New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia

[Gospe1]

I've read a lot about how New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia has subpar ancillary services. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

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[LizzyM]

can you provides some links? What have you been reading? Why do you think that this information might be accurate? If it is accurate, why might it be relevant to a medical student? IF so, does it apply to Columbia P&S or to Cornell as well?

 

[Gospe1]

I'm talking about the comments on the AMSA career development program. I'm asking because those comments could be old. However, I can't imagine such a large hospital changing this fast. The Cornell students did not seem to have the same problem with ancillary services.

 

[LizzyM]

I'm talking about the comments on the AMSA career development program. I'm asking because those comments could be old. However, I can't imagine such a large hospital changing this fast. The Cornell students did not seem to have the same problem with ancillary services.

So, this looks to be the expressed opinion of 2 students out of the 6 students who have completed the questionnaire. One states that the poor ancillary sevices means that students learn better clinical skills. (If you can't get a chest film at 2 a.m., you might learn to use asculatate a chest like it's 1908, is that a bad thing?)

The students might be doing a bit more scut (blood draws, dressing changes are mentioned) than at other schools but does it take away from the experience of being a med student? (Taking a good look at a wound is sometimes helpful in catching a problem while it is still managable; a nurse or technician may not recognize & report a problem in its earliest stages).

 

[Gospe1]

So theres the silver lining😀