Rural doctors shortage could be solved if there were more like these central Queensland doctors
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GP Adele Love says working in rural medicine is exciting and fulfilling.
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Adele Love is known as the ‘tears and smears doctor’ in the rural Queensland community she has served for more than 25 years.
With rural and regional towns struggling to attract doctors, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) said her dedication to rural medicine was one shared by a minority.
The GP puts her endearing nickname tears and smears doctor down to her passion for and extensive knowledge of women’s health and mental health.
Thirty-seven new medical interns have arrived in Central Queensland clinics, including Gladstone and Rockhampton, in order to relieve overworked staff.
CQ Health welcomed the interns last week with the graduates primed and ready to start their careers in the region.
The new doctors did a week of intensive orientation at Rockhampton Hospital before setting
off to join clinical teams across the region.
Interns will do rotations across Rockhampton, Gladstone and Capricorn Coast hospitals, as well as general practice rotations at Emerald Medical Group and Theodore Medical Centre.
Three others will join the team later in the year, bringing the total number of 2021 interns to