Finger on the Button
So you’re sat there staring at the Oriel screen. You’re about to press SUBMIT on your application form for an ST4 job in Acute Internal Medicine. But suddenly, you pause. You finger hovers over the mouse. Is this really the right choice for you? Now my job on this website is to convince you to…
Rotation Rotation
Time flies, doesn’t it? It feels like only yesterday I was writing a blog welcoming new FY1s to AMU, but the rotation is already coming to an end. I hope those of you who have spent the first four months of your careers on AMU enjoyed your time with us and that at least a…
On The Fence about Acute Medicine?
The window for applications to higher specialty training has now been open for a week. Maybe you’ve already applied for a job in Acute Medicine. If you have, congratulations! You’ve made an inspired choice. Maybe you’ve made an account on Oriel and are weighing up your options. Maybe you haven’t even looked yet because you…
Scoring Your ST4 Application
Following on from our blog a couple of weeks ago, I thought I’d write something about the application form for ST4 in Acute Medicine. This is mainly for IMT3s applying this year, but might also be useful for IMT1-2s considering an application and looking to make themselves as competitive as possible. A brief disclaimer –…
Almost FAMUS
If you’re struggling to get your cases organised, you can download our special modified takeAIM version of the logbook below: Today’s blog is all about how to get signed off for FAMUS. This is mostly aimed at AIM ST4s who are starting off with their accreditation process and feel a bit lost, but it may…
SAMBrighton (10th and 11th October)
It was great to be back at SAM, and for the first time as part of the TakeAIM team. I’d met everyone so often on a WhatsApp call that it was a surprise to me it was the first time I’d met Husam in person on Thursday morning! The variety of talks was fantastic –…
Rates and Ratios
For FYs and IMTs planning specialty training applications, data is both a blessing and a curse. Physician Specialty Recruitment publishes competition ratios on their website, and these numbers attract a lot of attention on social media. This year’s numbers – once again – generated a lot of anxiety for a lot of people. This is…
Celebrating Acute Medicine Week
Last week was Celebrating Acute Medicine Week – I’ve included some highlights from xformerlyknownastwitter below. Next week, the takeAIM team are off to Brighton for the bi-annual Society for Acute Medicine conference. Excited to catch up with colleagues from across the UK and hopefully convince a few more interested resident doctors to pursue a career…
Celebrating Acute Medicine
Next week is Celebrating Acute Medicine Week, which some of you may remember from previous years was called Acute Medicine Awareness Week. From 23rd September, we’re using the hashtag #CAMW2024 to celebrate the specialty and all the great work being done across the UK. This year the theme is sustainability, and we’re particularly keen to…
The POCUS Focus
This week’s blog is all about POCUS. Since I started scanning seriously about a year ago, point-of-care ultrasound has become something of an obsession. When it comes to patients with undifferentiated shock or respiratory failure – or those with difficult IV access – it’s just such a useful skill for an acute medic to have. That…
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