4th year rotations

[PltEnthusiast]

Hello everyone,
I was hoping to get your opinions on 4th year rotations. I have had conflicted opinions from faculty and med students and can't decide which one to go with. I took a year off after 3.5 years for research so I am not so fresh with all the clinical stuff. Do you guys suggest that I do strong clinical rotations such as more surgery AIs (I am applying to surgery) and a medicine AI to get ready for intern year or chill out and do easy rotations like radiology etc.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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[psychhopefull2016]

What specialty are you trying to match into?

 

[PltEnthusiast]

What specialty are you trying to match into?

General surgery. I am guessing you are asking this because I asked about Internal Medicine AI... I was told that doing an AI in medicine will help regardless of what specialty I decide to go in.

 

[cbrons]

General surgery. I am guessing you are asking this because I asked about Internal Medicine AI... I was told that doing an AI in medicine will help regardless of what specialty I decide to go in.

No do a surgery one

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[premedicalstudent]

No do a surgery one

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Isn't surgery super hard to match into?

 

[psychhopefull2016]

Have you already submitted your applications yet or are you working on getting your fourth year schedule ready as a current third year? If you are a third year, get a surgery AI and some surgery electives early in 4th year to getting letters of recommendation. Schedule lighter electives October-Jan so you can interview. The rest of the year doesn't matter as long as you get your school's requirements in