Pediatrics at Flushing Hospital

[TopGunner]

Just wanted to get some information about this rotation.

How is the teaching/workload/hours/calls?

[Scientific]

Eh, it's an ok rotation. The residents are good and most of them will teach but you need to take the initiative and ask questions. The hours aren't bad at all Inpatient is about 7am-whenever (usually around 4-5pm), Outpatient is 9-5pm. You have one weekend call and 3 week day calls (you and the other students work out the dates) for inpatient, an the same for outpatient. Grand rounds are every Monday and are usually pretty good. You get noon conferance every day where a certain topic is discussed and during outpatient, one of the attendings in the clinic will give another lecture on a certain topic about once a week. It's a pretty laid back rotation, but it's one of those that you get out of it what you put into it. You learn more if you ask more. If you slack, you won't learn much at all.

[TopGunner]

Are all of those overnight calls, or long day calls like IM?

[Scientific]

Are all of those overnight calls, or long day calls like IM?

No overnight calls. For outpatient, you just go to the ER (until about 10pm or whenever they let you leave) and help the resident do admissions (but they don't let students write in the chart so really you just do H&Ps). Inpatient is about the same amount of time, but you are on the floors and you can write in the charts and help with the admissions.

[minotauro]

Hours are very reasonable. Residents and attendings are all pretty cool. I had a good time there.