How can we help the residents

[je355804]

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Hello everyone. Sorry if this is in the wrong place, however I figured it is best to get the information directly from the horses mouth.

For us going into our peds clinical rotations as M3/M4, what do you like to see from your students? What can we do during our time in the rotation to accomplish these three major goals:

1) Learn as much as possible in our short time
2) Make the residents/ attendings lives easier
3) Impress you guys (or at least not piss you off 🙂 )

Thanks for the information guys!

 

[Sweet Tea]

Back when I was a senior resident (not quite the dark ages), I typically liked to sit my med students down and give them a run-down on what was expected of them. It's no fair asking the med students to meet certain goals if they don't know what those goals are, you know? There are some things (notes, orders, and the like) that are institution-dependent and you're just going to have to ask your resident what they want. But here are my general guidelines:

1) Be on time.
2) Be interested in your patient. This may be the only time you see a kid as a patient, so get the most out of it.
3) Don't lie. You don't have to say that you want to go in peds when your heart is set on ortho. We know when you're lying.
4) Don't suck up. We know when you're sucking up, and it's annoying. Showing interest is good, ***** kissing is not.
5) It sounds mundane, but you do have more time during the day than the resident does. Feed a baby in the nursery. Play video games with the 10-year old asthmatic or heme onc patient. This is the fun part of peds. This will also help you learn about your patient.
6) Know your patient-- know what they're on and why. If you're on the heme-onc ward no one expects you to know the finer details of chemotherapy, but they will expect you to know which of their meds are chemotherapy drugs.
7) When you find yourself with downtime, read. Up To Date is a great student resource. Also don't be afraid to ask your residents to go over specific topics in the shelf review books. A big chunk of the senior resident day should be devoted to teaching, and it's always easier if you come in with topics.

And that's what I got off the top of my head! I'm sure others will weigh in, and a lot will depend on how things work at your institution.

 

[je355804]

Thanks Sweet Tea!!! That all is very good advice, I hope I will be able to apply it during my rotation!