Thanks for that MG. I was looking on the hospitals website about Grad year programs and you get to request a few different areas and then I think you rotate through them, or others if your choices arent available. I think that would be a great thing to do . They do the Grad programs at the public hospitals near me and also at one of the bigger private hospitals. It looks like something I will apply for when the time comes!

It doesnt look like you get to choose a special area in third year any more, but maybe I am looking at the wrong thing! Did you get to choose where you did your clinicals or do you have to go to a specific ward to meet the course requirements? Did you work in a hospital while you were doing your degree - like as an AIN or an EN or anything? I'm definately going to try and do that. I think you have to wait until after the first clinical though.

I have to agree that the staff would make or break the place. It really helps when the staff are good and you can all get on with each other and work togteher. Its good that you are finding the role interesting. I'm sure as you learn more, it'll grow on you.