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Cardiology specialty placement checklist
1. Checklist for specialty placement - Cardiology
The top presentations(commonmedical presentations)andotherimportantpresentationsthatare likelytobe
encounteredduringacore medical training(CMT) oracute internal medicine (AIM) placementin Cardiologyare listed
below.
Thischecklistcanbe usedat the inductionappraisal meetingtohelpidentifylearningopportunitiesandformulatethe
personal developmentplan(PDP).
Supervisorscanuse the checkliststoindicate whichof the presentationswere exploredduringthe placementandto
give the trainee feedbackonwhatwentwell andwhichareasneedfurtherdevelopment.The completedformcanbe
usedforreference whenaddingsupervisorcommentsandratingsatgrouplevel fortopand otherimportant
competencies.
Top Presentations(CommonMedical Presentations)
Blackout/ Collapse Yes No
Breathlessness Yes No
ChestPain Yes No
LimbPain& Swelling Yes No
Palpitations Yes No
Other Important Presentations
Please indicate belowif the topichasbeenexploredadequatelyduringthe placement
Incidental Findings Yes No
Medical Problems/ComplicationsFollowingSurgical Procedures Yes No
Physical SymptomsinAbsenceof organicDisease Yes No
Syncope & Pre-syncope Yes No