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Post by Betsy on Jun 26, 2005 21:50:15 GMT -5
This was posted by mel from the Class of 2006 Forum.
In 4:30-5, out 5-6. One weekend off during the month. Six required calls, including one Fri/Sun and one Sat. Three other calls can be scheduled as you like, obviously coordinated with the other student. Call involves taking all traumas that come in over night. Any sleep should be considered a bonus. Off at noon following call. Scrubs 24/7 except Wednesday morning (M&M). Round first thing, lecture daily at 6:30, then to the OR as much as possible. Two weeks of General (lots of GI) and two weeks of trauma (chance to manage ICU patients.) Lectures from the resdients when you can catch them. This rotation is not for the faint-of-heart. Email any questions. Good luck!
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Post by Betsy on Jun 26, 2005 21:51:07 GMT -5
This was posted by Madonna from the Class of 2006 Forum.
I agree that this rotation is hectic. I got in at 5:30 every day and got out at 5. The residents have full control over grades and are a quirky group, but if you like surgery, they will know and let you do a lot of procedures.
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Post by trip on Sept 5, 2006 21:29:02 GMT -5
Same as above. For those of you who are interested in internal medicine, this is not the surgery rotation for you...there is no rounding during the general surgery portion of the rotation. I didn't like that because it made it difficult for me to keep up w/ patient care because I felt everything was going on w/o keeping me in the loop. You should be in by about 5am every AM with the expectation that a conference will be held at 6:30, however, keep in mind that some mornings they will not meet until 7:15 and not inform you of this. Also be aware that the conference room is the major hang out site, but you are not supposed to be in there unless you are eating. They will think you are slacking even if you are occupying yourself w/ materials pertinent to your patients. Keep in mind, the conference room clock is set behind 10-15 mins. Because some faculty observe this discrepancy and others do not, be early but not too early, lest you look like you are not busy enough (=slacking). During general surgery, ask to go to the OR. They may or may not tell you to go. If you are not in the OR, you will impress the chief if you attend the PM clinics. Verify this with the chief daily. Last but not least, you do not have CardKey access to secured parts of the hospital. This will be a problem. Fortunately, you may get everywhere you need to get via one loophole. If you go to the OR, there is a set of double doors that will open if you push like hell. It won't break, just push. From there, you can get to the locker rooms and the ICU. One more point, if you can't find anything to do concerning your patients, just go to the library on the 1st floor and read. This is a safe zone. No one will give you s__t for doing anything down there.
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