Doctors

Interested in a career in medicine at Albury Wodonga Health?

Contact the Medical Workforce Unit if you are a specialist looking to work with AWH.

Albury Wodonga Health is supported by a strong cohort of over 180 experienced Specialists who deliver comprehensive elective and emergency care across inpatient, outpatient and procedural settings. 

Our Specialists are highly accessible, actively engaged in teaching, and committed to the professional development of our registrars.

Majority of registrar roles at AWH are accredited by the relevant speciality colleges, providing high-quality training within a broad and diverse clinical environment. This is complemented by an extensive range of clinical services, excellent exposure to hands-on practice, and a well-established education program, making AWH an outstanding setting for doctors seeking accredited training and career advancement in regional medicine. 

This includes training in:

• General Medicine
• Nephrology
• Respiratory Medicine
• Infectious Diseases
• Endocrinology
• Cardiology
• Geriatrics
• Obstetrics Medicine
• Haematology
• Radiation Oncology
• Palliative Care
• General Surgery
• Vascular
• ENT
• Urology
• Plastics Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology 
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics
• Psychiatry (inpatient and community)
• Anaesthetics
• Intensive Care
• Emergency

AWH offers dedicated PGY3/3+ positions for doctors interested in pursuing a career in Critical Care. These roles are specifically designed to provide a strong clinical foundation to support progression into speciality training programs.

Doctors appointed to the Critical Care HMO positions undertake structured rotations across Anaesthetics, Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine, allowing for broad exposure and the development of essential skills across the critical care continuum.

The Critical Care SRMO positions are appointed directly by AWH and are not part of the PMCV match process.

Our Hospital Medical Officers (HMOs) are well supported by experienced Consultants and Registrars, who are approachable, readily accessible, and committed to teaching. This strong culture of supervision and mentorship provides excellent learning opportunities and hands-on clinical experience. 

Combined with a comprehensive medical education training program, AWH offers an outstanding environment for pre-vocational medical training.

In line with the National Framework for Pre-vocational training, the following clinical rotations are available for the clinical year.

The following rotations are offered for PGY2 and above:

• General Medicine
• Cardiology
• Medical Oncology
• Geriatrics & Palliative Care
• Rehabilitation Medicine
• General Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• ENT
• Urology
• Orthopaedics
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Psychiatry (community)
• Emergency Medicine
• Anaesthetics
• Intensive Care

Basic Physician Training (BPT) - PGY2 and above

For the 2027 clinical year, Albury Wodonga Health will continue to offer Basic Physician Training (BPT) pathway, supporting pre-vocational doctors in their first step towards a career in physician training.

Training at AWH provides access to high-quality clinical experiences and educational opportunities across the accredited training sites. AWH is part of the Greater Western Consortium.

This pathway is a structured 3-year BPT program, designed collaboratively between AWH and the Greater Western Consortium to ensure trainees receive comprehensive exposure to accredited training environments. 

It also supports doctors who are interested in long-term regional practice and who wish to complete their physician training in a regional setting. 

To apply, please select the Albury Wodonga Health and Greater Western Consortium HMO (Medical BPT1) on the Postgraduate Medical council of Victoria (PMCV) website. 

Application Process for HMO

Annual recruitment opens in line with the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMVC) recruitment schedule (applications typically open around June/July). 

Interviews
Candidates will be short-listed and interviewed as per the PMCV process.

If you have any queries, please contact the Intern HMO unit at MWUrecruitment@awh.org.au

Why choose AWH?
We have a large group of Senior Medical staff supporting our inpatient services, providing both elective and emergency care. Our Consultants are accessible to and supportive of our Junior Medical Staff, this coupled with our broad range of clinical services, excellent opportunities for hands on experience and active education program, make AWH the perfect choice to kick start your career in medicine.

Intern Applications
At AWH, the prevocational doctors are supported by their Consultants and Registrars, who are readily accessible, and provide excellent learning opportunities and hands-on experiences.

Our strong day-to-day support, along with protected intern teaching and faculty specific education offerings, make AWH the perfect place to kick start your career in Medicine. The Intern and HMO programs at AWH are accredited by both PMCV and HETI. AWH has a range of training pathway for the pre-vocational doctor and offers accredited training pathways across. AWH supports the prevocational doctor from internship to being a Specialist via the multiple training pathway available.    

2027 Intern Application Process

AWH is located on the Victorian / NSW border and as such there are two potential application pathways:

1. Victorian Match through Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV)

Applications open 10:00 am on Tuesday 5 May 2026 and close 5:00 pm on Thursday 4 June 2026.

• PMCV Website:  2026 Intern Match – PMCV 

• AWH will be participating in the Victorian Rural Preferential Allocation (VRPA) through PMCV match, which is ideal for those interested in working in regional areas.

• If you are not applying via the VRPA match, then you will need to apply through the PMCV Victorian Intern allocation (VIA) process.

• For those applying via the VRPA and PMCV CAT 4 applications, we require you to send a cover letter. 

• Applicants are required to submit an online application via the PMCV website and to send a cover letter directly to the Intern HMO Unit.

2. RPR Intern Match through NSW Health Education and Training (HETI).

Applications for Rural Preferential Recruitment (RPR) open on Tuesday 5 May 2026 and close at 11.59pm on Thursday 4 June 2026 .

• In addition to the HETI Application, we require a cover letter to the health service which can be uploaded to the HETI portal. 

• Rural Preferential Recruitment Webpage:  https://www.heti.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/courses-and-programs/medical-graduate-recruitment/rural-preferential-recruitment

• NSW Health Medical Intern Recruitment Page: https://www.heti.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/courses-and-programs/medical-graduate-recruitment

Interviews Candidates will be short-listed and interviewed as per either the PMCV or HETI process. 

Information Sessions
PMCV Information Date: Thursday 30 April 2026 6pm

Go to Events for April 2026 – PMCV 

NSW RPR Information Sessions
Date: Saturday 18 April 2026
AWH Timeslot: 11:40am to 12pm 

Download our Kick Start Your Career brochure 

Medical Students

AWH has medical students from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Charles Sturt University.

As partners with these 2 clinical schools, AWH continues to facilitate regional medical training to ensure a continued and growing Albury Wodonga highly skilled medical workforce. The region is also supported by the Border Regional Training Hub.

We will facilitate and accommodate electives and PRINT terms for medical students from other universities. If you are interested, please contact medicalstudent@awh.org.au 

Observership

AWH has provided observerships for those who are looking for exposure to the Australian Healthcare setting. This is dependent on the service demands and the availability of supervision.

If you are looking at an observership, please contact MWUrecruitment@awh.org.au.