2nd Year Medical Student Placement

1. Rural clinical experience placement in
Toowoomba and Warwick
By Shreya Bhushan
Second Year Medical Student
Griffith University

4. Taking out stitches with the help of an OptiVisor
Stitch cutting

5. 715 Health Check
A comprehensive health assessment for Indigenous school children and adults. I
found that compared to other practices, there were more mental health and dental
issues, and lifestyle factors such as smoking and alcohol were very prevalent in the
Indigenous community. It was eye-opening, and helped me understand the value of
preventative medicine and regular screening checks 

6. Alfred – Aboriginal Health Worker With Kay (the GP) and Karin (the nurse)

7. Life in Toowoomba
Daily drive to the clinic with this view

8. Sights of Toowoomba
Laurel Bank Park Picnic Point Waterfall
Inside St Patrick’s Cathedral
St Patrick’s Cathedral

9. Great food, great company.. We steadily worked through the
Trip Advisor recommendations!

10. WARWICK HOSPITAL
I really enjoyed working in
the Emergency Department
at Warwick Hospital – the
doctors were fantastic and
we got hands on experience
with suturing and
cannulations!

11. Surgery Rotation
Scrubbed up and ready for a caesarian section! It was an amazing
opportunity to get into the operating theatre and watch the
surgeons at work. We also got the chance to help out with
anaesthetising the patient, which was great!

12. Phlebotomy – Michelle from Pathology
I got a lot of practice with venipuncture – using vacutainers,
syringes and the butterfly technique, which was fantastic! The
staff were so willing to teach and help me learn 

13. The Griffith University student
accommodation is just behind the
hospital so it was really convenient!
Pictionary night – third years vs.
second years (we lost!)

14. THANK YOU!!!
I’d just like to say thank you so much to QRME for giving me the
opportunity to take part in this rural clinical placement – it was a
fantastic experience and I would definitely recommend it to all second
year medical students 