some advice for rotations...

[aahy1978]

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hello future docs!

i am going to be starting my clinical rotations soon... my clinical director wants me to choose between these 4 rotations as my first:
- peds
- psych
- family practice
- ob/gyn

which one do u think would be a good one to start off with and why.... some ppl have said to save psych for later since its slightly easier, others have said the shelf exam for family practice is pretty hard, then other ppl have advised me to do something first that i am sure i dont want to pursue a career in... what do u think???

thanx for the thought... 🙂 🙂

 

[Lara]

I'm personally glad I got OBGyn done and out of the way first. 🙂 Just be aware that you won't get to perform as many deliveries, etc due to the new interns.

And I wouldn't take family early, it doesn't have to be at the very end but IMO you'll get more out of it (and have an easier time with the shelf) if you've had medicine and peds. Psych *is* nice to end with, but I don't think it'd be bad to start either. Peds is ok if you're pretty sure you're not going to be interested.

But in the end it doesn't make that huge a difference, so don't stress out.

 

[Claymore]

I'd personally choose Family. It's a pretty laid back rotation where you will at least get some of the foundations of common outpatient medical problems. From there you will get a little bit of exposure to all the other disciplines, which should help you throughout the year. This being said, if you are at all considering actually going into Family, you might want to put it off for a few months until you are a little more experienced/look better.

 

[beanbean]

I have started with OB/GYN. It provides a bit of medicine, surgery, oncology and of course, pregnancy and delivery. I like the fact I have the chance to get my feet wet in various aspects of med and surg before tackling those rotations. I know that many people have very malignant OB rotations, but I have had the opposite experience. The residents, attendings, nurses and techs have all been great. I have not once been spoken rudely to or made to feel unwanted.

 

[DrBowtie]

Refer to the sticky about rotation order.