Griffith University Medical Society president Mickaela Seymour. Pic: Mike Batterham Source: News Limited

GOLD Coast medical students are considering packing their stethoscopes and working interstate if the ongoing Queensland doctors contract dispute is not resolved.

Griffith University medical student Mickaela Seymour said the mass resignation of senior medical officers will cause a ripple effect on the entire Queensland medical education system and could result in graduates heading out of state for jobs.

The third-year post graduate student moved to the Gold Coast to study at Griffith Universitys renowned medical school in 2010 and dreamt of graduating and working at Gold Coast University Hospital.

But the recent contract disputes have put a dark cloud over those dreams, as she considers employment elsewhere.

Before the dispute I expected to be working at Gold Coast University Hospital with experts in the field. It is where I wanted to be in five years time, Ms Seymour said.

But if this doesnt get resolved then I and many other students will be heading interstate.

If there is no senior doctors and experts to learn from then there is no point in staying.

As the president of the Griffith University Medical Society, Ms Seymour said many medicine students have come forward to voice their concern about the dispute and their future careers in public healthcare.

She said it is most worrying for students who rely on Senior Medical Officers for their two-year work placement.

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