Hi! Would be able to describe your rotations experience? How's the quality of them, did you enjoy them, and were you happy with your placement?
Hello. TouroCOMs rotation site for third year includes Montefiore Nyack, NUMC, Harlem Hospital, South Brooklyn Hospital (Coney Island), OBH (mainly Brookdale), Palisades, RWJ medical center (Toms River), St Clares, St Marys, St Josephs, St John (Far Rockaway), SIUH (under Northwell) and Wyckoff.
In the spring semester of the 2nd year, they have u arrange all the available site in the order of most desired to least desired. Then it goes through some type of algorithm and gives u ur site for 3rd year.
I got South Brooklyn Hospital formerly known as Coney Island Hospital (my first choice). I chose it as it was one of two sites (the other being harlem hospital) that had surgery split up into 1 month of surgery and 1 month of anesthesia (I was interested in anesthesia). I thought it was a enjoyable experience rotating at Coney. Both the attending and residents were great in teaching. The experience is honestly what you make of it. Its easy enough to skirt by if you want or you can also do a lot. You are rotating with NYITCOM and SGU medical student along with some PA students occasionally.
1. FM (2 months) -> Half of the ppl rotating goes to a small clinic affiliated with OBH and the other half stays at Coney. I went to the OBH clinic which was decent. Small clinic seeing mostly elderly patients. You do a lot of MA work, taking history, taking vitals, doing some OMM, etc. Not a bad one to start with.
2. IM (2 months) -> Rounding and seeing patients alongside the intern. No real note writing (though you might get someone who tells you to write a student note for practice). Alot of time to study. Gives you a preceptor from one of the IM specialty that you meet with twice a week. I got a cardiologist which brought me down to the OR to help with pacemakers and loop recorders.
3. Surgery (1 month) -> 1 week of clinic (really just shadowing), 2 weeks of general surgery (preround on patients and then attend cases; involvement depends on type of cases, robot assisted and the residents on the case), 1 week of SICU (a lot of rounding and taking care of drainage and stuff)
4. Anesthesia (1 month) -> at Harlem hospital, one of the best rotation (even if you're not into anesthesia), do a lot of intubation, extubation, pushing medication, IV placement and preproc assessment. Attendings are nice (mostly with attending as there's only 3 CRNA). Takes you out to dinner on your last day.
5. OBGYN (1 month) -> 1 week of clinic (have both gyn and OB clinic; teaches you pap smears and pelvic examination; guys might have difficulty here (my experience was patient kick you out 50/50)), 1 week L/D (attend vaginal delivery and C sections), 1 week gyn surgery (chill week depending on the amount of cases; other student very willing to defer to u if u're interested in OBGYN otherwise u divide amongst urself), 1 week of consult (honestly study week). Have pick of weekend shifts or night shifts.
6. Pediatrics (1 month) -> 1 week of clinic (depending on attending, ur shadowing or seeing patient urself), 2 week peds ED (very busy but very enjoyable, a lot of cases of viral illness so wear a mask), 1 week of postpartum (infant examination, attend c section to do APGAR, NICU)
7. Psychiatric (1 month) -> 3 week of inpatient (round and then see any newly admitted patient urself), 1 week of consults (attending is very friendly), honestly one of the more chill rotations with hours being 9-12
8. EM (14 shifts) -> 11 day shift with 3 night shifts (on weekends) and 2 weekends; very busy seeing a lot of different cases, seeing patient by urself, not a trauma center so miss out on that; 12 hour shifts
9. Elective -> Touro is nice enough to give u a elective month where u can either do a online elective (1 more month break to ur preexisting month break) or u can do a elective in ur choice of specialty.
All in all I enjoyed my rotation in Coney. Def learned a lot and did a lot.