Scottish Medical Training

Individual Placement Description
Placement	General (Internal) Medicine
Year	F2
Region	South-East
Hospital(s)	Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Main Duties of Placement	Daily ward rounds; at least twice a week, consultant led. Acute medical receiving with supervision from a Registrar and a Consultant.
Typical Work Pattern	Blocks of 6 weeks 'on call' and 6 weeks on medical ward. Evening shifts once weekly for 4 weeks whilst on ward block.
Learning Opportunities	Microteaching in AU1 weekdays Regular opportunities for ward-based teaching. Weekly MDTM on most wards. Weekly Grand Round and x-ray meeting.
Teaching	Mandatory protected teaching time for: NHS Fife Medical Education Services FY2 Core Education Programme delivering 1 hour per week. NHS Fife Medical Education Services FY2 Core Simulation Programme delivering 3 sessions per block. Departmental teaching: Interdepartmental teaching depending on ward to which you are attached. NHS Fife Grand Round weekly shared teaching.
Unique Selling Points	FY2s describe the post as having great exposure to general medicine with lots of opportunities to develop clinical skills. Small and friendly hospital and trainees report excellent clinical supervision.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.

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