I have just finished all of my cores at Brookdale hospital with the exception of Ob/Gyn. The rotations are very different. Pediatrics is good if you want time to study. You rotate through 6 areas in 6 weeks, so no one knows you well enough to let you do anything. Psychiatry is very organized and structured with lots of patient contact. IM is also good, but you're limited by which attending you get, but you will learn alot as it's at most 3 students per team. Surgery is also excellent. with many opportunities to do procedures both in the OR and outside depending on how you prove yourself. 3-4 students per team so good one on one time.

If anyone needs an appartment nearby the school in a very safe area(Kensington) steps from the F line subway and steps to a bus that will drop you off at Brookdale, or Downstate medical centre or Maimonides Hospital or Methodist hospital email dbuchnea(at)gmail or call 646-761-7916