Academic Aspects[]
Preceptors[]
There are about five preceptors. Dr. Dresser has a special interest in hypertension and runs a hypertension clinic on Fridays. There are opportunities to learn procedures like bone marrow biopsy as well.
Teaching to Service ratio[]
There are usually 3-5 residents per physician. The amount of teaching is quite excellent.
Other Learners[]
Occasionally medical students also rotate through this service. One gets to teach and mentor them as well.
Location[]
Practice Population[]
No specific population; anyone from children to the elderly were seen.
Community[]
N/A - rotation in London.
Accommodations[]
N/A
Week in the Life of...[]
What does a typical work week look like on this rotation?[]
At Victoria Hospital, most of the rotation involves working in an all-day clinic. On any particular day, you will work on the GIM clinic or pre-operative clinic. One of the weeks involves taking care of inpatients as part of the consult team.
Call requirements[]
None.
Other Things to add[]
The other possible site for this rotation is St. Joseph's Hospital, which operates in a similar fashion.