Acute Medicine

Before you start (e.g. people to meet, preparation, etc.)

The Department (e.g. location/layout, important places/things, etc.)

The speciality team (e.g. MDT, other hospitals/depts, team structure, consultants/SpRs/CTs/other, etc.)

The typical rotation (e.g. acute block, ward block, annual/study leave, etc.)

The typical week (e.g. meetings, MDTs, clinics, theatres, teaching, etc.)

The typical day (e.g. timetable, patient list, ward round, jobs, handover, dos & don'ts, etc.)

The typical patient (common cases/workup/investigations/surgical/medical issues/differential diagnoses/management plans)

Admission/discharge/patient turnover (e.g. routes of admission, admission clerking, typical patient stay, turnover, discharge issues, social, hospital@home, follow-up, etc.)

Common jobs and how to do them

Patient responsibility (e.g. senior support, handover, out of hours)

Useful telephone numbers/bleeps (seniors, juniors, other departments/hospitals)

Rotas and work/life balance

Definitions/glossary

Important learning tools (e.g. resources, papers, books, seniors, hospital policies)

Other important information (top tips, the reality, what you wish you'd known)