{"id":158,"date":"2018-06-05T15:24:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2018-06-06T09:28:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T09:28:28","slug":"for-medical-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=158","title":{"rendered":"For medical students"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"h.p_MEbarmQlcRSZ\" class=\"yaqOZd\">\n<div class=\"mYVXT\">\n<div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc\">\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_doKc49gJcRSW\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque GNzUNc\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb baZpAe\">\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_jYQlgvA0cRSY\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">We are delighted to have you here and hope your time with us is educational and fun.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_APKGGvJqFcxN\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You may even decide to pursue Respiratory Medicine as a career (clearly the best speciality).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"h.p_3PhRBzgEZQqJ\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd baZpAe\">\n<div class=\"t3iYD\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CENy8b\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/kPhUdm-j1iqMMCveyjJizAKYDWC6cU0UFJNvlbI9OBEUo9s5O5mTE0hje4hEoLoys1ronc2qYnotishJmdggjInMlLD4q8BifJLlGV_KZrZEfFh0LQ=w773\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"h.p_Dw0Z8SqcZCVs\" class=\"yaqOZd\">\n<div class=\"yaqOZd IFuOkc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mYVXT\">\n<div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc\">\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_wreqmI2wZCVq\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque GNzUNc\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb baZpAe\">\n<h2 id=\"h.p_bHnhNBG9ZCVr\" class=\"zfr3Q JYVBee\">2nd years &#8211; Coordinator &#8211; <a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/med-staff-consultants\/dr-patrick-fitch\">Dr Fitch<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_ILAsmAAkZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Welcome to the Respiratory Unit. We hope you enjoy your time with us.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_rxLKxjtbZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> year teaching is on Thursdays from 10am to midday, meeting promptly in Ward 107 teaching room.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_AU7Slj_aZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Check the white board for the list of patients to see, from 10-11am. There will also be a rota of doctors to teach you, which occurs from 11-12.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_r9LtJRZdZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You can leave bags etc in the teaching room, which will be locked if we leave to do bedside teaching. Feel free to carry anything particularly valuable in your pockets, although mobile phones should be switched off.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_JBIzq9gjZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please ensure you have your stethoscopes, pen and paper with you, although you should leave your notebooks behind during bedside teaching.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_prWkV0LtZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You must always wear a visible ID.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_er1h4AdyZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><strong>**You must sign attendance sheets when you arrive each day **. <\/strong>Please do NOT remove these sheets from the notice board in the teaching room. If these are not up when you arrive, speak to Lyn Flores (the Ward Receptionist). If she\u2019s away, please print, sign and date your names on a piece of paper and stick it to the whiteboard in the teaching room.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_0fueRLLPZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Ensure \u201c2nd year\u201d is written at the top to avoid confusion with the 3rd years. These attendance lists are collected by Lyn and sent back to the undergraduate office.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_D20_kxysZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please go in pairs to take histories. Ask the patient&#8217;s permission first. Take a history and examine the relevant system(s).<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_d8v44PzHZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">If you need extra patients because someone is away or doesn\u2019t wish to be seen, please ask an FY1 or 5th year student.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_FfxlcwyqZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Your tutor will arrive around 11 unless otherwise instructed by them.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_Pvm3oeoiZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please note: teaching may include 5<sup>th<\/sup> year peer teaching (<strong>which you are expected to attend<\/strong>). The University have introduced 5<sup>th<\/sup> year peer teaching in the last couple of years for occasional sessions to cope with rota reorganisation. This is mostly history based.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_cRxoLKDOZCuO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You should adhere to your dress code. Some examples of patient complaints include long hair (moulting and brushing them during examination) so hair should be tied up, strong odours (good and bad), high heels, exposed skin, inappropriate clothing, and untidiness so we would ask that you are considerate in your appearance. You already have guidance about jewellery, watches, ties etc from the medical school.