The Hospital

While I'm here, I'll be working at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH). RDH has about 363 beds & is the only major hospital & major referral center for the entire Northern Territory as well as South East Asia. It's a teaching hospital & is affiliated with Flinders University of Southern Australia, the University of Sydney, Charles Darwin University, & the Menzies School of Public Health. Because of its university affiliations, there is a large population of "transients" like myself who come to Darwin for brief stints to rotate & train at the hospital. In fact, the vast majority of the residents & medical students I've met are not from Darwin & only recently arrived within the last few weeks to months. More about medical system & training program later.