| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Combined Assessment Medicine/General (Internal) Medicine |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | South-East |
| Hospital(s) | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| Main Duties of Placement | Combined Assessment 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 | Combined Assessment 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 (Interal) 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). CAA 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 on CAA 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. | |
