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University Hospital Monklands - General (Internal) Medicine (2025)

Individual placement description
Placement:

General Internal Medicine
Year:

F1
Region:

West
Hospital(s):

University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie
Main duties of placement:

Based on a busy respiratory ward (Ward 17) with 3 Consultants carrying out ward rounds approximately 3 times a week. Opportunities to present patients and construct your own management plans.

Ward 19 is also a busy ward dealing with gastroenterology.

Infectious Diseases (Ward 2) involves an array of general medical conditions as well as specialised conditions: TB, syphilis, heart failure, cellulitis, gastroenteritis etc.

In general, on each ward you organise the prescription of fluids, antibiotics and carry out cannulation, venepuncture etc.

Care of the Elderly (COTE) encompasses a broad spectrum of medical conditions.

One week you attend the post-take receiving ward then you work with the COTE team on their post-take ward round.

The final week in ERU is an excellent opportunity to clerk-in patients and present them to Consultants.
Typical work pattern:

Days are usually 9 to 5 depending on on-call shifts.

Weekends are either 9 to 9 both days or 9 to 1.

The hours during the 3 week ERU rotation (based on medical receiving ward round, COTE or clerking in patients) vary each week.
Learning opportunities:
  • Ward-based teaching.
  • Daily MDT meetings.
Teaching:
  • F1 teaching occurs each Thursday.
  • Lunch time meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • COTE hold their own weekly lunchtime meetings.
  • ILS course
  • F1 simulation
  • Team simulation
Unique selling points:

Able to carry out procedures such as pleural taps, ascitic taps, lumbar punctures.

A great place for perfecting lumbar punctures.

Consultants are keen for you to be involved in patient care & encourage independent thinking about management plans. You are encouraged to speak with families which makes this placement great for perfecting your communication skills

Holidays are delegated in 2 week blocks. The rota for bank holidays is made up between the F1s.

Having a junior doctors' room is a great bonus.

The library is accessible at all times with free printing facilities.

Comprehensive teaching programme

Opportunity to develop as an Educator

Opportunity to develop as a simulation facilitator
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: 11.03.2025 at 16.39