Sarkon Medical Centre
730 Young Street
Albury
02 6080 8442
02 6080 8443
Level of Registrar:
Training Term 1, Training Term 2, Training Term 3, Training Term 4
Employment Type:
Full time and part time
Placement Period:
Semester 1 & 2 (12 month placement)
| Number of doctors | 4 |
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| Number of supervisors | 2 |
| Number of visiting specialists | |
| Number of rooms | 5 |
| Billing | Mixed |
| Allied health professionals | Podiatry, Midwives, Lactation Consultant, Dietician, Diabetes Educator |
Nursing Staff
We have a team of dynamic and skilled nurses who are happy to assist doctor as well as work autonomously. They have a mixed set of skills that include cannulation, Implanon insertions/removal, cervical screening, certified immunisers , plastering, suturing and ear health/syringing. Our nurses also complete care plans and health assessments.
Additional learning opportunities
Small group learning, Clinical meetings, Assisting with procedures
Supervisor special interests
Our Supervisor is a VMO GP Obstetrician at Wodonga Hospital. She enjoys caring for pregnant women and young families.
Dr Kondappan is passionate about teaching, and is actively involved in teaching medical students and registrars
Albury – Wodonga has an average of 1800 births a year. The GP Obstetrician is first on call for the labour ward.
Dr Kondappan is supported by Dr Sumit Kamra. Dr Kamra fellowed in 2019. He has a special interest in ENT and enjoys teaching .
General Facilities / Services
We are a relatively new practice with several locations including a state of the art vaccination hub. We take pride in our team of doctors, nurses and admin staff. We have rapidly grown to a current base of over 14500 patients, mostly young families . Being a small practice, we offer a very welcoming and family oriented environment for patients and that has been our strength and the big reason behind our success. As a registrar of this practice you will be busy, but we can assure you of a very warm and welcoming team.
WE ARE CURRENTLY TAKING GP registrars.
| College accreditation | RACGP |
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| Pathway | Rural |
| Practice opening hours | 8.30 am - 8.00 pm Mon-Friday Sat 9.00 am - 4.00 pm |
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| College Requirements | Full time training requires 38 hrs per week employed averaged over 4 weeks. Less than 38 hours per week employed is part time training. |
| Evening roster | Hours are shared evenly amongst our practitioners to ensure a good work/life balance. |
| Saturday and Sunday work | Hours are shared evenly amongst our practitioners to ensure a good work/life balance - usually one Saturday a month. No Sundays. |
Public holiday work
We are normally CLOSED on public holidays.
Hospital affiliations
There are two local hospitals as well as a very new Cancer Clinic.
Hospital admission rights/ privileges
Dr Priya Kondappan is a VMO GP Obstetrician at the Wodonga Hospital.
Alongside managing the labour ward, as a VMO she is responsible for supervising and teaching the GP Obstetric registrar. Albury – Wodonga has an average of 1800 births a year, and the GP Obstetrician is first on call for the labour ward.
Community groups
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Travel
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| Nearest airport | Albury Airport |
| Access and distances to major centres or nearby towns |
Schooling
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