Has anyone done a Hospitalist rotation?

[beautifulday]

Has anyone done a hospitalist rotation and what was your experience?  Did you learn a lot of practical information?

[rev ronin]

Yes, worst rotation of my clinical year, and sort of.

[Will352ns]

Yes, worst rotation of my clinical year, and sort of.

 

Was it the type of work or the setting that you didn't like?

[rev ronin]

In this particular case (and without going into too many details) it was a massive disconnect between what my preceptor was expecting me to do and what my clinical coordinator had told me my parameters were.  The fact that I had never worked in a similar setting before was daunting as well, in that I did not really know what was expected of me--how I had approached other rotations was not successful in that setting.  Still, adapted and passed, but it was the lowlight of my clinical year.

[greenmood]

I did one, it was my last rotation. I loved it and would have happily applied as part of the team had there been a job opening. As it is, I took the next best thing and at the same hospital.

 

My preceptor was a graduate of my school and very invested in teaching. He set a pretest at the beginning of the rotation to determine strengths and weaknesses. He gave me a list of goals for the rotation and we touched base frequently. I attended all resident conferences and m&ms plus learners' series held once per week. It was a great experience.

 

I learned a lot. Real depth with patients, and every day I found out more I wanted to study and learn. The key is to have a structured rotation with a good preceptor, which is important no matter what specialty you're in.

 

 

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[Will352ns]

In this particular case (and without going into too many details) it was a massive disconnect between what my preceptor was expecting me to do and what my clinical coordinator had told me my parameters were.  The fact that I had never worked in a similar setting before was daunting as well, in that I did not really know what was expected of me--how I had approached other rotations was not successful in that setting.  Still, adapted and passed, but it was the lowlight of my clinical year.

Ok, that makes sense.  Bummer it was a bad rotation.  I am hoping to do one.

 

Thanks for your insight Greenmood.

 

I have a feeling I will stick to my guns and do something in Primary Care, but the lure of something procedure heavy is still there....leftover from my previous occupation.