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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (2024)

Individual placement description

Placement:

Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

Year:

F1

Region:

North

Hospital(s):

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Main duties of placement:

Clerking of acute admissions to trauma unit and ongoing perioperative care.

Clinics and operating sessions are not mandatory.

Typical work pattern:

The on-call rota is approved as compliant and is 1 in 9 at present with an afternoon off following a night resident on-call.

Learning opportunities:

Daily trauma meeting and presentation of cases. Weekly trauma X-ray meeting. Ward-based teaching on daily basis.

Bimonthly morbidity/mortality and audit meetings.

Teaching:

As above plus mandatory Postgraduate teaching session

Unique selling points:

Busy tertiary referral trauma unit serving North East Scotland and Islands.

Opportunity to work with motivated trauma consultants with keen interest in ongoing clinical research

It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.

This page was last updated on: 23.01.2025 at 11.11