East Anglia Foundation School Individual Placement Description Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust All information to be completed by the Foundation School. Placement F1 Hepatology/Medicine The department Department of Hepatology. This comprises 4 Consultants, 2 SpRs, 1 senior clinical fellow, 1 clinical lecturer, several research fellows, 6 specialist nurses. The liver unit (ward C4) also comprises a team of nursing staff and allied health professionals. At any one time we have 2 CMT doctors and 2 FY level doctors covering the wards with an SpR level doctor overseeing. The type of work to expect and F1 doctors spend an 8 week block learning opportunities on the Hepatology ward and an 8 week block in acute medicine. Learning opportunities are as per the curriculum but also management of patients with liver disease and related procedures such as ascitic tap and paracentesis. There is particular exposure to alcohol related problems. A number of educational meetings occur including weekly journal club, audit meetings, xray and path MDTs. There is dedicated FY teaching on Fridays. Where the placement is based For Hepatology - ward C4 (liver unit), daycase ward (D5) and outlying wards which are variable depending on patient numbers. Generally 2 weeks at a time in each area. For the Medicine block this includes weeks on the Medical short stay unit and in the emergency department. Clinical Supervisor(s) for the (If information available at this time) placement
East Anglia Foundation School Individual Placement Description Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust All information to be completed by the Foundation School. Placement F1 Hepatology/Medicine The department Department of Hepatology. This comprises 4 Consultants, 2 SpRs, 1 senior clinical fellow, 1 clinical lecturer, several research fellows, 6 specialist nurses. The liver unit (ward C4) also comprises a team of nursing staff and allied health professionals. At any one time we have 2 CMT doctors and 2 FY level doctors covering the wards with an SpR level doctor overseeing. The type of work to expect and learning opportunities F1 doctors spend an 8 week block on the Hepatology ward and an 8 week block in acute medicine. Learning opportunities are as per the curriculum but also management of patients with liver disease and related procedures such as ascitic tap and paracentesis. There is particular exposure to alcohol related problems. A number of educational meetings occur including weekly journal club, audit meetings, xray and path MDTs. There is dedicated FY teaching on Fridays. Where the placement is based For Hepatology - ward C4 (liver unit), daycase ward (D5) and outlying wards which are variable depending on patient numbers. Generally 2 weeks at a time in each area. For the Medicine block this includes weeks on the Medical short stay unit and in the emergency department. Clinical Supervisor(s) for the placement (If information available at this time)
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