Protocol for Ross students seeking clinicals?

[omardog]

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I am interested in finding out the process whereby Ross students secure their third year clinical rotation schedule. Is it a random process or one which takes into account student preferences? Does Ross have a clinical department in the States that is in charge of such schedules and what is it like/who runs it? Can a student who wishes to remain in one place for year three do so with ease or is moving around between rotations more common?

Thanks for your time in advance. Any and all information is appreciated 🙂

 

[Leukocyte]

I am interested in finding out the process whereby Ross students secure their third year clinical rotation schedule. Is it a random process or one which takes into account student preferences? Does Ross have a clinical department in the States that is in charge of such schedules and what is it like/who runs it? Can a student who wishes to remain in one place for year three do so with ease or is moving around between rotations more common?

Process:

1)Finish Basic Science on "The Rock"
2)Take Step 1
3)Pass Step 1
4)Send a passing step 1 score to the Registrar in the NJ office
5)Call/E-mail the Clinical Department in the NJ office, and tell them your "preferences".
6)The Clinical Department will send you your MS-3 clinical schedule approx. 2 weeks after sending in your passing Step 1 score.

They, the Clinical Department, will "try" to accomidate "all" your preferences, but there are NO GURRANTEES. Some places might be already booked, so they might have to place you somewhere else.

The Clinical Department will construct your schedule in such a way as to minimize the gap period between your cores (important for Financial Aid, and for Licensure in some states) , and to minimize the amount of travelling you have to to. If possible, they will try to place all your cores in one hospital, or at least in the same city.

So yes, they will try their best to minimize the amount of "sufferung", but sometimes they just cannot. If you refuse the schedule that they made for you, you can "still have it your way", but you might have to:

1) Endure long gap periods between your core rotations (that might affect your financial aid, graduation date, and lisencure eligibility in some states-Texas for example, requires that you have a gap no longer than 21 days between rotations).

One more thing, If you ACCEPTED/AGREED to do a rotation at a particular place, you CANNOT go back on your word and decline it later. That is their NEW policy, and there are NO EXCEPTIONS. So you have to be Sure that you will do the rotation BEFORE YOU ACCEPT IT.

And yes, you will be assigned a Clinical Advisor in the Clinical Department, who you can talk to.

Good Luck.

 

[omardog]

Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate it. Do you know if Ross allows multiple attempts at Step I or just one? Their literature suggests that they sponsor students three times if necessary. Is that true? Thanks again.

 

[Bevo]

repeated attempts?

if you pass step 1 you can't retake it. Thats a nbme? rule, not a school rule.

If you fail step 1 then I think Ross will give you 2 more attempts (assuming you fail the 2nd) to pass step 1.

If you fail it 3 times, they kick you out I believe.

 

[awdc]

It is a NBME rule that if you pass Step 1, you are not allowed to retake it. And it is Ross policy to allow only three attempts to pass Step 1.

 

[omardog]

Are there any opportunities to do clinicals in the UK through Ross...bear with me; it is a somewhat related question to the thread above. Thanks for all the feedback so far. It is greatly appreciated.

 

[iamhotok]

hey, is it possible to do some rotations in the military? it would be fun! 😀