4th year: finish strong or start slacking?

[optimus_prime]

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Question for current interns and residents: if you had it do over, would you have taken more "easy" rotations during 4th year or would you have thrown in a few more challenging ones?

I ask because I frontloaded with 2 unit months, AI, anesthesia, research, ED and now I am in the midst of rads, pharm, heme, 2 off months and cards consults. I have my cards month in march (I know- stupid) and I have been told that it is low yield for the hours put it. I am thinking of dropping it, but that would make my second half of the year completely laughable.

What would you do?

 

[Danger Man]

Let me break it down for you...fourth year of medical school is like the last gas station before 300 miles of desert...I finished med school with an international elective and 4 weeks of travel. The memories of that time got me thru many a sleepless call night during my intern year...just my perspective.

 

[ReefTiger]

Start slacking. You'll never be able to truly slack again. In fact, I'd try to do as little as possible after the match. Maybe browse through a few general tidbits the week before you start residency, but you're going to learn all you need to know once it starts anyway.