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I am in my second year, and have basically decided 99.9% that I want to do PM&R. I was wondering when I should begin to call schools and try set up rotations in their PM&R departments?
Here are some of the questions I have...
1. Should I set up a "local" PM&R rotation in third year right before I go do "audition" rotations at schools I may want to attend? If so, do you recommend an inpatient or outpatient local rotation?
2. Should I wait until fourth year to do any audition rotations? How late is too late?
3. If I'm going to do them in 3rd year, when should I call and how deep into third year should I try to set them up?
4. We have two elective months in third year, should one of these absolutely be in PM&R or should I use one for a related field...ie. neurology, ortho, rheum, etc.
5. Finally, when should my recommendation letters from these PM&R guys/gals 🙂 be in by for my application...for example if I apply in August of 4th year and do a rotation in september or october and get letters from that, will they be too late?
Thanks, I appreciate all the help now, so I don't regret something later. I know some of this may be way too early, and for all I know, some may be way late, but I just wanted to get some sort of plan/strategy for the next several months.
Here are some of the questions I have...
1. Should I set up a "local" PM&R rotation in third year right before I go do "audition" rotations at schools I may want to attend? If so, do you recommend an inpatient or outpatient local rotation?
2. Should I wait until fourth year to do any audition rotations? How late is too late?
3. If I'm going to do them in 3rd year, when should I call and how deep into third year should I try to set them up?
4. We have two elective months in third year, should one of these absolutely be in PM&R or should I use one for a related field...ie. neurology, ortho, rheum, etc.
5. Finally, when should my recommendation letters from these PM&R guys/gals 🙂 be in by for my application...for example if I apply in August of 4th year and do a rotation in september or october and get letters from that, will they be too late?
Thanks, I appreciate all the help now, so I don't regret something later. I know some of this may be way too early, and for all I know, some may be way late, but I just wanted to get some sort of plan/strategy for the next several months.