Training in General Surgery Ward Call: A Resident-Student Buddy System

"There is a paucity of literature regarding medical student experiences of after hours hospital ward call. It was observed at our institution that medical students had minimal experience in ward call, yet were required to undertake such shifts as interns after graduation. We implemented a buddy system in which a medical student shadowed a general surgery resident for a ward call shift."

Training in General Surgery Ward Call: A Resident-Student Buddy System
A Maurice, A Hann
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u202587.w3786

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Future organisational models for the NHS

"How might new organisational arrangements help drive improvements in struggling NHS organisations and services? Here, we set out some of the organisational options and the evidence, both national and international." 

Future organisational models for the NHS: perspectives for the Dalton review

C Imison, C Ham, C Hopson, B Stoltz, J Fagge, N Marsden, M Deegan, S Dunn, S Melton, L Heller, A Marsh, A Brogan, D Hamlett
The King's Fund
July 2014

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