Checklist for specialty placement – Respiratory medicine
The top presentations (common medical presentations) and other important presentations that are likely to be
encountered during a core medical training (CMT) or acute internal medicine (AIM) placement in Respiratory Medicine
are listed below.
This checklist can be used at the induction appraisal meeting to help identify learning opportunities and formulate the
personal development plan (PDP).
Supervisors can use the checklists to indicate which of the presentations were explored during the placement and to
give the trainee feedback on what went well and which areas need further development. The completed form can be
used for reference when adding supervisor comments and ratings at group level for top and other important
competencies.
Top Presentations (Common Medical Presentations)
Please indicate below if the topic has been explored adequately during the placement
Breathlessness
Yes
No
Chest Pain
Yes
No
Cough
Yes
No
Limb Pain & Swelling
Yes
No
Other Important Presentations
Please indicate below if the topic has been explored adequately during the placement
Haemoptysis
Yes
No
Hoarseness and Stridor
Yes
No
Incidental Findings
Yes
No
Medical Problems/ Complications Following Surgical Procedures
Yes
No
Physical Symptoms in Absence of organic Disease
Yes
No
Weight Loss
Yes
No
What went well?
Which areas require further development?
Action plan
Comments on overall performance