One of Australia\u2019s greatest athletes, Jana Pittman, is one of 47 interns to join Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals today as part of the 2020 intake.
\nHealth Minister Brad Hazzard visited Blacktown Hospital to welcome the recruits, who are part of a record 1027 interns that will start work in NSW public hospitals this year.
\n\u201cI want to congratulate Dr Pittman and her colleagues and wish them every success as they start their medical careers at this state of the art facility,\u201d Mr Hazzard said.
\n\u201cBlacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals have had a $700 million expansion and as a result, these JMOs will benefit from world class mentors in world class surroundings.
\n\u201cDr Pittman had many wins as an athlete but swapping her running spikes for a stethoscope is a win for patients, and I thank her and the entire JMO class of 2020.\u201d
\nThe NSW Government is investing $107 million in the internship program this year.
\nSince 2011, intern positions in NSW have increased by 257 or 33 per cent. Interns rotate through metropolitan, regional or rural hospitals, as well as General Practices.
\nNSW guarantees intern positions to all domestic medical graduates of NSW universities, and provides internships to many graduates from interstate universities.
\nBlacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals\u2019 medical services director Brett Gardiner said Western Sydney Local Health District hospitals will welcome 130 interns this year.
\n\u201cOur interns will have the opportunity to undertake roles in emergency, surgery and general medicine in a new hospital where the well-being of new recruits is a priority.\u201d
\nJana Pittman is a dual Olympian, two-time world champion and four-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist. She has spent the past seven years juggling three children, work and study and is ready to hit the hospital ground running.
\n\u201cI loved my athletics career, representing Australia was gold, but I hope my future in medicine will be even better,\u201d Ms Pittman said.
\n\u201cIt’s one of those things where you think you’re never going to get there, but it shows that if you persist with something you love, then it just might happen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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