Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - Cardiology (2024)
Individual placement description |
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| Placement: |
Cardiology |
| Year: |
F2 |
| Region: |
North |
| Hospital(s): |
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary |
| Main duties of placement: | Within the Department of Cardiology FY1 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 in CCU (plus triage/attendance at emergencies/arrests) or cardiology ward, independently or with registrar/consultant. You will participate in the normal day-to-day ward work, including clerking patients. |
| Learning opportunities: | There will be Participation in outpatient 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. |
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| 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: 17.03.2025 at 09.05
Post Descriptors for F2
North region post descriptors for F2.