Any IM interns lurking with recs for M4 schedule?

[igims]

Hello! Planning my spring semester schedule now, thinking of ID, then EM, then DR, then a vacation. Thoughts?
I actually do want the rotations I do this semester to be useful but also relatively chill! Im thinking ID because ID is a weak topic/field for me, EM for some exposure to rapids/codes and learning what the other side, pre admission is like. DR for learning how to read images and a chill rotation. I am also interested in doing a neuro elective, might swap it with ID since I'll have the chance to do ID during residency but not really neuro? Also I assume I will regret it if I don't take the vacation block? Hmu with thoughts and advice! What rotation do you wish you got the chance to do in medical school? Thanks!

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[Redpancreas]

In tiers of most useful:
ID/Nephrology/ICU/Cards
Pulm
GI/HemeOnc
Radiology, Anesthesia

Infection/Electrolyte/Renal/Cardiac issues make up the break & butter of internal medicine. HF, ACS are very common admissions. Any chance to do critical care medicine is important so you know how this works as an intern. I didn't do ICU. Pulm is useful. While GI and Heme/Onc are interesting fellowships, GI’s bread/butter is if there is blood-scope and heme/onc is super niche. Radiology sounds great but you likely won't learn a lot. Anesthesia is interesting but similar.

 

[igims]

Amazing thank you!

 

[TelemarketingEnigma]

It’s not exactly chill but some kind of ICU exposure if you haven’t had any yet is definitely helpful. I wouldn’t expect you to remember all that much from it but an ICU environment can be pretty foreign so having lower stakes experience before you actually have that responsibility of really managing patients is useful

 

[Redpancreas]

It’s not exactly chill but some kind of ICU exposure if you haven’t had any yet is definitely helpful. I wouldn’t expect you to remember all that much from it but an ICU environment can be pretty foreign so having lower stakes experience before you actually have that responsibility of really managing patients is useful

Exactly. You don’t want your first ICU experience to be as an intern in residency. You’ll look like a medical student. The presentation style, workflow, and environment are much different from the wards. Even if you learn nothing medical, the exposure is more than worth it.