MS-III looking for help setting up away rotations in NYC

[mosquitoman]

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Hey,

I am interested in doing my surg residency in NYC.

There are a ton of great hospitals here - NYU,Cornell,Mt. sinai, Albert Einstein.. etc

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a student-friendly place for an away rotation where I will be able to get a good SLOR

Particularly if one is known for allowing students to get more hands-on experience.
I am not really concerned with the hours - moreso concerned with the stuff I will get to see/do and the 'malignancy' of the program.

I have not yet had my third year surgery rotation (it's next block for me) so I really don't know if I like one subspecialty more than another.
I am planning to do 2 away surgery rotations and was wondering if one should be general and the other a subspecialty?

Thanks for your help!

 

[Chakrabs]

Probably can't go wrong with any of them, except for NYU. I was miserable there last year when I rotated through. I'd suggest you apply based on how you are as an applicant. If you're a very competitive applicant focus your attention on Cornell, Columbia, Sinai. If you're more middle of the road, perhaps Einstein or an up-and-coming North Shore/LIJ may be a better option. There are some very solid community programs there as well in Lenox Hill and St. Luke-Roosevelt to name a couple.

 

[mosquitoman]

Have you (or anyone else) rotated at any of the other ones and have any comments (good or bad)?

Thanks

 

[Chakrabs]

Have you (or anyone else) rotated at any of the other ones and have any comments (good or bad)?

Thanks

Rotated at Lenox Hill. Loved it. Spent some time at St-Lukes Roosevelt as well. I thought it was very strong. Northshore is fantastic too.

 

[Picchu127]

Sinai is very student friendly (full disclosure, it's my home institution). That being said, I wasnt even thinking about surgery until I rotated through it and it was due to several of the attendings and residents I worked with that I ended up applying in surgery.

Id recommend rotation on Team IV (if they give you a choice of which team you want to work with) with Dr. Divino since she's the PD. Feel free to PM if you have more specific questions about the school/program.

 

[mosquitoman]

Another quick question..

say I have 3 spots where I would like to do away rotations.

If I apply to say 5 hospitals and get accepted at all, I would have to turn a few down - would that be bad as far as looking negatively if I decide to apply to those hospitals for residency?

Thanks!

 

[DrNick Riviera]

Not unless you tell them "to go f**k themselves". this is very common. same holds true for residency interviews. just politely decline the offer and in a timely fashion. some people don't do any away rotations and still manage to get interviews and even to match (sarcasm much?)

 

[Chakrabs]

Hey,

I am interested in doing my surg residency in NYC.

There are a ton of great hospitals here - NYU,Cornell,Mt. sinai, Albert Einstein.. etc

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a student-friendly place for an away rotation where I will be able to get a good SLOR

Particularly if one is known for allowing students to get more hands-on experience.
I am not really concerned with the hours - moreso concerned with the stuff I will get to see/do and the 'malignancy' of the program.

I have not yet had my third year surgery rotation (it's next block for me) so I really don't know if I like one subspecialty more than another.
I am planning to do 2 away surgery rotations and was wondering if one should be general and the other a subspecialty?

Thanks for your help!

If you or anyone else is interested in Vascular Surgery at all, check out Lenox Hill hospital. I rotated through there and they have a very strong vascular division and a well-rounded gen-surg department as well.