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Top 3, 4th year electives for EM
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1) Ortho
2) Ophtho
3) MICU or Rads
Reasons: Everyone needs to know how to splint/grade fx's and dislocation, Very little exposure to the eye otherwise, and how to deal with critical patients / how to read Xrays to double check the radiologists.
2) Ophtho
3) MICU or Rads
Reasons: Everyone needs to know how to splint/grade fx's and dislocation, Very little exposure to the eye otherwise, and how to deal with critical patients / how to read Xrays to double check the radiologists.
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overseas overseas and overseas... point is... do the things you wont be able to do once you're a resident.canuck said:
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Definitely do as little as possible during your fourth year - but take the chance to expose yourself to anything you always "wanted" to learn - this will be the last year of your life where you can make your own schedule so to say. Try to learn as much as you can stomach about finance, investing, and mortages while you have the chance - it will pay BIG TIME when you are ready to finish residency, barely have the time to schedule interviews and need to make big economic decisions with little background information...
I dont have a top three, but this is what I have seen recommended in no particular order... I suppose whichever you feel weak in.
ICU, CARDIO, PEDS, OPHTHO, ENT, RADS, ANESTHESIA, ORTHO
...and last but not least FUN rotations that you will not get to do again.
ICU, CARDIO, PEDS, OPHTHO, ENT, RADS, ANESTHESIA, ORTHO
...and last but not least FUN rotations that you will not get to do again.
I was really glad I had done anesthesia 4th year. I got a good number of intubations and felt pretty comfortable with basic airway stuff. I had a patient that needed to be intubated in my orientation month as a resident, and I stepped up and asked to do the tube. I got it easily on the first try. It gave me a lot of confidence and made me look good in front of senior residents and attendings. I doubt I would have gotten it if I had never done the real thing in med school.
Looking back I wish I had done Cards and some sort of ICU month--probably SICU or a Trauma ICU if you have access to one. Would have been nice, but the fact that I didn't do those rotations didn't detract from my residency experience.
Looking back I wish I had done Cards and some sort of ICU month--probably SICU or a Trauma ICU if you have access to one. Would have been nice, but the fact that I didn't do those rotations didn't detract from my residency experience.
i'll echo willlynilly.... go overseas! it's much tougher to pull off in residency and you can get elective credit in school... i knew i was going to do my residency in one of a few cities where spanish is pretty prevalent, so i went and learned spanish and did a bunch of adventure travel in costa rica for 6 weeks. an incredible experience, plus i very rarely have to call the translator...
other than that micu was very helpful and i really enjoyed plastics.
other than that micu was very helpful and i really enjoyed plastics.
I would definately do a two week rotation of anesthesia and then radiology if possible (my school allowed it). Just to get the basics down... and like snoopy said, getting a few intubations under your belt just makes the transtition to intern quite a bit easier. That first intubation as an intern can be pretty scary.
Otherwise, do whatever you want to do.
I did:
Psych - have always liked psych and its pretty cush
FP - studied for step 2, attending let me have all afternoons off and interview during the season without a problem
Anes/Rads
EM x 2
Q
Otherwise, do whatever you want to do.
I did:
Psych - have always liked psych and its pretty cush
FP - studied for step 2, attending let me have all afternoons off and interview during the season without a problem
Anes/Rads
EM x 2
Q
The most useful rotation for me in 4th year was a month of Cardiology. I find as an intern I'm a bit stronger and more confident with EKGs than my colleagues, so it was definitely worth it. Cardiology is one of the most important aspects of EM, so I'm surprised it's not considered essential.
As has been mentioned, go overseas for an away rotation and get credit. I went to Australia in February (February is relatively unpleasant in the MidWest) and spent 3 days a week in an outpatient Oncology clinic. The other days of the week were spent at the beach and visiting drinking establishments. I still can't believe I got credit for that one.....
As has been mentioned, go overseas for an away rotation and get credit. I went to Australia in February (February is relatively unpleasant in the MidWest) and spent 3 days a week in an outpatient Oncology clinic. The other days of the week were spent at the beach and visiting drinking establishments. I still can't believe I got credit for that one.....
Optho
Overseas
Ultrasound (like UCI)
Overseas
Ultrasound (like UCI)
