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Individual Placement Description
Placement Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Year F2
Region East
Hospital(s) Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Perth Royal Infirmary
Main Duties of Placement

Theatre sessions.

Elective gynae admissions for theatre.

Ante-natal and gynae clinic involvement.

Typical Work Pattern

Typically 08:30 - 16:30 in PRI Monday to Friday.

any on-call work i.e. 16:30 - 20:45 or weekend shifts will be carried out in Ninewells Hospital.

Learning Opportunities

Departmental teaching is every Friday from 13:30 - 16:30 in Ninewells Hospital, which PRI doctors will also attend, leaving one medical professional to remain in PRI,

Perinatal mortality and morbidity meetings occur monthly and, if you are keen, you can present cases at these.

Teaching

FY2 teaching as per delivered education programme.

Unique Selling Points

There is a close relationship with the consultants and registrars in clinics and in theatre. You have the opportunity to have many informal teaching sessions. This placement is also a very good opportunity to carry out an audit; this may be something which can be audited in PRI but mainly it would be a topic of audit which has been selected from Ninewells Hospital.

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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