>Does anyone know of places where they have SHO posts in acute medicine -
>i.e. the SHO works solely in the medical admissions unit. I imagine such
>posts would be ideal for A&E trainees who want acute medicine experience
>without the tedium of out patient clinics, although there would need to be
>some follow up, otherwise may be no benefit over doing an A&E job.
>
>Thanks
>
>Matthew
>
>Dr Matthew Cooke
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is about to open a Medical Receiving Unit. This
will be staffed partly by SHOs on the local Medical Rotation, attatched to
the unit for several months.
Medical outpatient clinics are not always tedious - if they are run in a
manner designed to provide educational experience for the SHOs (which does
happen in some places!) they provide essential experience in treating
conditions not often seen in inpatients, e.g. hyperthyroidism. Many of the
things one sees in clinic are the same as one sees in A&E (adjusting a
diabetic's insulin dosage in the face of a hypo, etc.). I don't think this
experience would do A&E trainees any harm!
Andy Johnston
SHO, General Medicine
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Scotland
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