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Practical aspects of the job

• Workplace geography:
  • Locations of offices, clinics, tea rooms, and morning meeting points
• Important contact details:
  • Pager numbers
  • Names of staff members currently on the unit
  • Allied Health team members and contacts

Department timetable

• Weekly schedule of:
  • Ward rounds
  • Clinics
  • Unit meetings

Daily responsibilities

• Expected day-to-day jobs for junior doctors on the ward

Patients requiring special attention

• Long-term patients
• Complex patients

Cover shifts

• Regular cover requirements
• Areas or wards that need to be covered

Common medications and protocols

• Frequently used medications
• Unit-specific protocols
  • e.g. proton pump inhibitor infusions on Gastroenterology

Common pitfalls on the rotation

• Frequent mistakes or oversights
  • e.g. forgetting to order coagulation studies before surgery

Useful resources

• Specialty guidelines and protocols
• Recommended books
• Journal articles
• Websites and online resources

Unit or team quirks

• Particular workflows, preferences, or personalities
  • e.g. the consultant who will only read a patient list if it is printed in size 9 Helvetica Neue