The Unit

Description

Emergency Medicine Elective: Accident & Emergency Department

This is a busy inner city emergency department, seeing 65,000 patients per year. The unit receives trauma on a regular basis and is a training centre for ATLS. The Royal Free Hospital is a neurotrauma centre, and receives head injury patients via helicopter from north central London, serving a population of 2 to 3 million. The emergency department is headed by four consultants, and has six registrars and twelve senior house officers.

Learning Opportunities

Most of the teaching will be practical although tutorials can be arranged if two or more students are attached. Students will also be welcome at senior house officer training sessions and as observers at local ATLS courses.

Elective Details

Number of Students Accepted

2

Duration of Elective

4 weeks

Accommodation

Not available on-site

Fees_Payable

Nil

Applicant Requirements

Applicants must be clinical medical students from recognised universities.

Contact

Mr Adrian Fogarty

Consultant in Accident & Emergency Medicine
Royal Free Hospital
Hampstead

London, NW3 2QG
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7830 2126
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7830 2985

Email:

URL: www.royalfree.org.uk

Sep 29, 2006