``When someone calls for Dr Gauden, I look around for dad,'' she said yesterday.

These days that is not far.

The new Dr Gauden, one of the latest group of interns to start work at the LGH last week, is the daughter of Stan Gauden, the hospital's Holman Clinic director, who has worked at the LGH for more than 17 years.

The LGH welcomed 32 new junior doctors this week, including the 27 interns on their first year out of university.

All the interns other than Dr Gauden jnr graduated from the University of Tasmania.

Dr Gauden jnr completed her medical degree at Queensland's Bond University but had returned home to Launceston during her studies to complete one of her required residencies at the LGH.

Dr Gauden jnr continues a strong tradition of medicine in her family.

Her elder brother Andrew is a fourth-year neuro-surgery registrar.

An uncle and a cousin are also doctors.

Dr Gauden snr said that he had stayed so long at the LGH because it was an excellent hospital to grow up in.

``There is the motivation of `let's do things better' and `let's get in and help,' '' he said.

Dr Gauden jnr said that her father had not influenced her decision to apply to complete her internship at the LGH.

``This is a really good supporting hospital for a young doctor,'' she said.

``I've grown up in Launceston and have known about the LGH for a long time, and a few of my friends came through the LGH system and told me about it.''

Her decision to follow family tradition and become a doctor came later than most.

``I had enrolled in medical research at university but decided that I was missing the people interaction so I switched to medicine,'' she said.

LGH medical education adviser Robin Ikin said that new junior doctors from New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria had started working at the hospital this month as well as the latest batch of interns.

``We are fortunate that many of our local graduates have chosen to work here, as we know that their familiarity with their hospital environment and staff helps them with the transition from medical student to doctor,'' Ms Ikin said.