| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | General Surgery |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary |
| Main Duties of Placement | Responsible for the day to day care of ward and surgical inpatients. Attending daily ward rounds. Rotate through Surgical Receiving. Rotate through orthopaedics. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Day, late and night shifts. Cross cover for acute surgical admissions. Hospital at Night team on-site. |
| Learning Opportunities | Hospital and departmental induction. Dedicated, protected weekly foundation teaching. Weekly journal club, grand rounds and lunchtime meetings as part of hospital CME programmed. Ample opportunity to undertake audit with presentation at audit and research evenings. |
| Teaching | Mandatory bleep-free FY1 teaching for 1 or 2 hours each week (lunchtime Tuesday and/or Thursday) and opportunity to attend general teaching on a Friday morning. |
| Unique Selling Points | Very well supervised post. Excellent experience and training opportunity. Opportunity to undertake audit with subsequent presentations and publications. Excellent preparation for a career in surgery or any medical specialty. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
