Peds In Mi

[Vico]

Has anyone done or know anything about peds at St Johns in MI?? Im trying to figure out if Ill be able to get much studying done during the rotation. Any input would be great. Thanks!! Oh and yes Ive already run a search and couldnt find anything.

[Vico]

Really?? No one knows anything?

[DrShikima]

Really?? No one knows anything?

It'll be like any other rotation. You have to go in early, round, you'll have call.... you got lectures most days of the week. Study at home or when you think you may have some downtime at the hospital.

Go see patients during the day and study at night. Best way to do it.

[DocSAMMD]

Peds up here is a 8 weeks. 4 weeks inpatient and 4 weeks outpatient. Every Monday morning u have to go to work then at noon u drive to st johns morose for grand rounds and just 3 hours of lectures. tuesday u have to go to a lecture at 730 at st johns then drive back to work and the week goes on as normal. the schedule for Inpatient is 730-430 m-f with weekends off. Outpatient is 9-5 with weekends off. The rotation is pretty good yet watch out from Dr K in NICU he will PIMP u with the most detailed questions. Study Kaplan if u can before u have him. The oral exam at the end of the two months is a joke its pretty easy because u really do get to see a majority of the cases he will ask u about.

Study time...well NICU u round around 1030 then u are off until 2 where u will get a lecture. PICU round at 830 or so then u can study in the back room depending on the number of cases. OUTPATIENT U WILL BE BUSY i use to see at least 30 patients a day. If u are planning on studying u cant then.

[stateofequilibrium]

Peds outpatients made me want to weep after the first hour. Those well baby/child care visits.. brrrrr

[Vico]

Thanks you guys!
Hey DocSAMMD is there a big difference between providence and st johns rotation wise?? I think Im only scheduled for 6 weeks at St Johns, also, Im scheduled to take CS in Philly during peds, do you think thats gonna be a problem? Thanks in advance.

[Scott1981]

the key to dr k in nicu is ask questions!!!! never run out of a question to ask...... keep asking..... no matter if you already know the answer. if you dont continue to ask questions during rounding he will assume you know everything and GO TO TOWN ON YOU!

my 2 cents. ive seen him torture people in the past. however, once you get to know him and get past the intimidation...... he is a really nice guy. i liked his rotation a lot.

[DrShikima]

the key to dr k in nicu is ask questions!!!! never run out of a question to ask...... keep asking..... no matter if you already know the answer. if you dont continue to ask questions during rounding he will assume you know everything and GO TO TOWN ON YOU!

my 2 cents. ive seen him torture people in the past. however, once you get to know him and get past the intimidation...... he is a really nice guy. i liked his rotation a lot.

Scott,

You should clarify, Dr. K in the NICU at Providence. St. John's is a different story. The commute from Southfield is pretty crumby IMO.

[Whaler]

the key to dr k in nicu is ask questions!!!! never run out of a question to ask...... keep asking..... no matter if you already know the answer.
he is a really nice guy. i liked his rotation a lot.

I agree with Scott here. Dr. K is one of my favorite attendings. If you are interested in what's going on and ask questions, it will be a great experience.