| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Acute Internal Medicine |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock |
| Main Duties of Placement | Ward rounds and ward work. Assessment of new admissions. Well supported by Consultants on the floor from 9 am to 8pm plus advanced nurse practitioners team. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Four months spent in acute medical ward with exposure to gen med & receiving. Seven nights spent on H@N cover. Full shifts until 9.30pm with handover at 9pm. Weekend daytime cover 3 times in 4 month block. |
| Learning Opportunities | Informal ward-based teaching including teaching of skills and procedures. Monthly Morbidity and Mortality plus hospital M&M less frequently. Weekly Wednesday medical unit educational meeting. Weekly MDT meetings for some sub-specialties. Thursday Core trainee-led F1 case-based teaching every second week. Friday lunchtime journal club/trainee forum. |
| Teaching | Mandatory FY1 teaching programme covering the foundation programme syllabus. There are hospital postgraduate meetings at least monthly. Bi-monthly Thursday CMT-led F1 teaching. |
| Unique Selling Points | Well supported by consultants and senior trainees. Excellent opportunity to gain experience in initial assessment and management of acutely sick patients. Opportunity to perform procedures supervised by senior trainee. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
