The Dubbo intake of medical professionals will start their hospital ward rounds across this week – and join the largest number ever of interns in the state as part of the NSW Government’s internship program.

Mr Grant drew a parallel between starting his policing career in the country and starting a medical career in the country.

“When I left the academy my colleagues all said it was a shame that I was posted to the bush because I would not learn as much as they would in the city,” he said.

“When I went back for secondary training I found I was far more advanced in my training then they were because in the country I had to do the whole job, not just sections of it.

“What these interns are about to do is the same, their colleagues in Sydney might get more volume of work, but they won't get anywhere near the depth of experience that these Dubbo interns will get.”

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro said young medical professionals add an injection of energy and new skills into regional towns and cities like Dubbo.

There is no better place than regional NSW to start your medical career,” Mr Barilaro said.

“The majority of these positions were allocated through the NSW Government’s Rural Preferential recruitment pathway, which supports medical graduates to spend the majority of their first two postgraduate years, including the intern year, in a rural setting. We need to ensure we continue to attract the best staff to regional NSW hospitals like Dubbo to provide professional staff to our communities.”