I was told that for surgery, it is a double-edged sword to do an away sub-internship. Unlike specialty surgical programs, there is not as much pressure to audition for residencies with away rotations. Away rotations can only hurt you since you have to learn a brand new computer system, locate the bathrooms, work on unfamiliar […]
Getting Through the Rotations That You Just Don’t Love
Inevitably, you are not going to like every specialty of medicine. I am one of those people that, for the most part, love everything. However, I have had a couple of rotations that were just not my cup of tea. It could be the specialty itself, the people you are around, or the setting. So […]
The Surgical ICU
At my medical school, we are required to take an ICU rotation during 4th year. Back when I was contemplating surgery and interventional radiology, I put the surgical ICU as my ICU of choice for my 4th-year lottery. Since I decided to go into medicine a little later than expected, I didn’t manage to switch […]
