North Queensland

Discover General Practice training in North Queensland

The region

From the dry tropics, world heritage national parks, the Great Barrier Reef, to the red dirt of the Outback, North Queensland offers a  laidback lifestyle with plenty to see and do.

The North Queensland region covers 210,765 square kilometres which includes towns of Ayr, Charters Towers, Ingham, Magnetic Island, Palm Island, Townsville, Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Karumba, Mornington Island, Mount Isa and Normanton.

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Cloncurry

Training in North Queensland

Registrars who train in North Queensland will experience some of the most unique and vast opportunities to gain medical knowledge and experience.

The variety of training opportunities include but is not limited to:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
  • Retrieval Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Anaesthetics
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Paediatrics
  • Rural Generalist
  • Public Health
  • Sexual Health
  • Mental Health
  • Surgical
  • Academia
  • Dermatology
  • Minor Surgery
  • Occupational Medicine (available in Mount Isa and surrounds in the rich mining industry)

You will be well supported for your end to end training journey by our friendly knowledgeable team whilst you undertake your chosen pathway in becoming a GP/Rural Generalist.

Please reach out so we discuss the opportunity in the North Queensland region further gprm.nq@jcu.edu.au.

Community spirit

“You see a lot of patients with significant chronic diseases that you wouldn't necessarily see in city areas. You manage everything out here. You manage strokes, heart attacks, car accidents, paediatric issues, gout, arthritis. You’re the rural GP, it’s up to you." Dr Emma Gillmore

Be there for Cloncurry

Home in Mount Isa

“I love the diversity of the job. You’re doing all sorts of things that city GPs would usually refer to the hospital or a specialist. Out here you don’t have that option. Either a patient must travel 10 hours to see someone, or we do it ourselves. It’s a great challenge, but with the training I have, and continue to receive, I feel very prepared.” Dr Bronte Donaldson

Home is where the need is for rural GP

Outback adventure

“It’s a very good place to do your medical specialty training, particularly when it comes to emergency medicine. I'll say it is one of the best medical communities I've worked in. The consultants, my colleagues, the whole allied health team; were all wonderful. The whole experience means a lot to me and has really helped my medical practice,” Dr Akwuobi

An outback adventure

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