Rhys Michael

Dedicated and hard-working doctor. Described by Medical Director as having lovely rapport with patients. Background of work at Wales' major trauma unit and tertiary centre. Academically driven with acknowledgements in national conferences. Particularly interested in emergency medicine and surgery.

• Systematic Review on Laser Surgery, delivered as oral presentation at the British Association of Dermatology's Annual Conference.
• Plastic surgery poster presentation at Wales' National Surgical Conference.

• Trauma and Orthopedics Surgical Skills, Morriston Hospital
• ENT SHO Skills, University Hospital of Wales
• ALS, University Hospital of wales. Exp 2027
• Taster week in Anaesthetics and Pre-Hospital Medicine, University Hospital of Wales

• Communication - Patient facing rotations in a tertiary centre. Clerking patients at the front door with a wide range of presentations, including hip fractures, strokes and sepsis. Second language Welsh speaker.
• Clinical Skills - Fascia iliaca block, ultrasound guided cannulation, 3-way catheters with bladder irrigation, quinsy drainage, suturing, infected cyst drainage, epistaxis nasal packing.
• Leadership - former president and founder of Swansea's Trauma and Orthopaedic society.

• Swansea Medical Director - 'lovely rapport with patients' and 'credit to the medical school'
• F2 Clinical Supervisor - 'excellent, hard working, committed and thorough and functioning beyond F2 level'
• Feedback from Colleagues - 'Rhys is a compassionate and caring doctor' 'Rhys is a valuable member of the workforce. Always upholding the values and behaviours of the organisation' 'Good team player'

• Hiking, rock climbing and skiing
• Learning about other cultures and traditions