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I’ll be starting 3rd year rotations in July, and while I got to see some of what 3rd years do, with varying levels of participation, as a medical scribe during undergrad, I’m not exactly sure of what procedural skills might be expected of me. Are there any specific skills, outside of being able to take a history, formulate a basic differential, and present to my preceptors, that I should have down cold or at least be able to perform under supervision on day 1 of rotations? Some skills that the administration at my school has recently added to our curriculum include;
-BLS and ACLS certification.
-Placing IVs and drawing blood.
-Intubation (Does anyone even let 3rd years intubate ?)
-Chest tube placement.
-Basic suturing and surgical knot tying.
-Central line placement.
Obviously I’ve only done these things on models, but does the fact that I have at least had minimal training in them mean that a preceptor might allow me to do some procedures, or god forbid, expect me to be able to?
-BLS and ACLS certification.
-Placing IVs and drawing blood.
-Intubation (Does anyone even let 3rd years intubate ?)
-Chest tube placement.
-Basic suturing and surgical knot tying.
-Central line placement.
Obviously I’ve only done these things on models, but does the fact that I have at least had minimal training in them mean that a preceptor might allow me to do some procedures, or god forbid, expect me to be able to?