Congratulations on completing your medical degree and commencing your role as a doctor! It is a fantastic achievement of which you must be very proud.

AMA Victoria is here to support you every step of the way as you complete your intern year and beyond. We will be there with advice, assistance, targeted coaching and wellbeing support.

If you’re not yet a financial member of AMA Victoria, we welcome your transition - join today.

We look forward to being here for you now and in the future. 

Your AMA Victoria membership

Join before 30 November 2024 to receive your first 3 months free - Pay nothing until April 2025 

Cost $31.50 per month

If you are already a current student member with AMAV, transition to your new membership below.

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If you are a non-member, join today.

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Workplace relations and career management tips

To those of you who are already AMA Victoria members, we are here to serve you. You can read our workplace relations and career management tips and insights here (member login required). Topics include:

• An intern's guide to salary packaging
• AMAV's top 10 tips for interns
• O-Week
• Commencing your first rotation
• Know your rights and keep a work diary
• The importance of maintaining a work diary from day one of your career
• Medical payslips 101
• Why every doctor needs their own GP
• Tips for achieving work-life balance
• Receiving feedback - top tips for interns
• Leave entitlements are important for your wellbeing as a doctor
• Professional boundaries in medicine
• Know the professional boundaries in medicine
• Sourcing a quality reference
• Resume writing for interns (including our ‘Stand out! Resume writing for interns’ webinar’)
• Navigating the HMO2 recruitment process
• It is interview season (part 1): How to ace the dreaded introductory and motivational questions (or at least feel ready for them) 
• It is interview season (part 2): How to ace Behavioural Event Interview (BEI) questions 
• It is interview season (part 3): Preparing for situational judgement and scenario interview questions 
• It is interview season (part 4): Master your interview performance: presentation skills, body language and nerves 
• It is interview season (part 5): Tips for learning from your interview performance 
• It is interview season (part 6): Harnessing the impact of language in interviews

Career support for interns

Navigating your career in medicine can be daunting for interns and we are here to assist you. Our professional development and careers team at AMA Victoria has eight years of experience supporting interns - there is not much we haven’t heard or discussed over the years and we know this can be a big step up for some of you as you update your resume, consider career options and prepare for applications and interviews. 

Below is a small selection of our services we offer that particularly relevant to interns:

Member only benefit (no fees)

• Career call 
• Resume review
• Career health check
• 15 minute professional brand chat

Career coaching and skills development (fees payable)

• Career coaching
• Choosing a specialty program
• Resume development coaching
• Cover letters and applications

Interview skills:

• Practice interview
• Interview training package

Leadership and high performance coaching:

• High performance coaching program - 6 month
• Emerging leader coaching program
• Leadership professional development program

Salary packaging

• Resource: Salary packaging for interns
• Resource: Should I salary sacrifice if I have a HECS debt?
• Podcast: The Doctors' Room - Episode 12: How does salary packaging work? (2023 but still relevant)

We also encourage you to seek professional advice from our partners:

• Advice: The Bongiorno Group
   

How we assist you further

Advocacy

AMA Victoria is the principal voice advancing the Victorian medical profession and influencing policy makers.

We proudly connect and support our members, providing a unified voice to advocate for Victorian doctors and the health of all Victorians. AMA Victoria members have the unique opportunity to participate in advocacy to government and drive positive change across the state’s health system. You can read our latest advocacy work here.
 

Workplace Relations

Supporting you as you move through your career.

As a member of AMA Victoria, you are supported by a team of workplace relations advisors, who can help you at any time to understand your employment contract, ensure you are receiving your correct entitlements, know your workplace rights and provide representation when required.

Development and Wellbeing

One-on-one coaching services and career solutions tailored to you. 

Our career solutions are medically specific and are delivered by highly experienced and internationally accredited coaches with extensive knowledge of the health sector and the career journey of a doctor. View our range of services here.

Our wellbeing programs offer support to interns, helping you maintain your health and wellbeing as you embark upon your new career. 

Industry news straight to your inbox

Stay up to date with the latest information about your career.

AMA Victoria offers interns accurate, curated and timely information. Our delivery includes:

The Medical Journal of Australia: Australia’s leading peer reviewed general medical journal (available for Ordinary memberships (joint AMAV + Federal) only).
Vicdoc: Our award-winning magazine contains news affecting the medical profession.
The Check-Up: Our weekly newsletter keeps you updated on current issues.
Stethoscope: Our blog helps members stay up to date on medical news and policy, expert opinions and profiles on people of interest in medicine.

Member benefits

Get membership discounts and exclusive rewards on a broad range of lifestyle and business products and services. View our list of preffered partners here.