5th semester info

[sargam]

Can someone tell me what exactly you do in chicago and do you interact with other caribbean universities like ross or seba..or any other...or students of iau has different timings and rotations....any 5th semester students???? please help.

[iaustudent06]

5th semester consisits of 7 weeks of ICM and the kaplan course.

After that, pass Step 1.

Then clinicals (semester 6+) at some of the same hospitals used by other carribean and american medical schools, sharing time slots with different medical students.

Please see previous thread posted about "New Student Committee" with contacts for students who are already in clinicals or 5th semester.

[sargam]

thanx you.

[HowellJolly]

In the 5th Semester Intro to Clincal Med course, you'll get an idea of what clinicals are like by doing a short stint in each core rotation. You'll be interacting with many other Caribbean students from different schools. You might see other IAU students on M-3 or M-4 rotations. The other ICM students may, or may not, be on the same rotation as you, depending on what the admin. decides to do.

[felixthekat]

do u get paid during ur rotation? It might sound like a stupid question but I reall don't know.

[IAUStudent006]

do u get paid during ur rotation? It might sound like a stupid question but I reall don't know.

You get paid during your "residency" rotation, but you do not get pain during your clinical rotations. In fact, you'll be paying for your clinical rotations.

[iaustudent06]

do u get paid during ur rotation? It might sound like a stupid question but I reall don't know.

No, during the 3rd and 4th year of medical school, you pay the school. In most cases, the school also pays the hospital. Be careful of some schools, because they make you pay out of pocket twice, once for the school, and again to the hospital you work at.

At IAU, tuition per semester includes all of the clinical rotations at ACGME hospitals, which is often critical in many states to obtain licensure.

After clinical rotations, and step 2, you can compete for residency, which pays.

[ULTRON]

Is the 5th semester held in Chicago?

[IAUStudent006]

Under current 5th Semester guidelines - we have to complete 5th Semester ICM (Introduction to Clinical Medicine) in Chicago. While that may change in the future, those are the current places where we can take ICM.

The Kaplan course that is usually taken after ICM can be taken in any city that offers the right Kaplan (live-prep) course. The courses are set up through the school, but other than that - its up to you where/when you want to take the course.

[ULTRON]

Thanks everyone.

ULTRON

Under current 5th Semester guidelines - we have to complete 5th Semester ICM (Introduction to Clinical Medicine) in Chicago. While that may change in the future, those are the current places where we can take ICM.

The Kaplan course that is usually taken after ICM can be taken in any city that offers the right Kaplan (live-prep) course. The courses are set up through the school, but other than that - its up to you where/when you want to take the course.

[iaustudent06]

no prob, i'm currently in 5th semester, i'll be able to answer general questions until i take step one in few months...

[ULTRON]

Hey, that's cool! :-D I'm glad to hear that - so you're at Jackson Park Hospital for 7 weeks. I have these questions:

1. What is your day like? How many hours do you work per day? How many days per week? Do you get time for gym, etc.?

2. Do you get time to study for the Step 1?

3. Do they teach you stuff like taking BP, setting up IVs, drawing blood, etc.?

4. How many IAU students are there with you?

5. Can I opt out of the Kaplan program for another program of my choice?

Thanks!

ULTRON

no prob, i'm currently in 5th semester, i'll be able to answer general questions until i take step one in few months...

[iaustudent06]

Hey, that's cool! :-D I'm glad to hear that - so you're at Jackson Park Hospital for 7 weeks. I have these questions:


1. What is your day like? How many hours do you work per day? How many days per week? Do you get time for gym, etc.?


My days varied according to the type of clinical I was in. Shortest day was one hour, longest was till 5:00p.m., no weekends unless you're making up something. It consist of one week each in these areas: Pysch, IM, Peds, Ob-gyn, Labs, family, and surgery. Yes, I worked out an hour a day and still had time to do questions every night.


2. Do you get time to study for the Step 1?


Yes, I did entire Qbook and some other readings throughout the 7 weeks...


3. Do they teach you stuff like taking BP, setting up IVs, drawing blood, etc.?


Yes, and SOAP notes, and read imaging, infant assessment, and learn all the cool abbreviations and lingo's you can use throughout the day to impress anyone you want.


4. How many IAU students are there with you?


Again, varied each week, small as 3, large as 17.


5. Can I opt out of the Kaplan program for another program of my choice?


I did get the option to do ICM first, then PASS. But almost everyone agrees 7 weeks of Kaplan is better than 4 weeks of Pass, so I choose to do Kaplan retreat then ICM. I didn't care about "forgeting" stuff during ICM, I don't have Alzheimer's yet...

[HowellJolly]

Hey, that's cool! :-D I'm glad to hear that - so you're at Jackson Park Hospital for 7 weeks. I have these questions:

1. What is your day like? How many hours do you work per day? How many days per week? Do you get time for gym, etc.?

2. Do you get time to study for the Step 1?

3. Do they teach you stuff like taking BP, setting up IVs, drawing blood, etc.?

4. How many IAU students are there with you?

5. Can I opt out of the Kaplan program for another program of my choice?

Thanks!

ULTRON

Yeah, ditto on above, kind'a.

1. For me, there was a lot of waiting around in the hospital during ICM... days were about 8-4. There was time to work out, and study. However, I was too exhausted to do either.

2. There was time to study... but no energy.

3. Physical Exam and vitals, like BP is taught during basic sciences at IAU, though you can learn it from your classmates during ICM, if needed. Blood draws, and setting up IVs is more for Nursing. So you wont learn it specifically, though you may get a chance to pick up on it on the ward.

4. 4 others with me

5. I think you can do "Pass", Falcon, or any other classroom review

[ULTRON]

Thanks everyone. This was VERY helpful!