Residents (HMO3/HMO3+)

As a HMO3/HMO3+ resident, you can pursue your specific path of clinical interest through our various Residency streams, namely: 

  • General Stream 
  • Critical Care Stream 
  • Basic Physician Training (BPT)
  • Surgical Stream

HMO3 Critical Care applications have now closed for the 2026 Clinical Year. 

HMO3 Surgical and General applications have now closed for the 2026 Clinical Year. 

General Stream (HMO3/HMO3+)

As our fastest growing stream, the general stream gives HMO3/HMO3+ doctors the perfect opportunity to pursue a general practice career path, or simply deepen your clinical experience and exposure, prior to committing to a specific vocational pathway.

N.B. Applications for General Stream Residents are now open.

Potential Rotations and Rostering

As a successful General Stream Resident (HMO3/HMO3+), you will have the opportunity to nominate your rotation preferences.

Available rotations do change from time to time, however, below are some examples of rotations available as a General Stream Resident.

Example of HMO3/HMO3+ Rotations include:

  • Dermatology
  • General Medicine (Werribee Mercy, Swan Hill)
  • General Surgery (Werribee Mercy)
  • Rehabilitation (St George’s)
  • Geriatrics (Swan Hill)
  • Residential in reach
  • Acute Care of the Elderly
  • Emergency
  • Orthopaedics
  • Neurosurgery
  • ENT
  • Urology

*Please note rotations are subject to change

The Medical Workforce Unit (MWU) will always aim to accommodate leave requests, or other rostering requests, such as conference leave, however please be aware these may not always be able to be facilitated. Any leave requests or rostering preferences should be submitted to MWU as early as possible.

Position Description

Critical Care Stream (HMO3/HMO3+)

One of our most popular streams, the critical care stream gives HMO3/HMO3+ doctors exposure to high acuity clinical areas.

Potential Rotations and Rostering

As a successful Critical Care Stream Resident, you will have the opportunity to nominate your rotation preferences.

Available rotations do change from time to time, however, below are some examples of rotations available as a Critical Care Stream Resident.

Example HMO3 Rotations include:

  • Anaesthetics – St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
  • Anaesthetics – Werribee Mercy Hospital
  • Emergency – St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
  • Emergency – Warrnambool & District Base Hospital
  • Intensive Care – St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
  • Intensive Care - St Vincent's Private Hospital

*Please note rotations are subject to change

Position Description - HMO Anaesthetics

Position Description - HMO Emergency

Position Description - HMO Intensive Care

Basic Physician Training (BPT) Stream

SVHM has built a solid reputation in recent decades, as a leading health service for Basic Physician Training (BPT).

SVHM provides a well-supported environment for trainees undertaking the RACP PREP program.

Potential Rotations and Rostering

As a successful BPT Stream Resident, you will have the opportunity to nominate your rotation preferences.

Example BPT1 Rotations include:

  • Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE)
  • Cardiothoracics
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • GEM/Rehabilitation
  • General Medicine
  • Geriatrics
  • Haematology
  • ICU
  • Neurology
  • Oncology
  • Palliative Care
  • Rheumatology
  • Emergency
  • Infectious Diseases/Home in the Hospital (HITH)

Example BPT2 Rotations include:

  • Emergency
  • Gastroenterology
  • Geriatrics
  • Cardiology (SVHM, SVPH)
  • Admitting
  • Nephrology
  • Nights
  • HDU – High Dependency Unit
  • General Medicine (Sale, Warrnambool)
  • Oncology (Peter MacCallum)
  • Haematology (Peter MacCallum)
  • GEM (Werribee)

Applications for BPT Stream Residents will open shortly. Please watch this page for further details.

Position Description

*Please note rotations are subject to change

Surgical Stream (HMO3/HMO3+)

The Surgical Stream allows early career doctors to be exposed to a range of general and specialty surgical rotations.

Potential Rotations and Rostering

As a successful Surgical Stream Resident, you will have the opportunity to nominate your rotation preferences.

Example HMO3 Rotations include:

  • Emergency (SVHM, Warrnambool)
  • ENT
  • ICU (SVHM, Werribee Mercy)
  • Cardiothoracics
  • Plastics
  • Urology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Vascular
  • Surgical Oncology (Peter MacCallum)
  • General Surgery (Werribee Mercy, Swan Hill, Peter MacCallum)
  • Orthopaedics
  • Trauma (RMH)
  • Upper GI
  • Rapid Access Hub

*Please note rotations are subject to change

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