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Niklilly

Niklilly

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Hello, I am considering applying to PCOM-Georgia campus, but I was wondering where you do your clinical rotations since all the affiliate institutions seem to be out of state. I was wondering if you can do them in the Georgia area or do you have to go out of state.
THANKS😉
 
Niklilly said:
Hello, I am considering applying to PCOM-Georgia campus, but I was wondering where you do your clinical rotations since all the affiliate institutions seem to be out of state. I was wondering if you can do them in the Georgia area or do you have to go out of state.
THANKS😉
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yep, our rotations are in Georgia, unless you choose to do a "track" in Florida. Rotation affiliations can be found in the catalog here
 
Some of the rotations are just a short drive from the school, and everyone who picks one of the Atlanta blocks will do IM at Gwinnett Medical Center, which is right down the road, and the second-busiest hospital in the state (only Grady is busier). The EM rotation there is supposed to be fantastic too, and I've heard good things about their surgery service.

I am doing almost all my 3rd-year rotations within about 10 minutes of campus, with a couple exceptions that I chose intentionally: I'm doing neurosurgery in Oklahoma City because there aren't many neurosurgery services who will take a 3rd-year, but this one will, and I heard the guy is a good teacher. Plus I want to get good at neuro, so this will be my 3rd month in a row of rotations where that will be emphasized (first is psych with a geriatric psychiatrist who does a lot of inpatient stuff, followed by neurology on a service that is supposed to be pretty intense, and then neurosurgery... if I'm not a neuro whiz after that, there is no hope for me). And I'm doing cardiology most likely with one of the Philly affiliates in New Jersey. Supposed to be a very challenging and busy service.

I picked Columbus for family med because I heard it is just a really great service, and I picked a site about 30 miles north of school for surgery because it is my first rotation, I will still be studying for boards, and I wanted something that is a little less intense than Gwinnett.

I think I'm doing 3 rotations at GMC, and 4 more that are just a short drive from school. Realistically, I could easily have set up everything to be within 10-15 minutes of campus if I wanted to.
 
Great to have someone from PCOM-GA on here! Are there residency restrictions for PCOM-GA? I'm an NC citizen, am I already out of the pile?
 
ncguy2005 said:
Also, if you look at that catalog posted above, there are at least three NC affiliates -- I notice Duke, Cabarrus, and Rowan right off... may be more, but two of those are less than 15 minutes from my house, and Duke is in the NE part of the state.
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Based on the Avatar and the name, I'm gonna say somewhere near Charlotte. I know Duke VERY well - I've lived in Durham most of my life, and now go to Elon U.
 
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