Jamaica Hospital In New York

[Dr.SP]

Does anybody know if you can do your clinical rotations at Jamaica Hospital in New York? If you can, are you allowed to do everything there? I know that it is affiliated with Ross Medical School, but an unsure about SGUSOM. Once again thanks for the help. :D :D

[Nimitt]

Is that the same Jamaica hospital that is located in queens or is it another one. The one in queens is affiliated with SGU and can do most not all of your rotations there but it is also affiliated with cornell not Ross.

Nimitt
4th year
SGU SOM

[Dr.SP]

dear Nimitt thanks. My mistake the hospital is affliliated with the following schools:

Cornell Univ Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
St.George's University School of Medicine
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

One more Question for you Nimitt if you don't mind: you stated in your reply that you can do most but not all of your clinical rotations there, do you by any chance what other hospital in NY would you go to complete those rotations which were not completed at Jamaica? Thanks again.
:P :P

[Nimitt]

Any of our other hospitals like Brooklyn, Brookdale, Methodist, Maimo, LICH, there are also hospitals in Jersey and California as well as UK. With all these available you will be able to finish all the requirements and electives.

Nimitt
4th year
SGU SOM

[geoff]

I'm doing my cores in Jamaica right now(SGU). We just had our first batch of New York College of Osteopathic medicine clinical students here within the last year....otherwise...essentially, it is SGU hospital site. There are no Ross students here and there haven't been since Sept last year when I started(their site is innaccurate on this point and as far as I know). You can do all of your cores,...which I'm just finishing then... and a whole bunch of electives. Some students do the full two years here. The IM program is independent and non affiliated...good board pass rates, 8AM and 12 PM lectures, case presentations M-F. OB/GYN...same deal, less formal lectures...but a few with SGU attendings. Peds is great...ER, floor and clinic(resident move from here to flushing and Brookdale University hospital). Pysch has an 8 bed ER with two floors where I'm out now. Fully packed 30 pts a floor half with schizophrenic, or Bipolars...then others. Mt. Sinai runs their family practice program thru the hospital...and they rotate in everything with the respective residents in each field(mostly NYCOM docs, some ross and then a mix). They're a happy bucnh. We cannot do FP electives though. New York University comes out to Jamaica for their orthepedic residency/trauma training. The surgical services are run by Cornell faculty and they come out for month stints of trauma. The hospital's a level I center with over 100,000 visits to the ER each year. We get gunshots, serious MVAs to the classic alcoholic with TB and HIV etc... Very long hours comparatively with other affiliates but good exposure. Trauma now includes 5 weeks of Q2 24hrs,... OB has Q4 24 hours.. Geoff

[Dr.SP]

hey thanks Nimitt and geoff for you help :D :D :D

[geoff]

no prob.
Geoff