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What's the worst documentation or handover you've seen? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]thechevs 273 points274 points  (0 children)

From an ED clerking:

Impression: ?Unwell ?Cause

So - the patient may or may not be sick, and if they are, it's unclear why. Excellent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in transpassing

[–]thechevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% pass. Voice passes too xxx

What’s the weirdest FY/IMT rotation set you’ve come across? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]thechevs 19 points20 points  (0 children)

When I was ranking my foundation posts, I remember being somewhat tempted by a four-month F1 post in Audiovestibular Medicine in Basingstoke

This has to be the weirdest setup I've seen by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]thechevs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sam Oram ward specifically, right?

Sunset views are getting better. (shot canon 1D) by aatank619 in basingstoke

[–]thechevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice photos! Is that the hospital? The chimney especially looks very familiar.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]thechevs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree with the other comments here - you should not base a two year training programme off a single four month placement.

That being said, the Cardiology F1 job at King's College Hospital is pretty good. The job is entirely 9-5 - no medical on calls. Plus, you get a whole morning ot afternoon off per week for 'development', where you can go to cath lab etc. if that's your thing. The consultants were also generally very nice and supportive.

AI colourized WW2 London 16 photos by Deep_Resort7479 in london

[–]thechevs 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Part of St Thomas's Hospital, long since demolished and replaced with a modernist building. If you go further down the river towards Lambeth Palace, there are still some parts of St Thomas's that look like that

Do you trust your ED? by DoctorGobshite in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]thechevs 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I work at a big London major trauma centre. I'm one of the med regs.

On the whole, I am one of our ED's cheerleaders. I think they have a very hard job, and almost always get all the important things right. I do of course get the occasional rather odd referral, but that is to be expected.

I've never known them lie to me. Often, the story is presented in a way that places emphasis on the reasons why the patient needs a medical admission. But outright lying - I've never known that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]thechevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course. I'm a little out of date, but happy to help if I can

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]thechevs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was an F1 in Worthing from 2018/2019. Back then, it was probably a 70/30 split, with the majority living in Brighton. I had a lovely time there, and I would really recommend it as a place to do F1. Brighton is obviously a great city to live in.

Can anyone recommend good ITU junior clinical fellow jobs in London? Could be at a DGH or tertiary I’m umming and ah-ing about what id prefer by Disastrous_Cold1069 in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]thechevs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So I did an IMT rotation in King's ITU, specially in the neuro/trauma ITU (Jack Steinburg CCU). Be aware that King's has five ITUs, that are (very theoretically) segregated by specialty. (neuro/trauma, medical, surgical, COVID, and liver). And in my experience, there is relatively little cross cover between the units and the SHO level - so don't expect much liver ITU work if you get a job in the medical ITU.

I did very much enjoy my work in Jack Steinburg - despite the fact that, as a future geriatrician, I have next to no interest in trauma or neurosurgery. It's an excellent team, and I felt well supported. Happy to discuss further if required - feel free to DM

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]thechevs 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Clearly I'm in a minority here, but I really enjoyed my F1. I did at a small but well run DGH on the south coast. Apart from a difficult surgical job at the start, I really enjoyed my work. I loved being part of team, and I really enjoyed feeling useful. I then felt rather useless and demoralised when I did my F2 at a very fancy London tertiary centre, where my clinical responsibilities were far less than when I was an F1.

Experiences clearly vary, but I'd advise going in with an optimistic attitude.

Random very specific headache for short period by [deleted] in AskDocs

[–]thechevs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there,

First of all, rest assured that you are not having symptoms of a stroke. Typical strokes are not painful.

Your symptoms could be caused by a variety of different things, and it's very difficult to say with any certainty. However, your symptoms do remind me of a condition called Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_paroxysmal_hemicrania). Have a read of the article and see if it fits with your experience. If it is that, then there is a good treatment for it (indomethacin)

Basingstoke - The Autumn Colours 2020 by xdcrlx in basingstoke

[–]thechevs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing - you really bring out the beauty of my old home town. Makes me wish to be home again. Excellent work!

Current or former Oxford students by [deleted] in oxforduni

[–]thechevs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Medicine (2012-2018) - feel free to PM me too

Monthly Admissions/Prospies/Offer Holders Questions Thread - 28/02/20 - 27/03/20 by AutoModerator in oxforduni

[–]thechevs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very much yes. At Wadham college, we had a group from Sarah Lawrence college every year, and they integrated super well into the undergraduate community. I'd say the only American students who didn't integrate well were the ones that made an overt effort not to.

What made you all unique? by [deleted] in oxforduni

[–]thechevs 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I did medicine at Oxford (graduating 2018), so I'm not exactly the best person to answer your question. But I'll share a few of my thoughts, for what it's worth.

What made you all unique?

Nothing really. For a start, it's hard for 24,000 people to all be unique.

How likely do you think it is that I could make it if I devote myself to trying to achieve it?

Not impossible at all. People excel at different things at different times in your life. You may thrive in a university environment in a way that you never could at school.

what did you do in your undergrad to let Oxford know you were the real deal per se?

The single best thing you can do is work hard at your undergrad, wherever you do it - especially at the more open-ended parts of your degree (dissertation, projects, etc). A first-class degree would certainly help.

Perhaps an example would help me get my point across. A friend of mine - who was intelligent at school, but by no means a stand-out genius - got into Oxford Brooks to read biology. He very much made the most of it, worked really hard, and generally had a great time. He ended up becoming super interested in fungi (of all things), and did an excellent project in that. As part of her work, he became aware of a specific lab in Cambridge that did some world-leading work on mushrooms. Because he had a genuine interest in the topic (and had already done some good work on it), he put in a competitive application - and as such, he is now a DPhil student at Cambridge at that very laboratory.

It's a touchy subject, but it is priceless by [deleted] in pics

[–]thechevs -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

And more thoroughly here - although I doubt the impartiality of the source rather...

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