Kings County, NYC

[singer]

Originally Posted by TheeeGod

thanks for the replies.

well i have a car. i dont mind coming home late but i dont want to get there late in the morning as that would look bad. singer, u would say the commute there takes an hour from bergen county?

If you go on mapquest depending on where you live in Bergen county you should get the miles and time under the best conditions. If you live close to the GWB or one of the tunnels you will be better off. Of course living in Bergen county make sure you do psyc at Bergen Regional.

[TheeeGod]

Originally Posted by singer

If you go on mapquest depending on where you live in Bergen county you should get the miles and time under the best conditions. If you live close to the GWB or one of the tunnels you will be better off. Of course living in Bergen county make sure you do psyc at Bergen Regional.

i live 5-10 mins from GW bridge...psych at bergen regional is what i wanted but i got kings instead...i can still get bergen psych but i would have to take a month break between IM and PSYCH...i dono if its worth the wait...what do ya think?

[singer]

Originally Posted by TheeeGod

i live 5-10 mins from GW bridge...psych at bergen regional is what i wanted but i got kings instead...i can still get bergen psych but i would have to take a month break between IM and PSYCH...i dono if its worth the wait...what do ya think?

You can always fill in the month with a four week elective. Most students don't get their 48 weeks of core rotations without any breaks in between for electives.

[medNoir]

One of the attendings at the kings county internal medicine rotation made a couple references to the book "House Of God". A fiction based on the author's experiences as a pgy1 and patterned after Catch-22/MASH.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/038...620817?ie=UTF8

I didn't read it until after the rotation. I wish I had read it before. That attending used many of the phrases from the book and seems to have modeled his rounds on one of the heroes.

Those who will do IM at KCHC should also read Paauw as recommended by the manual. But personality issues is a major factor of this rotation and "House Of God" will give you a big clue about one of the big characters at kings county.

[TheeeGod]

Is there call for psych at Kings County?

[callemurcia1]

Anyone know if Kings County hospital is ACGME for Internal? I looked on FREIDA and don't see it but I thought it was approved through an association with SUNY. Any clarification is greatly appreciated.

[singer]

Originally Posted by callemurcia1

Anyone know if Kings County hospital is ACGME for Internal? I looked on FREIDA and don't see it but I thought it was approved through an association with SUNY. Any clarification is greatly appreciated.

Its a major participating institution under SUNY downstate in Brooklyn. You can go on the ACGME site , go to accredited progams, go to internal medicine, click on SUNY Downstate and scroll down and you will Kings County.

Hope this helps

[lizziepark]

I am thinking about doing my internal medicine rotation at King's County. Do you think this is a good idea? Or should I take the alternative....internal medicine at Wyckoff Heights? I am a bit confused.

[newB]

if u want to learn and work your butt off like an intern, go to Kings. If you want to do nothing and touch nothing and take it easy for 12 weeks, go to Wycoff. My advice, if you want to have good clinical skills to be ready for your first year of residency, then DO NOT GO TO WYCOFF

[TheeeGod]

Can anyone comment more on psych at Kings? hours? teaching? call? mood of attendings/resdients? structure? whats expected? what to know? etc etc