| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | General (Internal) Medicine |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | North |
| Hospital(s) | Lorn and Islands District General Hospital, Oban Lochgilphead |
| Main Duties of Placement | Ward rounds every morning, jobs from the ward round, discussions with specialist colleagues in Glasgow, cover for medical cases in A&E and receiving GP calls when on call, teaching medical students. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Usually on-call one or two days a week when you cover A&E/GP referrals. You will share in the cover of nights and weekends. |
| Learning Opportunities | Microbiology, Oncology and M&M meetings. Evening Medical Updates via VC with RCPE. Peer teaching weekly, monthly FY2 teaching for the region, Wednesday lunchtime academic meetings. |
| Teaching | Monthly all day FY2 teaching, one Wednesday per month. This takes the form of self-directed learning with facilitated small group case-based discussions taking place in the afternoon and curriculum-based teaching taking place in the mornings. Also 1 hour peer teaching (every 2nd Tuesday). You will be encouraged to contribute to the Wednesday lunchtime meetings. There may also be opportunities to do ALERT, ILS, PILS and ALS. |
| Unique Selling Points | Unselected medical admissions so lots of variety, challenges of remote practice, close-knit team and close working with the consultants who provide direct supervision. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
