Lectures presented by QRME in Introduction to Medicine Program

1. WHAT IS A DOCTOR?

2. What do you think a doctor does?

3. Medical Practitioners (or Doctors) diagnose,
treat and assist in the prevention of human
physical and mental illness, disease and injury
and promote good human health.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus/careers/medical.pdf

4.  Medical practitioners are involved in a wide
range of activities including:
 consultations
 attending emergencies
 performing operations
 arranging medical investigations
 In caring for patients, medical practitioners work
with many other health professionals.

5. What else do you call them?
 Doctors
 Medical Practitioner
 General Practitioner - GPs
 Specialist (LOTS of subtypes including GPs)

6. Where can doctors work?
 Hospitals
 Private practice
 Universities
 Other various health initiatives and other
organisations
 Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)
 Remote indigenous communities
 Defence force
 Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without boarders)
 World Health Organisation (WHO)

11. Good things about being a
doctor...
 Ability to save lives
 Ability to provide service and support to others
 Continuous learning
 Rewarding
 High status occupation
 Challenging
 Decent salary

12.  Salary
 Resident AU$60000 - $75000 (up to $90000
with overtime).
 Registrar AU$75000 - $110000 (up to
$130000 with overtime).
 GP AU$150000 – $350000 (up to $400000
with overtime).
 Consultant AU$175000 – $350000 (up to
$400000 with overtime.

13. Disadvantages in choosing
medicine...
 Debt
 Long and ongoing education
 Can be difficult (training and on the job)
 Can be depressing (when unable to help)
 Time consuming
 Long hours
 A lot of responsibility

14. Levels of Doctors
 University study
 Undergraduate
 Postgraduate
 3rd and 4th year – Clinical
 Internship
 1 year duration
 Provisional registration
 Do not receive a Medicare provider number
 Resident
 Working in different specialties (at least 1 year)

15.  House officer
 Principle House Officer (PHO)
 Senior House Officer (SHO)
OR
 Specialist training (apply for training program)
 Registrar
 GP, Medicine, Surgical, Orthopeadics, O&G,
Emergency
Exams
 Fellowship (specialist)

16. Lots of specialties...
 Anaesthesia
 Pain Medicine
 Intensive Care Medicine
 General Practice
 Dermatology
 Emergency Medicine
 Sport and Exercise Medicine
 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
 Medical Administration
 General Medicine
 General Paediatrics
 Cardiology
 Clinical Genetics
 Clinical Pharmacology
 Endocrinology
 Gastroenterology and Hepatology
 Geriatric Medicine
 Haematology Immunology and
Allergy
 Infectious Diseases
 Medical Oncology
 Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
 Nephrology
 Neurology
 Nuclear Medicine
 Paediatric Emergency Medicine
 Palliative Medicine

17.  Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
 Rheumatology
 Occupational and Environmental
Medicine
 Addiction Medicine
 Palliative Medicine
 Public Health Medicine
 Rehabilitation Medicine
 Sexual Health Medicine
 Cardio-thoracic Surgery
 General Surgery
 Neurosurgery
 Orthopaedic Surgery
 Otolaryngology - Head and Neck
Surgery
 Paediatric Surgery
 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
 UrologyVascular Surgery
 Obstetrics and Gynaecology
 Gynaecological Oncology
 Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 Obstetrics and Gynaecological
 Endocrinology and Infertility
 Urogynaecology
 Ophthalmology
 General Pathology
 Forensic Pathology
 And the list goes on………….