starting first clinical rotation, have ?'s, please help

[kungfudoc]

Fellow classmates, I am starting my first clin rotation. I'm so confused...do I have to take any forms or paper work the first day of the rotation? Second, this rotation is outpatient and the doctor has many offices so how easy is it to get around in a car in chi town because it will be my first time there. Third, where do students usually live out there in chicago. Fouth, am I suppose to receive something from Windsor clinical office or AIME before I start the rotation with more specific information, such as how to get a hold of doctor or what days doctor is at particular office?

I really appreciate your help. Best of luck in your rotations. Thanks.

[sonyp69MD]

I keep checking back to your post hoping someone would post a reply.. I'm assuming there's another thread somewhere that answers your question. If you found it, do me a favor and post it please or link me. Thanks. Im in the same boat as you.

[kungfudoc]

Anyone out there done rotations in Virginia? How is that? What specific rotations can you do out there? What is the procedure if you want to arrange your own rotation, where do you get paperwork from?

[utorontograd]

Chicago's easy to get around if you have a car. I know a lot of students who live in South Loop, Hyde Park, near UIC and and near Lincoln Park.

In terms of forms and whatnot, take your immunization records even though your school probably already faxed them over. Maybe a copy of your clinical schedule.

Take a stethoscope, a pen, clipboard a penlight, a reflex hammer, maybe a Tarascon pharmacopoeia and you're good to go.

[MDIN2009]

Its good to have a car in CHI...but make sure where you live has parking. I live in the Bridgeport area....right next to the 55. Parking and Gas in Chicago can get out of hand real fast...so be ware.

Try this site to find a place to live.... HousingMaps (http://www.housingmaps.com/)

Also get a map of the city and learn it...dont rely on your GPS. Know the major freeways in and out. Chi is on a grid pattern...a major street every 4 blocks...with 2-3 streets that cross the whole city diagonally. And if you have a GPS...(Garmin over TOMTOM) make sure the maps are up to date.

Your first day at the office the doc will give you all the info you need.

Also read the clinical guide for books and ect...make sure you have read the appropriate books before starting a particular rotation. This is just like basic sciences you have to study in order to get great letters of recommendation. The attending know who is B/S ing and who is serous...
Plus with a city like CHI you can make great contacts if you are hard worker for residency.

P.S. Most of this is located in the thread below.

http://www.valuemd.com/windsor-university-school-medicine-clinicals/136709-clinical-rotation-guide.html
(http://www.valuemd.com/windsor-university-school-medicine-clinicals/136709-clinical-rotation-guide.html)

[kungfudoc]

Thx MDin2009!

[Torontodoc]

Unfortunately, I don't have a driver's license and I think renting or buying a car is out of my budget. Is it easy to get around by bus during rotations? Is there a monthly bus pass or something like that?

[MDIN2009]

Deprecated Browser Error (http://www.transitchicago.com/) all your questions have answers...its where you look that makes the difference.

Unfortunately, I don't have a driver's license and I think renting or buying a car is out of my budget. Is it easy to get around by bus during rotations? Is there a monthly bus pass or something like that?