Tablelands

The Tablelands region offers a diverse range of rural general practice training opportunities. 

There are five main placement sites in the Tablelands region where you may be based during your GP training. These include: Atherton, Malanda, Mareeba, Yungaburra and Ravenshoe.

There are major hospital facilities in Atherton and Mareeba, with outreach services to surrounding locations. Training posts are supported by onsite visiting specialists and allied health practitioners from the Cairns Base Hospital.

Registrars have opportunities to gain experience across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, minor surgery, tropical medicine, procedural obstetrics, anaesthetics, counselling, sexual health and women’s health. The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is comprised of 21 hospitals.

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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
Alice Street Medical Centre	Atherton	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM
Amaroo Medical	Mareeba	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM
Atherton Clinic	Atherton	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM
Atherton Family Medical Centre	Atherton	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM
Atherton Hospital	Atherton	Hospital	RACGP - Extended Skills Only, ACRRM
Eacham Medical Centre	Malanda	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM
Malanda Medical Care	Malanda	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM
Mareeba Hospital	Mareeba	Hospital	RACGP/ACRRM
Mareeba Medical Clinic	Mareeba	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM
Mulungu Aboriginal Corporation Primary Health Care Service	Mareeba	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health service	RACGP/ACRRM
Ravenshoe Medical Cnetre	Ravenshoe	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM
The Doctor House	Yungaburra	General Practice	RACGP/ACRRM

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