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Royal Alexandra Hospital - General (Internal) Medicine

Individual placement description

Placement:

General Internal Medicine

Year:

F1

Region:

East

Hospital(s):

Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley

Main duties of placement:
  • Ward-based cover.
  • Ward rounds.
  • Rotations round CCU, specialities and Acute Medical unit. 
  • This post involves six continuous week at Vale of Leven Hospital.
Typical work pattern:

Two months spent in speciality ward the other two months in the Acute Medical Unit. Approximately seven nights spent on H@N cover. Full shifts until 10pm and weekend daytime cover.

Learning opportunities:
  • Informal ward-based teaching including teaching of skills and procedures.
  • Monthly departmental Morbidity and Mortality.
  • Weekly medical unit educational meeting.
  • Weekly MDT meetings for each subspecialty.
  • Speciality educational meetings.
Teaching:

Mandatory FY1 teaching programme covering the foundation programme syllabus. There are hospital postgraduate meetings at least monthly.

Unique selling points:

Close and supportive working with Consultant staff. Excellent nursing and paramedical support. Smaller medical unit in close proximity to Glasgow.

It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.

This page was last updated on: 06.03.2025 at 16.21