Trainee Positions At Macquarie University Hospital

Macquarie University Hospital
Macquarie University
NSW, 2109
Australia

Contact Details

Prof Dominic Rowe
macneuro@me.com
Phone : 02 9812 3720
www : http://www.muh.org.au/Doctors/OurDoctors/tabid/150/speciality/Neurology/Default.aspx

Positions

Training Positions : 0
Elective Training Positions : 1
Fellowships : 0

Core Position Descriptions
N/A

Elective Position Descriptions
All trainees will be expected to complete a Master of Advanced Medicine degree as part of their training year here at Macquarie Neurology.

Hospital Information

Opened in June 2010, Macquarie University Hospital (MUH) and Clinic (MUC) is Australia’s only private university hospital. The 183-bed state-of-the-art hospital offers a comprehensive range of services and specialist areas, focusing on clinical care, teaching and research. The hospital includes 12 operating theatres, 20 intensive care beds, 2 angiography suites, gamma knife radiosurgery and a cyclotron. Radiology facilities are state of the art. The clinic is a 5-story building linked physically to the hospital by airbridge and electronically by complete, secure digital access. MUH/C is located in Macquarie University’s North Ryde campus, and is wholly owned and operated by the University. An academic hospital, MUH/C is linked to the Australian School of Advanced Medicine (ASAM) and is the first completely electronic, paperless hospital in Australia.(http://www.medicine.mq.edu.au/). We serve North West Sydney, rural and remote NSW.

Department Beds :
31 combined neurology/ neurosurgery beds

Department Clinics
Rapid Access; General Neurology; Electrophysiology

Department Specialty Clinics
Motor Neuron Disease; Cognitive and Memory Disorder; Multiple Sclerosis

Department Meetings
Neurology (weekly)
Neuroradiology (weekly)
Neuropathology (monthly)
Brain School (monthly)

Department Staff
Prof Dominic Rowe Movement disorder, motor neuron diseases.
Dr Ik-lin Tan Demyelinating and inflammatory neurology, neuro-ophthalmology.
Dr Omar Ahmad Stroke, movement disorder.
Dr Christian Skulina Neurophysiology
Kate Manners Senior Electrophysiology technician
Ruthie Dellow Electrophysiology Technician
Madeleine Ranola Parkinson's Disease Nurse Practitioner
Sandra Erjavec Motor Neuron Disease Nurse Practitioner
Sally Ailwood Practice Manager

Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
Neurology Registrar

Trainee Responsibilities
In and outpatient care, supervised electrophysiology, completing MSc Advanced Medicine.

Selection Criteria
Phone us and discuss. Our main criteria is that you be pleasant, professional and a team player, and this applies to all our members of staff.

Philosophy Of Training
We expect you to have a productive, happy year here at Macquarie, improving your academic credentials while learning more about clinical neurology. If you have a specific interest in any of our areas of expertise, we'll accommodate that special interest. Our last neurology registrar trainee spent fully funded time at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland as part of his MSc.

Neurology Training In State

Other Information
Contact: Prof Dominic Rowe macneuro@me.com.

Further Online Information
http://www.medicine.mq.edu.au