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_ABm0vvp3ZCue\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">With the best of intentions, occasionally in the Winter, the ward can be extremely busy and your tutor is required elsewhere. They have been asked to let you know if this is going to happen at 10am. However there will be some occasions when they are unable to leave what they are doing. If this happens and no-one comes to speak to you by 1015 , please find a junior doctor or 5<sup>th<\/sup> year medical student on the ward, to obtain patient names, takes histories\/ do relevant examinations and present to each other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"h.p_7Y6Bnxe3ZpuB\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-II5mzb jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd baZpAe\">\n<div class=\"t3iYD\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CENy8b\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/RjhBDRerzs2icD_fngfORDHcfQHn6OugAwhviW_zA-FIewd19-UI8vF-VTyp8SZp-DlX1m8=w371\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"h.p_rxy7OexHdFVQ\" class=\"yaqOZd\">\n<div class=\"yaqOZd IFuOkc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mYVXT\">\n<div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc yYI8W \">\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_FFFlcM4edFVI\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc GNzUNc\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb baZpAe\">\n<h2 id=\"h.p_pERet6lIdFVN\" class=\"zfr3Q JYVBee\">3rd years &#8211; Coordinator &#8211;<a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/med-staff-consultants\/dr-prasima-srivatava\">Dr Srivastava<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_AHRx27wsddIw\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf jXK9ad D2fZ2 wHaque GNzUNc\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb baZpAe\">\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_JmQMp15KddIz\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Welcome to the Respiratory Unit. We hope you enjoy your time with us.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_Alpa5yBudnaO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">We have had really good feedback from past 3<sup>rd<\/sup> year students, including many stating this is the best ward teaching they\u2019ve had which is a lovely compliment.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_z9iYWJA8doM0\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">This is a credit to the effort and enthusiasm of the tutors but also the effort and enthusiasm you put in, so be prepared to interact with your tutor. You will get as much out of this as you put in.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_4FIANSkudpn7\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please come to the teaching room (Ward 107) at 10am <u>promptly<\/u> on Mondays and Wednesdays during your teaching block. You should have been alerted to any public holidays in advance.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_rbkz_I3AdrAa\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You can leave bags etc in the teaching room which will be locked if we leave to do bedside teaching. Feel free to carry anything particularly valuable in your pockets although mobile phones should be switched off.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_-5REtsCldsYV\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please ensure you have your stethoscopes, pen and paper with you although you should leave your notebooks behind during bedside teaching.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_lZ_uh1RnduEJ\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">All paperwork will be in the teaching room on the whiteboard including a teaching timetable, patient list (if scheduled for history taking that day) and attendance sheets.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_cX5IB98ndu1K\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">On history taking days, your tutor should have written 5 names on patient list by 10am. If not, please delegate one of you to go and find them on the ward. If you can\u2019t find them, ask a 5<sup>th<\/sup> year or FY1.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_6RRr7bg7dv1R\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Note <u>not all sessions have histories.<\/u><\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_KqafWaArdwkZ\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><strong>**You must sign attendance sheets when you arrive each day **. <\/strong>Please do NOT remove these sheets from the notice board in the teaching room. If these are not up when you arrive, speak to Lyn Flores (the Ward receptionist). If she\u2019s away, please print, sign and date your names on a piece of paper and stick it to the whiteboard in the teaching room. Ensure \u201c3<sup>rd<\/sup> year\u201d is written at the top to avoid confusion with Dr Fitch\u2019s 2<sup>nd<\/sup> year students on Thursdays. These attendance lists are collected by Lyn and sent back to the undergraduate office.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_ZlaE97KXdzz4\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please go in pairs for histories. Ask the patients\u2019 permission first. Take a history and do an examination of the relevant system(s). If you need extra patients because someone is away or doesn\u2019t wish to be seen, please ask an FY1 or 5<sup>th<\/sup> year student.