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[le loup]

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at end of 3rd year of med school, interested in anesthesiology...

i only have a pain medicine rotation that is affiliated with and run by a residency program I am interested in at the university hospital. i do not have an OR based anes rotation set up for 4th year. should i take a community based off site anesthesiology rotation associated with the same school, which likely wont be run by the residents?

i guess im asking is it better to have a traditional OR anes rotation that is directly affiliated with a program im interested in (but not OR based), or to do a pain medicine rotation with the same program (with the pain medicine rotation having more contact with the residents, attendings)?

 

[chessknt]

at end of 3rd year of med school, interested in anesthesiology...

i only have a pain medicine rotation that is affiliated with and run by a residency program I am interested in at the university hospital. i do not have an OR based anes rotation set up for 4th year. should i take a community based off site anesthesiology rotation associated with the same school, which likely wont be run by the residents?

i guess im asking is it better to have a traditional OR anes rotation that is directly affiliated with a program im interested in (but not OR based), or to do a pain medicine rotation with the same program (with the pain medicine rotation having more contact with the residents, attendings)?

In terms of auditioning, a pain rotation with the university faculty will probably be your best opportunity to impress. If the community program has rotating faculty or is at all involved with the residency then that is going to be better. Either way it probably wont make a huge difference since you either have a shot with them based on your profile or you don't (you'll likely get an interview, but if they were not going to give you one without the audition your chances of matching there are really low).