| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Emergency Medicine |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | East |
| Hospital(s) | Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Perth Royal Infirmary |
| Main Duties of Placement | Assessing patients coming through A&E doors. Helping out in resuscitation of critically ill patients. Performing simple procedures, i.e. suture wounds, reducing shoulder dislocation. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Variety of day, late and night shifts. 10-12 hour shift lengths. On average, work one in two weekends. |
| Learning Opportunities | Case-based discussion occurs daily where management plans for unwell patients are formulated and discussed with senior doctors. |
| Teaching | Protected teaching time for regional teaching and in-house A&E teaching sessions every week. |
| Unique Selling Points | Vast array of clinical presentations ranging from paediatrics to geriatrics, psychiatric to surgical emergencies. Opportunity to work in the best performing mainland EDs in Scotland. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
