RVC Student Input Needed!!

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Hi guys!

So I'm trying to set up an externship at RVC for April 2014 and I've been given a couple of options in terms of what services they have space in. I was wondering if any currents students could give me any info about what they've heard in terms of things like typical day length/caseload/unruly tyrant doctors (we've got one or two here, I think every school does) or just anything else you might have heard.

This will be my last rotation in vet school ever (!) and I am looking to learn but also have some time to hang out a bit.

These are my choices:
Soft tissue sx (prob my #1 choice based on interest but how much do students get to do over there?)
Oncology
Neurology
Cardiology
Anesthesia
Orthopedics

I've had Onco and Neuro over here but haven't had others so not quite sure what would be best.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

 

[laitmanvet]

Hi guys!

So I'm trying to set up an externship at RVC for April 2014 and I've been given a couple of options in terms of what services they have space in. I was wondering if any currents students could give me any info about what they've heard in terms of things like typical day length/caseload/unruly tyrant doctors (we've got one or two here, I think every school does) or just anything else you might have heard.

This will be my last rotation in vet school ever (!) and I am looking to learn but also have some time to hang out a bit.

These are my choices:
Soft tissue sx (prob my #1 choice based on interest but how much do students get to do over there?)
Oncology
Neurology
Cardiology
Anesthesia
Orthopedics

I've had Onco and Neuro over here but haven't had others so not quite sure what would be best.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

I haven't started rotations yet but we've met a bunch of the faculty on these services (and I've heard a bit from the final year students)

soft tissue surgery - all I've heard from people is that the people who like surgery enjoyed this rotation and the people who don't particularly like surgery, weren't crazy about it. I don't think students get to do very much (thats mostly an assumption).

oncology - its consistently very busy and theres a lot to do. (haven't heard any complaints about the clinicians). this does involve long hours

neuro - we're at the end of the neuro section now and the clinicians are just about the nicest group of people here. and they're all really good at teaching.

cardio - also a good rotation from what I've heard. If you're lucky during your rotation the head of the dept. will be there...he's amazing

don't know much about orthopedics or anesthesia rotations. I have heard the anesthesia clinicians are really nice though!

 

[Cortex2012]

Soft tissue surgery rotation @ the QMHA is superb; faculty are brilliant, feedback is excellent and helpful, and you get to do (and are expected to do) a lot. Definitely choose it🙂

 

[lei325]

Oncology: Unless you're super interested in it, it's probably not the best choice. It is pretty busy, but friends of mine have been bored out of their skull.

Soft Tissue Sx: Have heard great things, have heard bad things. Haven't had this rotation yet.

Neuro: They're superstars. Definitely neuro. If you get Volk (aka The Incredible Volk) on rotations, he's literally the best part of that hospital, and everyone else in Neuro is pretty awesome too.

Cardiology: Another rotation I wish I could've taken. Every word I've heard about this is also awesome.

Anesthesia: My first rotation in the QMHA was this, and the first week was hell. Second week was awesome. If you have Hatim, be prepared. My group got lucky and we had Chris for the majority of it. But if you're interested in it, definitely a maybe. You do your own protocols on the patients, you do mostly everything from induction to intubation, to deciding which perioperative drugs to give for different situations. They grill you. Seriously grill you. It's not easy. But it's definitely worth it if you want more experience with it.

Orthopedics: I'm assuming you mean small animal ortho (I start equine ortho next week). Heard good and bad things. Prepare to be standing for hours.