Acute Internal Medicine

Programme description

GMC Reference: WOS/2069

Research, audit, teaching and management opportunities

The West of Scotland's Training Programme in Acute Internal Medicine is based in the teaching hospitals of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and surrounding District General Hospital (DGH) of NHS Ayrshire and Arran, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Forth Valley and NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

Trainees are expected to dual accredit in General (Internal) Medicine.  The programme will be tailored to the individual needs of the trainees and usually lasts five years.  The first year of training will normally be a rotation round medical specialties in a DGH.  For thos entering from ACCS there will be 18 months MAU post experience in years 2 to 4.  Trainees who enter from CMT will experience 6 months critical care, usually in an Intensive Care Unit in their second year.  CMT trainees will be expected to do 1 year in medical admission units (MAU) and gain further experience in medical specialties.  Trainees will experience at least two different MAUs.  The final year of training will include at least 6 months within an AMU that is led by an Acute Physician where the trainee takes a more senior, but supervised, role within the running of the acute medical take.

The programme has strong links with medical education and trainees can do Out of Programme training in this field as well as in research, Stroke Medicine training and critical care.  Specialist skills in education, management, cardiac and medical ultrasound, endoscopy and critical care are encouraged.  There are a minimum of four Acute Internal Medicine training days per year as well as a well developed General (Internal) Medicine training course.

Where the training is delivered?

• University Hospital Ayr
• University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
• Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
• Forth Valley Royal Hospital - FVRH
• Gartnavel General, Glasgow
• Glasgow Royal Infirmary
• University Hospital Hairmyres, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire
• Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock
• University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie
• Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
• The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow
• Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow
• New Victoria Hospital, Glasgow
• University Hospital Wishaw

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow

Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow

Southern General Hospital, Glasgow

Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride

Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert

Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock

Monklands District General Hospital, Airdrie

Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw

Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow

Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow

Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley

Ayr Hospital, Ayr

Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock

Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries

Contacts and useful links

Information
Programme type (Deanery or National):	Deanery
Administration office:	West
Lead Dean / Director:	Professor Adam Hill
Responsible Associate Postgraduate Dean or Assistant Director (GP):	Dr Marie Freel
Specialty or Sub-specialty:	Specialty
Date of GMC recent approval:	Aug 2010
Associated Royal College - Faculty:	Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board
Curriculum and associated assessment system:	http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/postgraduate/acute_internal_medicine.asp
Programme administrator:	Name: Victoria Hannah Address: NHS Education for Scotland, West of Scotland Region 2 Central Quay 89 Hydepark Street Glasgow G3 8BW Email: victoria.hannah2@nhs.scot
Programme director(s):	Name: Dr Ravi Jamdar Address: Glasgow Royal Infirmary Email: ravi.jamdar@nhs.net
Quality of training:	Quality Management

How to apply

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