Lejune Labor and Delivery

[Perrotfish]

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Has anyone done an L&D rotation at lejune? I'm currently in my OB rotation and, while its educational, its also 100% hands off and I would like to manage some deliveries before I have to be a doctor. I know I'll probably never use these skills again, but I still feel like it's one of those basic doctor skills I'm supposed to know and of course a GMO might need to do anything. Is a 4th year at Lejune trusted to make decisions and catch babies? I don't want to waste an elective to spend 2-4 weeks standing against a wall.

 

[IgD]

Has anyone done an L&D rotation at lejune? I'm currently in my OB rotation and, while its educational, its also 100% hands off and I would like to manage some deliveries before I have to be a doctor. I know I'll probably never use these skills again, but I still feel like it's one of those basic doctor skills I'm supposed to know and of course a GMO might need to do anything. Is a 4th year at Lejune trusted to make decisions and catch babies? I don't want to waste an elective to spend 2-4 weeks standing against a wall.

Why don't you ask your attending and/or resident for help. They'd probably accomodate you. Are their lots of deliveries or is it once a month type thing??

 

[J-Rad]

If you want to be a pediatrician, it's a wasted rotation no matter what IMO. You'll do (or rather slave through) an OB rotation in your intern year. You will likely learn what you need to learn for (potential) GMO land during that block. Unless you have some real passion for it, an elective 4th year rotation probably isn't all that value-added. Why not do something intersting like some peds subs (if that's still where you are headed), ortho (yes, you'll do ortho as an intern as well, but it can actually be an enjoyable rotation from what I've heard [I had a more limited exposure] and ortho/sports med is a big part of GMO and general peds), sports med, radiology, ENT, or FM (I think FM would probably be higher yield than an OB elective).

 

[Perrotfish]

Why don't you ask your attending and/or resident for help. They'd probably accomodate you. Are their lots of deliveries or is it once a month type thing??

There are tons of deliveries but they are jealously guarded many residents. I tried to get a site without residents but it just wasn't happening

 

[Perrotfish]

If you want to be a pediatrician, it's a wasted rotation no matter what IMO. You'll do (or rather slave through) an OB rotation in your intern year. You will likely learn what you need to learn for (potential) GMO land during that block. Unless you have some real passion for it, an elective 4th year rotation probably isn't all that value-added. Why not do something intersting like some peds subs (if that's still where you are headed), ortho (yes, you'll do ortho as an intern as well, but it can actually be an enjoyable rotation from what I've heard [I had a more limited exposure] and ortho/sports med is a big part of GMO and general peds), sports med, radiology, ENT, or FM (I think FM would probably be higher yield than an OB elective).

Thank you for the info, that helps.

Do you get any researh months or Electives in a Peds Intern year?

 

[155HE]

There are tons of deliveries but they are jealously guarded many residents. I tried to get a site without residents but it just wasn't happening

Sorry that you're having that experience. If you haven't spoken to the clerkship/rotation director, then do that. They should make some accommodations to ensure that you get a delivery. It's hard to imagine that a resident wouldn't help a student out...

I don't think it's worth it to do a whole extra elective on L&D/OB just to get experience delivering a baby. In what field do you want to do your residency? Remember that, while a GMO tour is likely in your future, it won't last your entire career as a physician. Do your extra elective in something germane to your desired residency.

These rotations are the most useful for a GMO tour: sports medicine, FP, emergency medicine, dermatology.