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_s7LetJdPd01q\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Your tutor will arrive around 11 unless otherwise instructed by them. They may change the topic and layout of the session, for example, if there are interesting signs on the ward or if it\u2019s clear your history taking skills are already excellent.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_-WRZdfLud1rz\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You should adhere to your dress code. Some examples of patient complaints include long hair (moulting and brushing them during examination) so this should be tied up, strong odours (good and bad), high heels, exposed skin, inappropriate clothing, and untidiness so we would ask that you are considerate in your appearance. You already have guidance about jewellery, watches, ties etc from the medical school.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_tSmRKx70d2yz\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">With the best of intentions, occasionally in the winter, the ward can be chaotic and the person allocated for teaching is pulled away to help. They have been asked to let you know if this is going to happen at 10am. However there will be some occasions when they are unable to leave what they are doing. If this happens and no-one comes to speak to you by 1015 or so, please allocate 1 of you to find a junior doctor or 5<sup>th<\/sup> year to obtain patient names, takes histories\/ do relevant examinations and present to each other. Occasionally you may be sent away, although this doesn\u2019t happen very often. If this does happen, we will try and cover the work in a future session. Unfortunately clinical medicine can be unpredictable which you will learn all too soon.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_YGTkpJC6d4pa\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">A typical timetable may look something like this and often includes a public holiday, 5<sup>th<\/sup> year peer teaching (<strong>which you are expected to attend<\/strong>) and a written assessment. We have introduced 5<sup>th<\/sup> year peer teaching in the last couple of years for a session or 2 to cope with rota reorganisation. This is mostly history based and the other sessions have been adjusted to include more bedside teaching\/tutorials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-II5mzb purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-II5mzb JNdkSc\">\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_Hu_CiSuqdTI4\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-II5mzb jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd baZpAe\">\n<div class=\"t3iYD\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CENy8b\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/kHdMnydPjmWfuPEzISMOK_ykIrZ2zOhJtnEUTROh0li3i5bPqezSerGS846owcwKf5-SCNM=w371\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"h.p_xeWRoiS6gzBh\" class=\"yaqOZd\">\n<div class=\"yaqOZd IFuOkc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mYVXT\">\n<div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc\">\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_XdWyfMQNgw73\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-qWD73c jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd baZpAe\">\n<div class=\"t3iYD\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CENy8b\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/_3qUCaw2rzo1-WOY1Fdji7-mM31F3kLmIoLYbYrwRrMES604J_82NbqJ_1uQ3x6ndNUChIivR9bIVTdgAPivoQCjn1N0b-7oYsA4SFBEdMoleWgx1fM=w572\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-qWD73c jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque L6cTce-purZT L6cTce-pSzOP\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd baZpAe\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"h.p_pcreachcgk8P\" class=\"yaqOZd\">\n<div class=\"yaqOZd IFuOkc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mYVXT\">\n<div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc\">\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_lNi4E2S9gk8N\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque GNzUNc\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb baZpAe\">\n<p id=\"h.p_Yb3HhMjFgk8O\" class=\"zfr3Q\"><strong><u>Below is the information we give tutors which is also worth reading<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"h.p_DEnIITqdglXU\" class=\"zfr3Q\"><em><u>Notes for Tutor ie clinic rota person (FY2, CMT, GPST), 5<sup>th<\/sup> year, ward reg or FY1<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"h.p_-zjC08U-glXV\" class=\"zfr3Q\">Dr Srivastava should have emailed you all with timetables and instructions before each block starts. Please read this in conjunction with the guidance above for the students which has some additional information.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_K-1IPkFGglXV\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> year teaching runs Sep-Feb inclusive (3 blocks with a break Nov\/Dec). It&#8217;s usually the clinic person (GPST\/CMT\/FY2) who does it but in order to fill rota gaps, the university is encouraging us to utilise our 5th years in teaching so they have been given some sessions to coordinate and teach. 5<sup>th<\/sup> years are now being taught how to do peer teaching and the feedback from them has been very good. Registrars may do the occasional session.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_EVAm9HHOglXW\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">The programme is now about presenting histories succinctly, being able to do a <u>normal<\/u> examination, formulating diagnoses, management plans and bedside teaching on signs. When choosing patients\/signs, diversify into all systems, not just respiratory.