We recognise the difficult transition from medical student to intern and provide support to help our medical interns through their first postgraduate year.
Internships can be a challenging transition for many new doctors. We want you to feel supported and prepared as you begin your medical career, so we have dedicated support and supervision to ease the transition and help you find your feet.
We are excited to welcome applicants who have a genuine desire to begin a medical career with us.
First Nations internships
The RMH is committed to promoting, developing and fostering improvements and opportunities in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health for patients, the community and our First Nations workforce.
In addition to these intern positions, other recent initiatives include the:
- Annual Indigenous Health Oration (Professor Ian Anderson Oration)
- Cultural Competency and Safety Education Package
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employment Plan
Available internship rotations
The following rotations are available at the RMH and affiliated hospitals (subject to change).
Core rotations
- General medicine
- General surgery
- Emergency medicine
Special rotations
- Breast and endocrine
- Colorectal surgery
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatobiliary
- Infectious diseases (Victorian Infectious Diseases Service)
- Nephrology surgery (transplant)
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Palliative care
- Psychiatry
- Respiratory medicine
- Rheumatology
- Stroke
- Trauma
Affiliated hospitals
- The Royal Women's Hospital - emergency, gynaecology oncology
- Wangaratta Hospital - emergency, general medicine, general surgery
- Horsham Base Hospital - general medicine, general surgery, emergency, including anaesthetics, obstetrics and gynaecology
Choosing your rotations
If your application is successful, we will email you a roster preference form soon after you are issued a contract.
The roster preference form will list a variety of pre-set roster allocations for the entire year (including leave). You will need to number all of these from most desirable to least desirable.
Medical Workforce Unit will use these forms to find a fair balance that generates the highest number of desirable outcomes for the largest number of interns.
Regional hospital rotations
Almost all interns do a rural regional rotation - for interns, this is at Wangaratta and Horsham.
Annual leave during your internship
Interns accrue 5 weeks of annual leave: two weeks pre-allocated during the year and the remaining three at the end of your internship.
Your annual leave is incorporated within the pre-set roster allocations.
Application and selection process
Apply for the 2026 internship program through the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria website.
Key dates for the 2026 internship program:
- Application period - 6 May to 6 June
- Video interviews - 6 June to 8 June
- VRPA results published - 14 July
- First offer period - 16 July to 31 July