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Forth Valley Royal Hospital - General (Internal) Medicine

Individual placement description
Placement:

General Internal Medicine
Year:

F1
Region:

West
Hospital(s):

Forth Valley Royal Hospital - FVRH
Main duties of placement:
  • Ward rounds, ward jobs; venflons, bloods, discharge letters, reviewing unwell patients.
  • On call cover of other medical wards.
Typical work pattern:

Full shift including weekends and nights.
Learning opportunities:
  • Small amount of ward-based teaching.
  • Involved in weekly MDT.
  • Plenty of formal weekly medical teaching with opportunity to present.
Teaching:
  • 2 hours per week FY1 teaching.
  • Opportunity to attend further medical division teaching 2-3 hours per week.
Unique selling points:

Working as part of a team with consultants, middle graders, nurse practitioners and staff nurses with exposure to general medicine, care of the elderly and medical specialties.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.

This page was last updated on: 06.03.2025 at 16.17