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Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy - General (Internal) Medicine (2024)

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.

This page was last updated on: 13.03.2025 at 16.23

Post Descriptors for F2

South-East region post descriptors for F2.