| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Cardiology |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | North |
| Hospital(s) | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary |
| Main Duties of Placement | Within the Department of Cardiology F1 trainees will be exposed to training and service opportunities which will be of value in their acquisition of clinical competence. |
| Typical Work Pattern | You will attend daily ward rounds, CCU (plus triage/attendance at emergencies/arrests) or cardiology ward, independently or with registrar/consultant. You will participate in normal day-to-day ward work, including clerking patients. |
| Learning Opportunities | There will be Participation in out-patient clinics once per week, and in the operating theatre roughly twice per week. There are weekly joint meetings between cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons. |
| Teaching | There is a weekly journal club. On-call for CCU/cardiology and sometimes renal medicine on a shift basis. Weekly angioplasty/EP meeting. The routine work gives daily exposure to chest X-Ray and CT scan interpretation, as well as daily management of chest drains. |
| Unique Selling Points | |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
