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This is a two part question. I have my schedule for my next 3 rotations, all 3 of which have been classified as particularly toxic or malignant by other classmates and even my dean!
One rotation is OBGYN and is essentially glorified shadowing, another is gross/transplant surgery which has a lot of miserable residents. Both of which have very jaded residents and near-absent attendings with little interest in teaching. The third is addiction FM, which doesn't have the worst reputation, but I'm particularly interested in honoring. Ideally, I want to honor all three to help strengthen my residency application and get out of this awful city. Admins are aware of how bad it is, but nothing much has been done about it.
First question: Can I just straight up say to my residents/attendings near the start of my rotation, "I am interested this rotation, what can I do to make that happen"? Or will that sound pretentious and hurt me later?
Second, what is the best way to navigate mean residents/atttendings? I have a thick skin and I'm not afraid of them, but I am worried about my grades.
One rotation is OBGYN and is essentially glorified shadowing, another is gross/transplant surgery which has a lot of miserable residents. Both of which have very jaded residents and near-absent attendings with little interest in teaching. The third is addiction FM, which doesn't have the worst reputation, but I'm particularly interested in honoring. Ideally, I want to honor all three to help strengthen my residency application and get out of this awful city. Admins are aware of how bad it is, but nothing much has been done about it.
First question: Can I just straight up say to my residents/attendings near the start of my rotation, "I am interested this rotation, what can I do to make that happen"? Or will that sound pretentious and hurt me later?
Second, what is the best way to navigate mean residents/atttendings? I have a thick skin and I'm not afraid of them, but I am worried about my grades.