| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | General (Internal) Medicine |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock |
| Main Duties of Placement | Ward-based cover. Ward rounds. Rotations around specialities; gastroenterology & respiratory (combined ward), cardiology, rheumatology & endocrinology (combined ward). Each ward also has general medical patients. Out of hours cover for acute medicine as well as for general medical wards. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Four months spent in a speciality ward with exposure to General Medicine. Seven nights spent on H@N cover. Full shifts until 930pm 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 subspecialties. 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 | Close and supportive working with Consultant staff. Excellent nursing and paramedical support. Smaller medical unit in close proximity to Glasgow. Exposure to sick patients living in a poorer demographic area. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
