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Student placements
Contributing to the
stories of students
“My con昀椀dence in general care was
signi昀椀cantly improved as I got to treat
many patients over my placement. My
patient communication skills have also
improved through the guidance and
feedback of my supervisors. Getting to
change between di昀昀erent podiatrists as
they got more interesting or complex cases
was the highlight of the placement. I got
lots of hands-on experience and incredible
support from every podiatrist at BCHS.”
Education providers &
disciplines
Number of student
placements
Bendigo TAFE
5
Community Services
3
Community Services - AOD
1
Professional Writing
1
Deakin University
1
Occupational Therapy
1
La Trobe
19
Forensic Mental Health
1
Health Promotion
1
Nursing
4
Nursing (Mental Health)
1
Bethany had spent her diploma year largely writing
the stories of her community in the aftermath of the
2022 昀氀ood event, while re-building her own home and
life post the disaster.
Physiotherapy
4
Psychology
3
Social Work
3
“You gave me the opportunity to learn so much about
communications, including how to engage with others
in an interviewing process; create and write topquality articles; observe computer programs you use
like Canva and Wordpress; and observe meetings that
require the input of the Communications department,”
Bethany reported.
Speech Pathology
1
Master of Prof Psychology
1
Monash
12
Medical
9
Paediatrics
1
Podiatry
2
Torrens University
1
Counselling
1
University of Melbourne
1
Medical
1
Australian College of
Applied Professions (ACAP)
1
Health Promotion
1
Grand Total
40
BCHS fostered 40 talented students from
a range of disciplines over 2024-25; from
medicine to mental health to professional
writing.
We value storytelling at BCHS; for its power to inform,
educate and unite community. We know that we
are stronger when we share our stories. That’s why
we sponsored the 2025 Bendigo TAFE Professional
Writing and Editing Student of the Year Award.
Bethany Knight received the award for her dedication
to her craft, and for using her skills to amplify the
voices of her hometown of Rochester.
“The gift of internship working in BCHS
Communications has been a rare gem that was
o昀昀ered to me. BCHS has such friendly, welcoming
people and I am fortunate to have met and worked
with the sta昀昀.”
The BCHS Communications team enjoyed fostering a
rising storyteller with community at heart.
Bethany is pictured here between our People and
Culture O昀케cer Sophie and our Communications
O昀케cer Lauren at the TAFE awards night.
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