\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_ud1PQidjglXW\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Each tutor takes responsibility for coordinating their session (and arranging cover if needed).<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_xIXlf_uwglXX\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please ensure you write 5 patient names on paper (if your session includes histories) and stick it to the whiteboard in the ward teaching room on 107 <em><u>before<\/u><\/em> 10am on Mondays and Wednesdays. Ask the patients first before doing this. Make sure your sheet is dated and marked for the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> years (to avoid confusion with Dr Fitch\u2019s 2<sup>nd<\/sup> years on Thursdays).<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_3MxpnP2JglXX\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Meet the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> years at 10am. If scheduled for histories, ask them to go in pairs and come back at 1100 for bedside teaching till 1145\/12. Tell them to ask the patient\u2019s permission again. Avoid lunchtime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_lZ0oyFXUglXY\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><strong>For 5<sup>th<\/sup> years<\/strong> \u2013 you will be allocated history sessions only unless notified otherwise \u2013 once the students return, please ask them to present histories and discuss. This can be in the teaching room or at the bedside (feedback suggests they enjoy bedside more)\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_3fZ3IQBFglXY\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Note the start times and duration of each session can vary. Not all sessions include histories.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_JWqMYPcDglXZ\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Attendance sheets\/copy of timetable are on the whiteboard in the seminar room, ward 107. Check students have signed this at the start of each session. Do not remove sheets from the whiteboard. Lyn Flores (ward receptionist) puts up an individual one for each day and collects them \u2013 see her if it\u2019s not there. If Lyn is off put up a blank bit of paper marked \u201c3<sup>rd<\/sup> year attendance\u201d for them to date\/sign and print their names and she can collect this instead.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_17uEC2BmglXZ\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">For those sessions marked as &#8220;written paper&#8221;, can the <strong>5th years<\/strong> come and get these from me a few days beforehand please? Allow the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> years an hour to do the paper. My office is in Clinic C or I can email you this. Would you mind leaving the completed papers in my tray in the secretaries office at the back of clinic C please? Note \u2013 not all blocks have a written paper or assessment.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_o0X0I4zLglXZ\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Feel free to use your initiative eg Any good signs (there will be a respiratory bias with bedside teaching but please diversify into any system where possible), discussion of Oxygen and masks, Inhalers, Spirometry\/Respiratory Physiology, peak flow meters, BP measurement, organomegaly, jaundice, Rheumatoid Arthritis, abnormal bloods, CXRs, ECGs, investigations etc etc, but make sure it&#8217;s not all respiratory.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_m3hOcFOtglXa\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Note I don&#8217;t work Wednesdays &#8211; if there are unanticipated problems on a Wednesday (or Monday), feel free to use your initiative. If you can\u2019t manage your sessions, please delegate. Also we know that sometimes over the winter, it can be chaos. If in an emergency you can&#8217;t teach or get anyone to cover, keep the students informed and at the very least send them to see patients and write up their clerkings for you to look at later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"h.p_xJJYnsqnglXa\" class=\"zfr3Q\">Many thanks for your help. Happy to sign off any teaching assessments. Contact me via my <a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/psychology-team\">secretary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h.p_k3_wm-mvglXa\" class=\"zfr3Q\">Dr Srivastava<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-II5mzb jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque L6cTce-purZT L6cTce-pSzOP\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd baZpAe\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"h.p_aWI_nkljpCbT\" class=\"yaqOZd\">\n<div class=\"yaqOZd IFuOkc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mYVXT\">\n<div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc yYI8W \">\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_ON_CvPSrpCbV\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc GNzUNc\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb baZpAe\">\n<h2 id=\"h.p_l5T1RcFnpCbZ\" class=\"zfr3Q JYVBee\">4th years &#8211; Coordinator &#8211;<a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/med-staff-consultants\/dr-ratna-alluri\">Dr Alluri<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_EaB0KaqLpCba\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf jXK9ad D2fZ2 wHaque GNzUNc\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb baZpAe\">\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_9o3UNu3SpCbh\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">WELCOME!