| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Medical Microbiology |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow |
| Main Duties of Placement | To help deliver a clinical diagnostic service to the clinical teams and GP practices served by the Department. This will involve an initial 6-week familiarisation placement in the laboratory learning bench techniques followed by clinical liaison, specialist ward rounds and MDT meetings for the remainder of the placement. |
| Typical Work Pattern | 9am-5pm Monday-Friday. No on-call. |
| Learning Opportunities | The trainee will be involved in
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| Teaching | Weekly one-to-one Consultant/Registrar teaching on relevant infection topics. Monthly pan-Glasgow Consultant teaching of trainees. |
| Unique Selling Points | This represents an opportunity to become integrated within a Microbiology department giving advice on patient management with close daily contact with Consultants giving support and supervision. The nature of the work is varied, specialised and can be technically and clinically |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
