at my site, we have mandatory meetings almost daily, journal clubs twice weekly, and since im the rotating student, i must give presentations bi weekly.
A lot of it seems like a waste of time. seemingly 80% small talk, 20% actual medical talk. Basically it extends 20 min of work into 1 hour.
is this the norm for rotations for 3rd year? i guess i was expecting to just do rotations then go home and study what i saw. maybe attend a meeting a week or something. but with all this ive been getting home at 5pm and often too tired. i still study but not as much as i had planned. it would be fine but like i said i feel most of these meetings/clubs/blah blah are more about chit chat than learning...
A lot of it seems like a waste of time. seemingly 80% small talk, 20% actual medical talk. Basically it extends 20 min of work into 1 hour.
is this the norm for rotations for 3rd year? i guess i was expecting to just do rotations then go home and study what i saw. maybe attend a meeting a week or something. but with all this ive been getting home at 5pm and often too tired. i still study but not as much as i had planned. it would be fine but like i said i feel most of these meetings/clubs/blah blah are more about chit chat than learning...