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The Cairns Hospital is the major referral centre for tropical North Queensland and the major provider of outreach specialist services to remote and rural areas.
Other major hospitals within this region include the Innisfail and Tully hospitals, south of Cairns. Registrars working in the Cairns region can enjoy opportunities in the varied specialties including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is comprised of 21 facilities.
There are six main placement sites in the Cairns region where you may be based during your GP training. These include Mossman, Port Douglas, Kuranda, Cairns, Innisfail and Tully.
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Cairns Office
Ph: (07) 4232 2333
Em: jcugp.cairns@jcu.edu.au
Location
Level 3
36 Shields Street
Cairns 4870
Map
Mailing Address
PO Box 902
Cairns 4870
Current active Training Posts in the region for GPT/PRRT/ES terms
(This list does not indicate capacity in this region. Please contact jcugp.placements@jcu.edu.au for more information).
| Name | Location | Type | College Accreditation |
| Abbott Medical Clinic | Earlville | General Practice | RACGP |
| Apple Tree Medical (Cairns) | Cairns | General Practice | RACGP |
| Apple Tree Medical (Smithfield) | Smithfield | General Practice | RACGP |
| Babinda Hospital | Babinda | Hospital | ACRRM |
| Babinda Medical Practice | Babinda | General Practice | RACGP/ACRRM |
| Balance! Edmonton Family Practice | Edmonton | General Practice | RACGP |
| Barrier Reef Medical Centre | Cairns | General Practice | RACGP |
| Beaches Family Practice (Kewarra Beach) | Kewarra Beach | General Practice | RACGP |
| Beaches Family Practice (Trinity Beach) | Trinity Beach | General Practice | RACGP |
| Cairns Doctors | Earlville | General Practice | RACGP |
| Cairns Family Medical Centre | Paramatta Park | General Practice | RACGP |
| Cairns Health Centre - HMAS Cairns | Cairns | Australian Defence Force | RACGP - ADF only |
| Cairns Hospital | Cairns | Hospital | ACRRM |
| Cairns Skin Centre | Cairns | Specialty Practice | RACGP - Extended Skills Only |
| Central Plaza Doctors | Cairns | General Practice | RACGP |
| Clifton Beach Medical and Surgical | Clifton Beach | General Practice | RACGP |
| Edmonton Family Medical Centre | Edmonton | General Practice | RACGP |
| Gordonvale Family Medical Centre | Gordonvale | General Practice | RACGP |
| FNQH Cairns | Cairns | Specialty Practice | RACGP - Extended Skills Only |
| Gurriny Yealamucka Aboriginal Health Service | Yarrabah | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health service | RACGP/ACRRM |
| Headspace Cairns | Cairns | Specialty Practice | RACGP - Extended Skills Only |
| Innisfail Family Health | Innisfail | General Practice | RACGP/ACRRM |
| Innisfail Hospital | Innisfail | Hospital | RACGP/ACRRM |
| Innisfail Medical Centre | Innisfail | General Practice | RACGP/ACRRM |
| Mamu Health Service Ltd | Innisfail | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health service | RACGP/ACRRM |
| McLeod Street Medical* | Cairns | General Practice | RACGP |
| Mossman Medical Centre | Mossman | General Practice | RACGP/ACRRM |
| Mossman Multipurpose Health Service | Mossman | Hospital | RACGP/ACRRM |
| Mt Sheridan Medical Practice | Mt Sheridan | General Practice | RACGP |
| Omega Health Medical Centre | Manoora | General Practice | RACGP |
| Paediatric Outreach Program (Apunipima Cape York Health Council) | Mossman | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health service | ACRRM |
| Plaza Family Health | Mt Sheridan | General Practice | RACGP |
| Port Village Medical Centre | Port Douglas | General Practice | RACGP/ACRRM |
| Redlynch Medical Centre | Redlynch | General Practice | RACGP |
| Royal Flying Doctor Service (Cairns) | Cairns | Specialty Practice | ACRRM |
| Skin Alert Cairns | Cairns | Specialty Practice | RACGP - Extended Skills Only |
| Smithfield Central Doctors | Smithfield | General Practice | RACGP |
| Smart Clinics Woree | Woree | General Practice | RACGP |
| Southcare Medical Centre | Woree | General Practice | RACGP |
| The Doctors - Mulgrave Road Medical Centre | Cairns | General Practice | RACGP |
| Thrive Medical | Cairns | General Practice | RACGP |
| Toogood Road Family Medical Centre | Woree | General Practice | RACGP |
| True Relationships and Reproductive Health | Cairns | Specialty Practice | RACGP - Extended Skills Only |
| Tully Medical Centre | Tully | General Practice | RACGP/ACRRM |
| WuChopperen Health Service | Cairns | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health service | RACGP |
| Kuranda Medical Centre | Kuranda | General Practice | RACGP/ACRRM |
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Notes
Please refer to ACRRM’s Fellowship Handbook (Pg. 12 – 14) for further details.
