I know where I went wrong and there was some pretty big family issues. The point of the post was to see if it was doable without LOA, not to get some backhanded dickhead comment.
If you ask stupid questions, you get the corresponding answers. Just look at how you're asking if it's "doable" as if anyone here will know how much you know, your capacity to improve and the demands of your rotation.
It's tough to comment on whether you should try and study/take USMLE during rotations because there are so many factors. Of those factors this reason could not be any further from the top. Peds shelf can be prepared for in 3 days. Step 2 peds knowledge will come when you study for step 2 and nothing you learn this month will be in your memory in 10 months.
What is your level of training and what, specifically, are your experiences relevant to this issue?
It's 'aight. I would counter by saying that uworld peds is not necessary for the COMAT. I personally did it because I had plenty of time and no other pressing issues to deal with. Even if you took a small hit on the peds shelf (which isn't even a certainty because 10 hours of combank/comat questions and meded is enough for a solid pass), that's meaningless in comparison to HAVING a USMLE score. A fact that, while many on this board love to minimize, will be massive, especially as we get closer to complete merger.
How did you do? I do not have a large sample size of people that took USMLE 1 off cycle. Would love to hear a success story.
This is a classic example of a solid salvage. Turned an unfortunate situation into a manageable one with realistic and objective decision making combined with extra work. Solid job.