<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_OVMh47gxFpU2\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please sign the attendance sheet every morning at 0900. It is with my secretary <a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/secretarial-team\">Mrs Lesley Stein<\/a> in Clinic C .<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_DdfkWa5qDmtQ\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Monday and Friday morning at 0900 you have an MCQ paper which Lesley will hand out to you.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_gUKhC395Dn8O\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You will have received an email with your timetable for the week, please follow that.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_ehH7Q5H2Dsz3\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">There are lunchtime educational meetings and you are encouraged to attend these<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol class=\"n8H08c BKnRcf\">\n<li id=\"h.p_DNKSztycDxlf\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><strong>Grand Round<\/strong> (Wednesdays, 1300, Suttie Centre Lecture Theatre, term time only).<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_gbInACNaECti\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/for-staff-students\/mdts\/mdt-ild\"><strong>Interstitial lung disease meeting<\/strong><\/a> (Typically 2nd Wednesday of the month, 1300, James Friend Seminar Room, Clinic C)<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_WtDlPIFzEuLA\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/for-staff-students\/education-teaching\/journals\"><strong>Respiratory Journal Club<\/strong><\/a> (Last Wednesday of the month, 1400, James Friend Seminar Room, Clinic C )<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_sghksADAEu4I\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/for-staff-students\/education-teaching\/unit-educational-meeting\"><strong>Respiratory Educational Meeting<\/strong><\/a><strong> (<\/strong>Every Thursday during term time, 1300, James Friend Seminar Room, Clinic C )<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p id=\"h.p_oz7WN_i7DMsw\" class=\"zfr3Q\">If you have any queries I can be contacted via my secretary.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h.p_no7vbkncC7o6\" class=\"zfr3Q\"><a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/med-staff-consultants\/dr-ratna-alluri\">Dr Ratna Alluri<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-II5mzb purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-II5mzb JNdkSc\">\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_aVFCnMFhpCbq\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-II5mzb jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd baZpAe\">\n<div class=\"t3iYD\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CENy8b\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/lObQ5GGxBOOhDvwzzVs6Yqe7BeUlfTVE881da5RcKVqkH4u62jUTiZXjoV3E3DN1Wvkz0MH6mQOHN61Ykwt6XDsi6tbpXH9RUogJcPIM-5uCIuJF1ak=w371\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"h.p_UxjKmwAuY1bS\" class=\"yaqOZd\">\n<div class=\"yaqOZd IFuOkc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mYVXT\">\n<div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc\">\n<div class=\"oKdM2c\">\n<div id=\"h.p_07i4WyUXY1bQ\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OiUrBf jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque GNzUNc\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb baZpAe\">\n<h2 id=\"h.p_tqdPnk6xY1bR\" class=\"zfr3Q JYVBee\">5th years &#8211; Coordinator &#8211; <a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/med-staff-consultants\/dr-graeme-currie\">Dr Graeme Currie<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_39MvPtMKY2MD\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Welcome to the Respiratory Unit.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_Kj_T04K9aEzt\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please contact Dr Currie via his <a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/med-staff-consultants\/dr-graeme-currie\">secretary<\/a> in your first week so he can meet you.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_J_5ZUAToaRmf\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You should be ready on Ward 107 just before 9am Monday -Friday, and leave between 4 and 5pm.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_CGsQLmlQaSjY\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please introduce yourself to the medical and nursing team on the ward.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_kjbnpeWmaTVI\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Have your name badge clearly visible at all times.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_jJPF2ygRalZa\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please let Dr Currie know if you are ill and are unable to attend the ward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"h.p_Dmr-zBOrY2MF\" class=\"zfr3Q OmQG5e\">Learning<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_GzbMqVDtY2MG\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You should revise the Respiratory system chapter in MacLeods textbook of clinical examination, in addition to the Respiratory chapter in which textbook you use.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_rVr0jYRmaqBx\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You should make yourself aware of the clinical features, investigations and management of all the common respiratory disorders (such as asthma, COPD, lung cancer, pulmonary embolism, pleural disorders, interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis etc).