Easy rotations during your 4th year...bad idea?

[Ologist]

I was wondering if taking very cush rotations your 4th year (e.g. Derm, rads, anesthesia, PM&R) would be a negative when the residencies evaluate your transcript. Would doing too many of the previously mentioned rotaitons (for instance, all of them) be viewed as being a student that just wanted to coast their entire 4th year?

Don't get me wrong, i plan to do other, more rigorous rotations. However, i also wanted to time to relax, esp. after the match and around december and onward.

What are your thoughts?

p.s. i preapologize to the people out there that are going to jump all over me for saying that their field is "cush"

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[Mumpu]

Residencies don't see your transcript past October or November. Do your sub-I's and whatnot first, then sleep the rest of the year. I don't think it matters at all.

 

[Finally M3]

Um...if you want to do extra ICU & cardiothoracic surgery months in April after the match, be my guest....

It's amazing how much your motivation dies once you know where you're going. Seriously, I had radiology in March, and the neurorads attending (who was also the PD) was amazed that I wanted to stick around after lunch...or that I even showed up at all.

Enjoy yourself; it's the last true summer vacation you'll get!

 

[DOtobe]

Everyone takes cush rotations during their fourth year. That's the whole point of being a fourth year.

I, however, was a ***** and did an ICU rotation in April of my fourth year. I learned a lot, and the residents were nice enough to let me go early quite a few times, but having to be there before 7 kind of sucked.

My rotation after that, however, was cardiology - a rotation that we only saw the current inpatients (we didn't do new consults - the attending did), and were done rounding by 10:30 am. I would go to noon lecture, then go back to the housing (that was across the street from the hospital) and watch soaps...

 

[Blade28]

Second half of 4th year? All easy rotations for me.

The first half was a different story, however.

 

[EctopicFetus]

Second half of 4th year? All easy rotations for me.

The first half was a different story, however.

This is how to do it! Residency will teach you what u need to know..

 

[Blade28]

Exactly! First half of 4th year, I had Step 2 CK and CS within a month of each other, as well as 2 sub-Is, 2 away electives, and a SICU month.

Second half? "Research" for 2 months, anesthesia, radiology, among others.

 

[angel80]

For my first half, I took Step 2 CK and CS, did a sub-I, ER, and some more diffecult electives. My second half was a breeze. It might be tough for the first few weeks of internship, but I'm sure everything will come back to me pretty quickly.