Attending a clinical placement as a student or trainee

This guide has information for students and trainees about applying for clinical placements in the ACT.

If you're from the ACT or attend a local education provider, you will be prioritised for placement. All placements are subject to availability.

Find out how to apply for a clinical placement.

Before your placement

Find out more about:

• getting a police check
• getting a working with vulnerable people check
• tuberculosis screening
• mandatory e-learning
• getting your ACT Health identification card
• booking your accommodation
• supervisor and manager contacts.

Conduct and standards

• conducts and standards
• feeling safe and supported.

Student contacts

Nursing, midwifery, paramedicine and allied health students

• General enquiries: ACT Clinical Placement Office online portal

Medical students

• General enquiries email scmreception@anu.edu.au
• Elective placements email elective.medicalschool@anu.edu.au
• Phone 02 5124 4966

Research students

• General enquiries email health.research.office@act.gov.au
• Phone 02 5124 4043

Find out more about research opportunities.

All other students or work integrated learning

• General enquiries email cpo@act.gov.au