Audition rotations. Also known as “away rotations” or “sub-Is” (short for sub-interns). These rotations are rotations that you can do during your 4th-year of medical school with residency programs that you are interested in. Osteopathic schools typically refer to them as “audition rotations,” but you’ll definitely hear all 3 terms. Osteopathic schools push these rotations […]
Visiting a New City During Away Sub-Is
My first week at an away sub-I, and I find myself in St. Louis. Just one neighborhood of the city is larger than the entire town where my med school is. It’s a bit intimidating, but also refreshing. I started out my sub-I on nights, meaning the first day I spent exploring the city. Just […]
Preparing for VSAS/VSLO
While my 4th-year friends recently Matched, us M3s are gearing up for the application process! The first thing for us to do is to identify where we want to do our away rotations. And while I am 85% sure I want to go into a specific field, the sub-Is do not set it in stone. […]
