katethegreat1 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 We will be entering our clinical year soon and I just received my rotation schedule. I am schedule for 6 weeks of internal med and surgery all in a row with no time in between. Is this standard for other programs? I know these are the most time intensive rotation blocks and I am a little worried about going into that. Any advice? Did you survive this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I went from ER to internal med to surgery that way. It was doable. It all depends on the preceptors you get. You don't get to choose the order of your rotations as far as I've seen. Clinical year was less stressful. Just a test at the end of each rotation and spending some evenings boning up on a surgery for tomorrow or to answer questions you were pimped on that day and didn't know the answer to. Take a breath! It will be fine. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katethegreat1 Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Thanks. I appreciate the perspective and the words of encouragement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpSite Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Kate, you'll do GREAT!! The clinical portion is your reward for working so hard through didactic. Go into knowing you can't know it all. Give yourself the luxury of learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Steve Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Just wrapped a month in inpatient med/hospitalist, was on campus for a week for testing, now in CT surg for a month. Been having a blast....of course I have no other commitments other than calling my kids once in awhile so that helps ease the stress...sort of surrendering yourself to the process. It goes by super quick, leaving you wanting more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0untingstars Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 We had 4 days off clinical year - Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years day...the rest of the year we were at the mercy of our preceptors. No study days off...straight from the office/hospital to school for exams and start all over again. Graduated last week...I'm ready for a vacation haha. So yes, you can survive this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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