Trainee Positions At Princess Alexandra Hospital

Princess Alexandra Hospital

QLD,
Australia

Contact Details

Dr Laura Clarke
Laura.clarke@health.qld.gov.au
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Positions

Training Positions : 2
Elective Training Positions :
Fellowships : 2

Core Position Descriptions

Elective Position Descriptions

Hospital Information

The Princess Alexandra Hospital is a 700 bed adult hospital serving all adult sub-specialties with the exception of obstetrics. It is one of the two major teaching hospitals of the University of Queensland. The hospital is a major referral base for Southern Queensland and Northern NSW.

Department Beds :
The Neurology Department has eight beds and is collocated with the Neurosurgery Unit and a six bed acute Stroke Unit. There are up to date facilities for Neuro physiological testing within the department, including EEG telemetry, and state of the art Neur

Department Clinics
There are nine general neurology clinics per week plus sepcialty clinics. There is a weekly clinical meeting, shared with the Neurosurgery Department, and a weekly neuroradiology meeting. There is a monthly neuropathology meeting. Hospital Grand Rounds are held weekly. Monthly lectures for advanced trainees are held in conjunction with other neurology units in Brisbane.

Department Specialty Clinics
Epilepsy clinic, MS clinic, Movement disorder clinic, Neuro-immunology clinic, and Neuro-ophthalmology clinic.

Department Meetings
Weekly clinical meeting. Weekly EEG teaching meeting. Weekly neuroradiology meeting shared with the Neurosurgery Department. There is a monthly neuropathology meeting. Hospital Grand Rounds are held weekly. Monthly lectures for advanced trainees are held in conjunction with other neurology units in Brisbane. Weekly Neurology Clinical grand rounds. Weekly dedicated Neurology AT teaching session. Protected Brain School teaching time.

Department Staff
Dr Micheal Walsh.
Dr Simone Headrick.
Dr Stefan Blum.
Dr Alex Lehn.
Dr Cullen O Gorman.
Dr Nabeel Sheikh.
Dr Laura Clarke.
Dr Emily Watson.
Dr Po Yang
Dr Kristen Le Fever
Dr Tamara Sachez-Canento
Dr David Lee
Dr Jon Reimers
Dr Bill Mantzioris.



Junior Staff Positions In Neurology
2 x Neurology Advanced Trainees: rotates through neurology and stroke 1 x Non core position: rotates through neurology and stroke 1 x Stroke fellow 2 x BPT Neurology Registrar 2 x Neurology Residents 1 x Stroke Intern

Trainee Responsibilities

Selection Criteria

Philosophy Of Training

Neurology Training In State

Other Information