What is a Greenbook rotation?

[MajMD]

Hey Sree, do you know if it's difficult to get a Greenbook rotation in Massachusetts? They have some really great teaching hospitals in Boston...

[Sree Cheruku]

you can get an away elective at harvard if you're willing to pay them 3k/month tuition (in addition to paying aua tuition)

but i havent seen anyone on vmd talk about rotating in an MA hospital, think its a tough state for clinicals

[vasanthd]

Hi guys,
Thanks for your wonderful post in regards to greenbook rotation. According to my understanding from your post, you say that not all schools/rotations combo are greenbook rotations. But from the AUA websites Clinical sciences section, it states the following:

All rotations are completed at ACGME-affiliated teaching hospitals in the U.S. Clinical Rotations are scheduled only through our Clinical Coordinators.

Two questions on behalf of someone I know:
1) It does say that all are completed at ACGME affiliated teaching hospitals.
So does it mean that AUA states that all rotations will be greenbook rotations?
2) Do we have any control of the scheduling of the rotations? The same quote states they will be scheduled only by the clinical coordinators.


Thanks.
--Vas

[octavio]

Originally Posted by Sree Cheruku

you can get an away elective at harvard if you're willing to pay them 3k/month tuition (in addition to paying aua tuition)

but i havent seen anyone on vmd talk about rotating in an MA hospital, think its a tough state for clinicals

How much is AUA tuition/month during clinicals? Am I right in guessing around 3k/month? Thanks

[Sree Cheruku]

2600 a month, approximately

[Sree Cheruku]

Two questions on behalf of someone I know:
1) It does say that all are completed at ACGME affiliated teaching hospitals.
So does it mean that AUA states that all rotations will be greenbook rotations?

Nope. I'd say that at least 50% of students rotate through non-Green sites. Some do so out of convenience (shorter wait times, the ability to do everything in once place) and some do so because they don't know any better.

2) Do we have any control of the scheduling of the rotations? The same quote states they will be scheduled only by the clinical coordinators.

Yeah you can request whatever you want, but Green rotations will obviously have longer wait times. Those who requested Peds (at Wyckoff) two months ago were given a eight month wait time. As long as wait times for core rotations are under 12 months, it's not so bad.

[hannahMD]

I called a few FM residency program coordinators in Michigan. They said that they had no requirments for greenbook rotations. Does that mean we can get into a residency in MI and practice as a resident physician w/o a license or with a limited license and worry about getting a license later?