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<div class="p"  style="margin: 7.65pt 39.2pt 0.0001pt 0cm;"><span>On appointment as a Doctor you will be posted to an Army Health unit at the Commissioned rank of Captain. The priority locations for junior Doctors are Darwin, Adelaide, Townsville and Brisbane and a typical posting covers a period of one to three years. As Doctors progress professionally they may post to other locations in support of niche Army capabilities such as Aviation, Special Forces, depending on their individual circumstances and service need. </span></div>

You will be paid while you train, and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Employment Training, you’ll earn at least:

Trained

Your salary on appointment

In the Army you'll get paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications; and your pay increases as you progress through training.<br><br>In addition to your salary you'll receive a variety of allowances, extra pay for relevant qualifications – plus 16.4% superannuation, a far higher rate than you're likely to find in the civilian world.

Officer Entry: Graduate

<span>On appointment as a Doctor you will be posted to an Army health unit at the Commissioned rank of Captain. The priority locations for junior Doctors are Darwin, Townsville and Brisbane. As Doctors progress professionally they can expect to post to other locations in support of niche Army capabilities. Doctors can expect to be posted to a diverse range of posting locations depending on their individual circumstances and service need. Doctors can expect to remain in a posted locality for one to three years.</span>

You will be paid while you study. On completion of your degree, Initial Military Training and Initial Employment Training, you'll earn at least:

Training

Your starting salary 

Officer Entry: Graduate Medical Program

<p>On appointment as a Doctor you will be posted to an Army Health unit at the Commissioned rank of Captain. The priority locations for junior Doctors are Darwin, Townsville and Brisbane. As Doctors progress professionally they can expect to post to other locations in support of niche Army capabilities. Doctors can expect to be posted to a diverse range of posting locations depending on their individual circumstances and service need. Doctors can expect to remain in a posted locality for one to three years.</p>

Officer Entry: Undergraduate

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<div class="p"  style="margin-top: 7.6pt;"><span>The Australian Army employs a range of personnel in medical craft groups and specialisations. Qualified and registered medical practitioners are members of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (RAAMC). </span></div>
<div class="p"  style="margin-top: 7.6pt;"><span>The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (RAAMC) is tasked with providing quality health care to the Australian Army with the mission of ensuring the conservation of manpower through medical means.</span></div>
<div class="p"  style="margin: 7.65pt 39.2pt 0.0001pt 0cm;"><span>Within the RAAMC, you will gain exposure to modern operating environments, advanced technology, equipment and materials as you would in a civilian practice. Due to the ever changing global situation you could be called on to provide specialist care in land, aviation or maritime/sea environments, urgent humanitarian disaster relief situations, major international activities and on overseas operations. Your patients may vary from fit, healthy adults to refugees (which may include children and the elderly) and battle casualties.</span></div>
<div class="p"  style="margin: 7.65pt 39.2pt 0.0001pt 0cm;"><span>As a full time Doctor, your primary place of work will see you serve in one of Army's deployable health units. These units are primarily located in Adelaide, Darwin, Townsville, Brisbane, with limited appointments in Sydney.</span></div>
<div class="p" > <span>As an Army Doctor you may deploy to the field environment to support domestic Army training or overseas for international engagement activities and operations. During your service, you will work in a combination of primary health care settings (health centres and clinics) and will be provided opportunities to undertake relevant clinical placements aimed at enhancing skills and attainment of Fellowship qualifications.</span></div>

Help keep the Army fit and effective, applying your medical skills to challenging new scenarios and having the opportunity to expand your professional expertise.

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Benefits you won't see anywhere else

You’ll enjoy the following:

Great salary from day one, which increases with experience

Generous superannuation of 16.4% – a huge 4.9% over the Australian standard

Help to buy a home, a subsidised home loan or rent allowance

Free medical and dental for you, and subsidised healthcare for you and your family

Fully paid training

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