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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - Acute Internal Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine (2024)

Individual placement description
Placement:

Acute Internal Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine
Year:

F1
Region:

South East
Hospital(s):

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Main duties of placement:

Acute Medicine:

  • Clerking acute medical admissions, going on consultant ward rounds (8am and 4.30pm), reviewing unwell patients, liaising with other specialties both within and beyond RIE.

 

General (Internal) Medicine:

  • Accompanying senior team members on ward rounds. Ward work, including discharge summaries.
Typical work pattern:

Acute Medicine:

  • This job is full shift, with blocks of day (08.00 to 18.00), late (16.30 to 23.00) and night (22.00 to 09.00) shifts.

 

General (Internal) Medicine:

  • One week of 8.30am - 5pm days followed by 4 days of 2.15-9.15pm shifts. There are weekends where ward cover is provided by the F1. There is no Hospital at Night commitment on this job.
Learning opportunities:

Teaching on ward rounds.

The specialty doctor offers frequent ward-based teaching.

There is a daily "business" MDT.
Teaching:

Hospital F1 teaching programme 1 hour per week (Tuesday).

Acute Medicine teaching programme 1hour per week (Friday).

The specialty doctor offers frequent ward-based teaching.

There is a daily "business" MDT.
Unique selling points:

Assessing medical patients who are acutely ill, consultant teaching on ward rounds. 

The time spent in Acute Medicine is identified as a strong point in this placement.
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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