Royal Alexandra Hospital - Geriatric Medicine
Individual placement description |
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| Placement: |
Geriatric Medicine |
| Year: |
F1 |
| Region: |
West |
| Hospital(s): |
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley |
| Main duties of placement: | Ward based duties. Rotation around acute frailty, orthopaedic rehabilitation, stroke, movement disorder and general medicine for the elderly. |
| Typical work pattern: | 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 and medicine for the elderly teaching. Weekly MDT meetings. |
| Teaching: | Mandatory FY1 teaching programme covering the foundation programme syllabus. There are hospital postgraduate meetings at least monthly. |
| Unique selling points: | Friendly and approachable consultants. Great patient group. Wonderful nursing and AHP colleagues. Amazing ANP support. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
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