| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus (Community based) |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | Gartnavel General, Glasgow |
| Main Duties of Placement | Diabetes Clinics at Clydebank Health Centre. Support of diabetes team.
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| Typical Work Pattern | Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm. |
| Learning Opportunities | Consultant-led diabetes clinics. |
| Teaching | Attendance at all FY2 teaching programmes. |
| Unique Selling Points | This new post is a unique opportunity to learn about chronic disease management across the divide of primary and secondary care. The trainee will spend half their time in a tertiary referral diabetes centre where they will gain knowledge and experience in diabetes complications/new diabetes therapies/type 1 diabetes/insulin pump treatment/diabetic foot ulceration treatment. Great opportunities to perform clinical research. Other side of post will be spent seeing patients with primary care team seeing management of type 2 diabetes in the community. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
