Post by Betsy on Jun 26, 2005 0:27:48 GMT -5
This was posted by Madonna from the Class of 2006 Forum.
This rotation really changed my view on family medicine (I enjoyed it!). It's basically split up into 3-3.5 weeks of clinic, 1 week of procedures and 1/2 day clinics, and 1 week of inpatient (generall 4-5 total inpatients!). You get all weekends off except one Sunday call which falls on the Sunday starting your inpatient week. You work with a different attending each clinic (2 per day usually), and you do repeat some. Each attending gives a full evaluation form for each clinic (some forget to, and yes, usually the nicer ones forget to fill it out). Grading is done by making a large composite evaluation form and taking the best comments (supposedly) from the individual ones.
Pros: CHEAP FOOD! Pretty good schedule, Take call once a week (2x inpatient week - Sun and one weekday) but get out generally before 9PM, friendly residents, nice staff, generally more compliant/appreciative patients, lots of cool procedures, not as much clinic thanks to inpatient week, procedures week, and Thurs morning lectures (which last till noon). Also, you get a mandatory feedback session 3 weeks into the rotation in which you can see all your evaluations.
Cons: Harder to fill your 120 patients (especially since the military has more holidays), it's hard to get AWESOME evaluations except for inpatient week since they get more time with you. A big con is that you will be required to more stuff than the military students rotating (logbook, sign off procedures, more detailed home visit), which will seem laaaammmeeee. Also, they often "forget" to give you computer access, so you will not be able to look up labs or vital if the nurse doesn't wite them on the cover slip for you.
Tips: Get notes done early but thoroughly on inpatient and make sure your presentations are systematic (read the note if need be) and have a DIFFERENTIAL and well-outlined A/P. They are really big on this. For clinic, make sure after you go over the exam, you say "i think her issues to be dealt with are..." and list each issue and a differential. I'm not sure about other family med rotations, but on this one, they REALLY love you for that. HAVE A PLAN! Also, many of the military students will be lazy and be late for clinic, etc. Don't do this- its' amazing how impressed the faculty is if you just show up on time!
This rotation really changed my view on family medicine (I enjoyed it!). It's basically split up into 3-3.5 weeks of clinic, 1 week of procedures and 1/2 day clinics, and 1 week of inpatient (generall 4-5 total inpatients!). You get all weekends off except one Sunday call which falls on the Sunday starting your inpatient week. You work with a different attending each clinic (2 per day usually), and you do repeat some. Each attending gives a full evaluation form for each clinic (some forget to, and yes, usually the nicer ones forget to fill it out). Grading is done by making a large composite evaluation form and taking the best comments (supposedly) from the individual ones.
Pros: CHEAP FOOD! Pretty good schedule, Take call once a week (2x inpatient week - Sun and one weekday) but get out generally before 9PM, friendly residents, nice staff, generally more compliant/appreciative patients, lots of cool procedures, not as much clinic thanks to inpatient week, procedures week, and Thurs morning lectures (which last till noon). Also, you get a mandatory feedback session 3 weeks into the rotation in which you can see all your evaluations.
Cons: Harder to fill your 120 patients (especially since the military has more holidays), it's hard to get AWESOME evaluations except for inpatient week since they get more time with you. A big con is that you will be required to more stuff than the military students rotating (logbook, sign off procedures, more detailed home visit), which will seem laaaammmeeee. Also, they often "forget" to give you computer access, so you will not be able to look up labs or vital if the nurse doesn't wite them on the cover slip for you.
Tips: Get notes done early but thoroughly on inpatient and make sure your presentations are systematic (read the note if need be) and have a DIFFERENTIAL and well-outlined A/P. They are really big on this. For clinic, make sure after you go over the exam, you say "i think her issues to be dealt with are..." and list each issue and a differential. I'm not sure about other family med rotations, but on this one, they REALLY love you for that. HAVE A PLAN! Also, many of the military students will be lazy and be late for clinic, etc. Don't do this- its' amazing how impressed the faculty is if you just show up on time!