General Medicine RIE
Welcome to your four (4) week placement in the Medicine Module at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh
(Address = 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Rd, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA) During your time on placement you will have the following learning opportunities: 1. Clinical Sessions e.g., - Patient clerking & examinations (new and reviews, acute and chronic conditions) - Ward rounds with various clinicians (e.g., Drs or ANPs) - MDT & Family Meetings (Clinical Communication & Medical Ethical + Legal Discussions; plus practical experience of appropriately documenting these in clinical notes) - Patient & Family Counselling (e.g., smoking cessation or nutritional support options – NGTubes, etc). - Other patient assessments & care planning (e.g., multi-morbidity / frailty / disability / cognitive & mood issues / falls & bone health reviews / medicines reconciliation / drafting immediate discharge letters, etc.
2. Clinical and Procedural Skills e.g.,
- Venesection / peripheral venous cannulation / ECGs / urethral catheterisation / etc
- Completing medication & polypharmacy reviews
- Learning the process (how to) of completing an electronic Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (e-MCCD).
- Learning what is required of you as an FY1 Dr if/when formally called upon to complete (a randomly selected) Level 1 or Level 2 MCCD formal Review Process (as a statutory Clinical Governance requirement in Scotland), etc.
3. Teaching Sessions (including 'teaching ward rounds' / tutorials, etc) e.g., - Intra-departmental teachings (regular) covering a range of topics (General) Medical or MoE or Stroke Medicine related topics & themes (via TEAMS with times specified during placement). - Grand rounds during academic year - usually Wednesday 12:30pm to 1:30pm via TEAMS - Other clinical tutorials as scheduled during the posting; or guided by topics that you'd like us to cover (i.e., we are happy to support student directed requests), etc.
Base Wards
For the RIE site, your Base ward for the (Senior) Medicine module is either Ward 101, 201 or 202 (all Acute Medicine of the Elderly – MoE wards)
First day arrangements at RIE
A copy of your timetable and other necessary information will be emailed to you (usually a few weeks before your placement begins). This will also detail the specific arrangements for your first / induction meetings (i.e., date / time / venue).
You will be welcomed & provided with a brief verbal induction/introduction to your placement, as well as some tips on how to make the best of your posting.
The induction is normally scheduled & facilitated by Dr Sheila Coutts – Consultant Physician in MoE (or by another designated senior or middle-grade clinician). If there are any problems, you can call telephone 0131 242 6929 (Arlene Rowley - Personal Assistant, RIE MoE & Stroke Dept).
Absence reporting
If you are unable to attend your shift, please proactively contact (copying in all the underlisted via email):
- Clinical teams: Dr Sheila Coutts ( sheila.coutts@nhs.scot ) AND your named Clinical Supervisor (details will be in your individualised timetable) - Admin. teams: loth.riemoemedicalstudents@nhs.scot and MBChB.year6@ed.co.uk
Name badges
If not already arranged by the University, please discuss with the MoE secretaries (office is in the inner corridor between RIE wards 102 and 103) (Arlene Rowley 0131 242 6929). Photographic ID is required to enable ID badges to be issued.
Main contacts
Site Lead Tutor & Main Contact for MBChB Year 6 Students in the Medicine Module @ the RIE MoE Dept - Dr Sheila Coutts - Cons Phys (MoE RIE) - sheila.coutts@nhs.scot
A former Module Organiser for (Senior) Medicine & one of the current named Clinical Supervisors for MBChB Year 6 in the Medicine Module @ the RIE MoE Dept - Dr Yinka Ogundipe - Cons Phys (MoE RIE & Ellens Glen Community Hospital, Edinburgh) - olayinka.ogundipe@nhs.scot
Arlene Rowley- (Personal Assistant, RIE MoE & Stroke Dept) - Tel 0131 242 6929 via loth.riemoemedicalstudents@nhs.scot and arlene.rowley@nhs.scot