Scottish Medical Training

Individual Placement Description
Placement	Neurology
Year	F1
Region	East
Hospital(s)	Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Main Duties of Placement	8.30am safety huddle every day. 9am ward round every day. Consultant ward round on Monday and Friday. Spoken full round with whole MDT on Wednesday
Typical Work Pattern	8am to 5pm Monday to Friday working, on average 18 long shifts, 8 night shifts and 4.5 weekends in a 17 week rotation. Out of hours commitment to surgery and renal medicine.
Learning Opportunities	Radiology and case presentation on Friday morning (8am-10am). Journal club Monday lunchtime every week hosted by the junior twice in the block. North of Scotland joint meeting Thursday 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Teaching	FY1 teaching as per delivered education programme. Consultant teaching weekly.
Unique Selling Points	Good and close working relationship with registrars and consultants. Good lumbar puncture practice.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.

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