4th year schedule advice

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Hey all,

I am an Osteopathic student planning my 4th year rotations and I am interested in matching in an ACGME anesthesiology residency. I had a few questions that hopefully someone will be able to answer.

1) How many showcasing electives should I do? I was planning on doing 4 from end of July to mid November.

2) I also wanted to do an ICU/critical care rotation in July before I do a showcasing elective at the same hospital in Aug. Is this a good idea? My thought was that I could get a letter as well as get recognized by residents/attendings. This is also my top choice as of right now so I figured I would try to be involved in different departments.

3) Another worry about ICU/critical care rotation in July, do I need to worry about this time slot because new residents will be starting?

I hope that someone can shed some light on my questions and offer me some advice. We don't exactly have any anesthesiology advisors at my school.

Thanks in advance!

 

[caspace9]

I'm pretty much on the same boat i was planning on starting with a SICU rotation in july, 2 anesthesia rotations after and possibly a pain management elective. An anesthesia attending I worked with highly recommended doing a SICU rotation that is run by anesthesiologists which will give you a pretty solid foundation before starting your anesthesia rotations.