<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_cZvJVHg-asnb\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Familiarise yourself with arterial blood gas analysis.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_l-tPRpvtatTd\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Familiarise yourself with chest X-ray interpretation (consider borrowing the book &#8220;Chest x-rays made easy&#8221; from the library).<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_m7mJoEdCauBn\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Make sure you can examine the respiratory system correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"h.p_OWi0EVSuY2MJ\" class=\"zfr3Q OmQG5e\">Daily routine<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_h0NCwzcuY2MK\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You should be part of the Consultant ward round most mornings (which start at 9am); try to take an active role.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_A7hnUFFiax0w\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">In the afternoons, you should help the FY1 and other medical staff with ward work (including clerking in patients).<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_qAAPJRAHaywP\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">You should practice completing drug Kardexes and writing up fluid administration charts.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_6WHPPqzva0Sb\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please note you may be scheduled to do peer teaching ( 2nd or 3rd years)<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_HJT6UEEQa5OX\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">When you arrive, please contact <a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/med-staff-consultants\/dr-prasima-srivatava\">Dr Srivastava<\/a> and <a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/med-staff-consultants\/dr-patrick-fitch\">Dr Fitch<\/a> via their <a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/secretarial-team\">secretaries<\/a> to see if there are any sessions allocated to you.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_9n24S0-IbNG7\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Your apprenticeship week can be staggered across several weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"h.p_lDgrgATdY2MM\" class=\"zfr3Q OmQG5e\">Practical procedures<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_mxSDcDI-Y2MM\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">There should be plenty opportunity to take bloods, insert venflons and take arterial blood gases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"h.p_-nJLGcaCY2MN\" class=\"zfr3Q OmQG5e\">Meetings<\/h3>\n<p id=\"h.p_WUQhbM4PY2MO\" class=\"zfr3Q\">You should attend the following:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_LjP5N1pMY2MO\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Wednesday Grand Round (1pm in the Suttie Centre, generally during term time)<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_Zz5TlxRVbyy9\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/for-staff-students\/mdts\/mdt-ild\">Wednesday Interstital Lung Disease MDT, some Wednesdays.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_b13Wx8I2bsum\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/for-staff-students\/education-teaching\/unit-educational-meeting\">Thursday Unit Educational Meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_dJvZiOcNY2MP\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Some <a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/for-staff-students\/mdts\/mdt-lung-cancer\">Thursday Lung Cancer MDTs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"h.p_SMFTeqlyY2MP\" class=\"zfr3Q OmQG5e\">Assessment<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li id=\"h.p_QqcnWI2iY2MR\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\">Please ask ward doctors to complete your various log book assessments.<\/li>\n<li id=\"h.p_Xd2VLT7PcBAU\" class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d\"><a class=\"dhtgD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeenlungs.com\/whos-who\/med-staff-consultants\/dr-graeme-currie\">Dr Currie<\/a> may take you for a tutorial during your attachment and he will meet you in you last week to sign off your log book &#8211; ask him about both of these.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"h.p_yhb2olPoZ2B2\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-II5mzb jXK9ad D2fZ2 OjCsFc wHaque\">\n<div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb jXK9ad-SmKAyb-c4YZDc\">\n<div class=\"tyJCtd baZpAe\">\n<div class=\"t3iYD\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CENy8b\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/hZpYb1VaV5yHMexaERDe8rpXa_tE6CuNAqJVq2t1M5hgtSSZmuDL_Vgm-nA8aZOGPkZNmiK6=w371\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to have you here and hope your time with us is educational and fun. You may even decide to pursue Respiratory Medicine as a career (clearly the best speciality). 2nd years &#8211; Coordinator &#8211; Dr Fitch Welcome to the Respiratory Unit. We hope you enjoy your time with us. 2nd year teaching&hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=158\">Read the full article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":152,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160,"href":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions\/160"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arirespiratory.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}