Mildura Year 2
Mildura’s Year 2 placement will provide students with their first exposure to the real clinical environment in the Mildura Base Hospital. During their 2 weeks at SRH Mildura students will participate in the following placements:
- GP placement - ½ to 1 day
- Mildura Base Hospital
- ward rounds with Year 3B students – 1 day
- Nursing shift – 1 shift
- Emergency Department or ambulance placement – 1 x 4 hour shift
- Indigenous health day – you will visit Mildura District Aboriginal Service (MDAS)
- Primary school visits:
- teddy bear hospitals
- sports days
Students will also participte in simulation sessions in the Skills Laboratory
- SimMan session
- Clinical skills practical session eg plastering, suturing
- Case presentations
- Panel discussions
- Real life patient stories
Other activities in Mildura
- Zoonotics lecture with local vet – Dr Bill Sutherland, incofrporating a Farm visit
- OHS – tour local fruit property (Orange World)
A sample of what you can expect is shown in the sample timetable
Accommodation
Students are provided with Melbourne/Mildura return flights and housed in four-star accommodation for their stay. (Students are currently housed at Quest Apartments in Mildura.)
Taxis and buses will be provided to convey you to your daily activities.