Electives in Aberdeen

[Imaginarius]

Hi! My name is Tiago, I am a 5th year medical student I am thinking in doing a elective month (August 2007) in Aberdeen.
1-Has anyone already done an elective in Aberdeen?
2-How many hospitals exist at Aberdeen?
3-How is the learning there?

Thanks, take care Tiago!!

[dantheripper]

1. lots of med students carry out their electives in Aberdeen if they do not want to leave home or spend the money. At the moment there are quite a few German students hanging around doing their electives in Aberdeen.
2. There are quite a few hospitals but med students are based at 4 different ones.
Aberdeen royal infirmary - the main, massive campus
Cornhill - Psychiatric hosp
Woolmanhill - basically a large outpatient dept. hosp
Woodend - Orthopaedic and Geriatric (DOME) dept.
3. Learning is good. ARI is quite busy and the other hospitals have a bit more character/less anonymity but the teaching you get is good and if you are keen the teaching staff are evenly so!

Dan, 4th year