Can docs pick their residency?

[PeepshowJohnny]

what do they grade you on during rotations? I mean, you really cant do any significant procedures other than take histories and patient exams right? I mean take surgery for example...how and what criteria can they use to grade you as a med student during your 3rd (or 4th) year?

You'll learn plenty of this when you get to third year, but a good portion of your grade is professionalism stuff. Do you show up on time, do you look interested, do you work hard, do you get along with your residents and attending?

Presenting patients is HUGE third year. The big advice for new third year is "Know your patients" and feel comfortable presenting them. This can be tricky because there's no "right" way to do it for every attending. Some are going to want a quick and dirty pertinent positive and negatives, some are going to want the "War and Peace" version.

Obviously, the above rely on subjective criteria, so that's why you'll see so much complaining about grades in the "Clinical Rotations" forum. There are shelf examinations (or also in house) for each specialty for objective grading, but the amount they impact your grade varies greatly from school to school.

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