Cairns Coast

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 seven main placement sites in the Cairns region where you may be based during your GP training. These include Mossman, Port Douglas, Kuranda, Cairns, Babinda, Innisfail and Tully.

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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	RACGP - Extended Skills Only
Babinda Medical Practice	Babinda	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM
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 GP	Cairns	General Practice	RACGP
Cairns Health Centre - HMAS Cairns	Cairns	Australian Defence Force	RACGP - ADF only
Cairns Hospital	Cairns	Hospital	ACRRM
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
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
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
Southcare Medical Centre	Woree	General Practice	RACGP
The Doctors - Mulgrave Road Medical Centre	Cairns	General Practice	RACGP
Toogood Road Family Medical Centre	Woree	General Practice	RACGP
Trinity GPs	Smithfield	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
Yorkeys Medical	Yorkeys Knob	General Practice	RACGP
Kuranda Medical Centre	Kuranda	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM

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