Scottish Medical Training

Individual Placement Description
Placement	General Surgery
Year	F2
Region	South-East
Hospital(s)	Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Main Duties of Placement	Second on-call for General Surgery & Urology. SHDU/Critical Care Responsibility & Training. Elective Ward rounds. Theatre and Endoscopy sessions as possible.
Typical Work Pattern	Full shift covering on-call surgery, Urology & Surgical HDU.
Learning Opportunities	Ward & HDU-based teaching. Theatre and Endoscopy as appropriate. MDT Meetings. Weekly Surgical Teaching Programme.
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: General Surgery teaching programme. Ward-based teaching in General Surgery by specialist trainees/consultants. Weekly grand rounds for whole acute division.
Unique Selling Points	Current FY2s have found the Critical Care Training to be excellent and especially enjoy the variety of emergency work.
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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