Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

[thethom]

For those of us who have only experienced Wyckoff with "64" Ross seats, and need peds or ob, this increase to "112" is a godsend... I personally don't care where the heck I do peds, as I have no interest in that specialty. I just want to get it over with now that I got it scheduled... I'm "rejoicing" lol.....

[DrunkenDancer]

Originally Posted by thethom

What do you guys don't understand about the email. It said specifically that more of the existing spots will be allocated to Ross students. They aren't increasing the total number of medical students in the hospital. This will be at the expense of other medical schools' spots...

Yup, it looks like a great deal for Ross, it makes sense that Ross secure spots at this hospital, I think it would be even greater if Ross got all the spots, but this is pretty good, I really liked all my rotations at Wyckoff, even surgery, you get out what you put in . . . IMHO, it would make life so much easier for students who could do all their cores there, it is a great sized hospital, i.e. nice smaller community hospital feel, but all of great specialty things going on and solid teaching. I posted this summer during St. G's takeover of other NY hospitals that Ross should take over Wyckoff, I bet this plan was already secretly in the mix but I like to think there is a small chance I got the ballling rolling! Check out what I said:

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I guess this signals that SGU is planning to dramatically increase their student population. I think that Ross is trying to do the same thing as well. Eventually, I guess it will be survival of the fittest, i.e. the school that is able to increase its student population, and gain more and more exclusive contracts will win. It would be nice if it was just Ross, SGU, AUC and SABA in New York, but there are so many other schools as well. If I was in charge, I would recommend solidifying such a deal with Wyckoff and the Caritas hospitals for 5-10 years, just to stabilize the clinical spot scenario, and to inhibit the growth of small medical schools. SGU must know that their deal will slightly decrease the rapid increase in student body of other caribbean medical schools.
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[HHN786]

how is family rotation here at wyckoff? Can anyone please tell me if its possible to study for step 2 during this rotation..Thanks

[CPR_ME]

Originally Posted by DrX

Anybody done or know about the sub-I in family med at Wyckoff? Can you describe how it is (requirements, hours, grading, etc)?

Why on earth would you do a sub-I at wykoff????? dont do it at wykoff. it's a weak program in itself.

i'm assuming you're thinking about going into family.. if so, do some research and do it at an unopposed program that you may apply for residency.. that really is a big part about doing a sub-I... trust me it works if you are a hard worker...

doing it at wykoff you are basically wasting your opportunity for an interview away...

best o luck.
CPR

[FreeSpirit]

Anyone know anything about the Ambulatory Medicine elective?

[DrFaiyaz]

I need the skinny on surgery at wykoff. I may be headed there I been hearing all these bad things about the rotation. Anyone who had done surgery at wykoff please post your experience. Also anyone do OB-GYN at wykoff?

[thethom]

I haven't done surgery at wyckoff, but I know people who did, are you tryin' to be a surgeon? If not, then surgery at wyckoff may in fact be ideal for you. I did however to ObGyn at Wyckoff. What do ya wanna know about ObGyn there?

[shutterbugmd]

OB/Gyn hours, do you rotate through clinic? surgery ? delivering babies?? call schedules. a general overview thanks!

[thethom]

Hours were 6:15 till around 4 or so. 1 week each in O.R., Obstetrics clinic, Labor and Delivery, and sono. 2 weeks in gyn clinic. You will be on call only RARELY, I was on call only 3 times in the whole rotation (LOL used to q3 or q4 at Kings County), I think it depends on how many students there are in the rotation (a quite unreasonable 40 when I did it). Yes you will deliver babies when you are on L&D and on call. You can pretty much do was much as you want (either watch, gown up and help, or even do the whole delivery yourself with the midwife or resident standing by your side helping). As for OR time, a student is required to scrub into every procedure (mostly D&Cs, Cesarians, and TAHBSOs) but there is an occasional emergency ruptured cyst or ectopic which are pretty cool. All in all, it was an OK experience, the surgery part was cool, but I expected to like that part. Gyn clinic was the worst, bajingos n paps all day long...Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..

[DrX]

A couple of Qs about Family Medicine at Wyckoff:

1. Do you get adequate exposure to the different aspects of family med (IM, OB/GYN, PEDS) in this rotation?

2. Do you get adequate interaction with attendings to be able to get a letter of recommendation?