement type

Because of commitments to Flinders medical students, placements in General Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Anaesthesia and Dermatology are not available to international students.

Placements in Psychiatry, Radiology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Vascular Surgery, Orthopaedics and other areas may be possible.

Partner universities

Medical students from our following international partners need to be nominated by their university before they apply:

Central South University, Changsha, China
Manipal University, India
Dresden University of Technology, Germany

The contact person at Flinders University will communicate with the nominated students and provide information on admission processes. You will be required to prepare your documents as shown below. Your fees and accommodation may be organised by Flinders University as per the agreements with each respective university.

Medical students from our following international partners should still apply via this website, but will have their administration fee waived:

Utrecht University
Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg

How to apply

Request an application form and attach the following documents:

Resume/CV
Proof of Professional Indemnity Insurance cover
University reference letter of good standing, which must include a statement regarding your level of English competency

Once you have received a letter of offer, you must provide the following: