An internship in Bendigo offers hands-on experience, excellent contact time with consultants, a supportive community, and high expectations in medical education. The hospital and senior staff strongly support the career development of junior doctors. Many interns choose to stay for their PGY2 year under the new National Framework, and continue on in our growing vocational training pathways across various specialty areas.
Bendigo Health has approximately 43 intern positions for each clinical year. Each intern will complete five rotations that meet the requirements of the AMC National Framework for Prevocational Medical Training (NFPMT).
Internal rotations available include:
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Emergency medicine |
Oncology |
Urology |
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Cardiology |
Orthopaedics |
Psychiatry |
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General Medicine |
Orthogeriatrics |
Renal |
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General Surgery |
Geriatric medicine |
Rehabilitation |
External PGY2 Rotations Available:
Source: Talent and commitment of Bendigo doctors recognised - Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Information Session:
You can view Bendigo Health’s most recent Intern Information Session recording here.
Eligibility:
Before you apply for a PGY1 prevocational internship at Bendigo Health, please make sure you meet the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) eligibility criteria. You can check your eligibility on the PMCV website: https://www.pmcv.com.au/
Bendigo Health Intern positions will be allocated through the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) Match Process and we will participate in both the Victorian Rural Preferential Allocation (VRPA) and the Victorian Intern Allocation (VIA).
Victorian Rural Preferential Allocation (VRPA)
To apply for the VRPA Intern positions at Bendigo Health, candidates must submit their application through the PMCV Match Process and send a cover letter directly to Bendigo Health at [email protected]
Victorian Intern Allocation (VIA) Groups 1-4
For applicants in Groups 1-4, applications must be submitted through the PMCV Match Process. No additional documents should be sent to Bendigo Health.
For detailed information about the PMCV Match Process, we recommend reviewing the PMCV website. Should you require further clarification, please contact the PMCV directly.
If you are eligible to apply for an intern position in either Match process, you must register with PMCV.
If you are not eligible for the PMCV Match, you will need to wait until the PMCV Match and the National Late Vacancy Management process have concluded before applying for any intern vacancies advertised on our careers website. Any available opportunities are likely to arise towards the end of each calendar year. We encourage you to sign up for job alerts on the Bendigo Health careers website to stay informed about any intern vacancies that may become available outside of the PMCV Match.
In preparation for the 2026 PMCV Match, Bendigo Health hosted Internship careers information sessions on 22 April and 1 May, 2026.
Dates for 2027 PMCV Match information sessions (online and in-person) will be published in early 2027.
For more information on Medical Career Pathway opportunities at Bendigo Health, please click here.
Hear more from other JMOs at Bendigo Health
Watch here“I feel so lucky to have been under the mentorship and guidance of so many incredible clinicians during my intern year at Bendigo Health – I’m looking forward to learning as much as I can during my General HMO Year in 2025!”
– Dr Jeremy Flanagan (Intern of the Year 2024)
