| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | General Surgery |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow |
| Main Duties of Placement | Duties include ward round and ward care responsibilities involving surgical emergency, acutely unwell and care of elective surgery patients within all of the surgical subspecialties in QEUH. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Full Shift, with participation in Hospital at Night Team |
| Learning Opportunities | Departmental specific unit meetings Significant opportunity for adhoc surgical procedure learning and career opportunities Audit and research projects actively encouraged in full range of surgical specialities |
| Teaching | Weekly Bleep free FY teaching Subspecialty surgery weekly teaching curriculum |
| Unique Selling Points | This placement can be tailored to any of the surgical specialities included of General Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Urology, Vascular and ENT, providing a unique opportunity to gain an insight into multiple surgical firms. Excellent exposure to the management of critically unwell surgical patients, in a controlled and supervised environment. Hands on valued member of team, with exposure to surgical procedures. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
