Army Rotations

[texdrake]

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I haven't done any army rotations yet, but plan do 2 or 3 next fall. I was curious as to which ones you guys recommend and don't recommend. Could you guys post some of your rotations and the pluses and minuses. Just so you know, I am planning on going into primary care.

 

[edmadison]

I haven't done any army rotations yet, but plan do 2 or 3 next fall. I was curious as to which ones you guys recommend and don't recommend. Could you guys post some of your rotations and the pluses and minuses. Just so you know, I am planning on going into primary care.

Uh is that FP, IM or Peds? You should rotate where you think you want to go. ADTs are true audition rotations. They are the single most important factor in your obtaining the residency you want.

Ed

 

[iatrosB]

. ADTs are true audition rotations. They are the single most important factor in your obtaining the residency you want.

No pressure though

 

[texdrake]

Well right now I am thinking of FP with a outside possiblity at Peds or IM.

I was thinking of the following sites: San Antonio, El Paso, Hawaii, Washington state.

Anyone have any opinions?

 

[Mirror Form]

ADTs are true audition rotations. They are the single most important factor in your obtaining the residency you want.

Ed

Thats USUALLY true; ADT's are definitely essential to matching. But they're not necessarily always the single most important factor. Assuming you're in the middle 80% of med students (that is, you aren't some huge superstar on the rotation, and you aren't a lazy bum either), then you're numbers can end up being more important to certain program directors.

 

[UseUrHeadFred]

Are the number of ADT's limited to the normal number or can one do more than that? Say, if I wanted to do military rotations in a few different specialties, and my school allows them to count towards graduation, would it be possible?

If so, do you get paid? I wouldn't imagine so...

 

[texdrake]

You can do more. And no you don't get paid for the extra ones. Although El Paso will pay for you do an extra month out there I believe.

 

[edmadison]

You can do more. And no you don't get paid for the extra ones. Although El Paso will pay for you do an extra month out there I believe.

WBAMC will give you a place to stay (old hospital room with up to 3 other students) and I'm told that they'll give meal money (but I never applied for it).

Ed

 

[GMO_52]

Thats USUALLY true; ADT's are definitely essential to matching. But they're not necessarily always the single most important factor. Assuming you're in the middle 80% of med students (that is, you aren't some huge superstar on the rotation, and you aren't a lazy bum either), then you're numbers can end up being more important to certain program directors.

Have to disagree here, its the middle 80% that program directors want to meet. The top and bottom folks have declared themselves (love that phrase, almost as much as "not uncommon") and its the rotations that break the rest of us out.

 

[texdrake]

In particular I am looking at the following sites/rotations. If anyone has any experience please let me know.

1. Madigan (seattle) - FP

2. Brooke (san antonio) - Peds and maybe FP

3. Trippler (hawaii) - IM

and maybe i will spend a month out at El paso in IM for ****s and grins, but that is last on the list unless my interest in cardiology goes up.

 

[Mirror Form]

Have to disagree here, its the middle 80% that program directors want to meet. The top and bottom folks have declared themselves (love that phrase, almost as much as "not uncommon") and its the rotations that break the rest of us out.

I wasn't referring to the middle 80% of the "applicant profiles," but the middle 80% in terms of general performance on the ADT. Assuming that most of the applicants rotating through are nice and normal people who do decent work, the selection can often times just be about numbers (ofcourse this varies greatly depending on the PD).