| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Acute (Internal) Medicine/General (Internal) Medicine |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | North |
| Hospital(s) | Raigmore Hospital, Inverness |
| Main Duties of Placement | Ward rounds. Ward jobs (IDL's, prescribing, addressing acutely ill patients). |
| Typical Work Pattern | Acute Medicine: Shift work including out of hours General Medicine specialty attachment: Day shifts and occasional evening cover. Two months in acute medicine receiving and two months in a general medicine specialty. |
| Learning Opportunities | Ward round based teaching, MDT meetings and opportunity to teach medical students. |
| Teaching | One hour of FY1 mandatory teaching weekly. |
| Unique Selling Points | Your general medicine specialty attachment will be on one of the following wards: • Renal • GI • Endocrine • Respiratory • Stroke / Rehab Medicine • Geriatrics • General Medicine |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
