St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY

[Shah_Patel_PT]

Originally Posted by HHN786

thanks for the reply shah patel, one more question- during this rotation do we have to go to two seprate places far rockaway and long island? thanks

only far rockaway...free parking...and the subway (A-train) goes there as well.

[rossdocmd]

I am not sure how long ago you rotated there Shah but I rotated there this past Feb-March. I did not see any residents at all and the director, Dr. A is def not a ross graduate.

The psych rotation itself is ok nothing spectacular. The hours depend on where you get placed, ER, dayprogram, Detox...etc For the most part they are pretty easy 9-1. You have a lecture everyday at 12 that is usually given by a student. You have to do 1 presentation and 2 typed up H&P's. You have to do 1 Sat or Sun and 2 weekday calls, which are a joke, nothing overnight. You usually see 1 or 2 patients in the ER and then you are done. Dr. A is really nice and very approachable. I am pretty sure most everyone gets an A.

[Shah_Patel_PT]

Originally Posted by rossdocmd

I am not sure how long ago you rotated there Shah but I rotated there this past Feb-March. I did not see any residents at all and the director, Dr. A is def not a ross graduate.

The psych rotation itself is ok nothing spectacular. The hours depend on where you get placed, ER, dayprogram, Detox...etc For the most part they are pretty easy 9-1. You have a lecture everyday at 12 that is usually given by a student. You have to do 1 presentation and 2 typed up H&P's. You have to do 1 Sat or Sun and 2 weekday calls, which are a joke, nothing overnight. You usually see 1 or 2 patients in the ER and then you are done. Dr. A is really nice and very approachable. I am pretty sure most everyone gets an A.

Ask Dr.A...............r where he went to school????

He will reply....."the rock"......that should say it all.....i had a talk with him! He is a ross alumni!!!!!

[rossdocmd]

Maaaaybe I am wrong....I thought he said he went to school somewhere in Europe, maybe Germany.

[Shah_Patel_PT]

Originally Posted by rossdocmd

Maaaaybe I am wrong....I thought he said he went to school somewhere in Europe, maybe Germany.

lol.....for sure!

[HHN786]

thanks guys, any housing advice? i have searched everywhere couldnt find anything, is it possible to commute from mannhatan?..thanks

[Shah_Patel_PT]

Originally Posted by HHN786

thanks guys, any housing advice? i have searched everywhere couldnt find anything, is it possible to commute from mannhatan?..thanks

commute from manhattan is fine....just take the A train towards far rockaway. You will get all the info in the e-orientation email from the PD.

[rossdocmd]

Originally Posted by Shah_Patel_PT

commute from manhattan is fine....just take the A train towards far rockaway. You will get all the info in the e-orientation email from the PD.

I think the train ride is about an hour or more depending on where you are coming from in the city....far rockaway is the last stop on the A train but I never recieved any e-orientation email from anyone so I wouldnt count on it...

[thethom]

Lol, much more than an hour...

That place is FAAAAAAAAAAAAR rockaway, took me 45 mins in the AM by car from Midwood, Brooklyn when I did psych there (Psych ER)

[Shah_Patel_PT]

Originally Posted by HHN786

thanks guys, any housing advice? i have searched everywhere couldnt find anything, is it possible to commute from mannhatan?..thanks

The reason why I encouraged the commute from Manhattan is because I DO NOT recommend you stay around the area of the hospital. Lot of crime, drugs, and the psycho patients walking around at dusk.