Kings County, NYC

[summerwind]

Originally Posted by shutterbugmd

the rotation went to SGU, but how come they've schedule me (and many others) to start in december... I have heard the horror stories about showing up to a hospital and... oops your not on the list. my fear is that NONE of us is going to be on the list. Any idea when this deal takes effect?

I believe the deal will take effect when SGU decides to exercise its right to the clinical slots. The larger SGU classes will be entering the clinical stage of their education within the next 2 years. I would hope that Ross students would be able to continue to place students at Kings until these larger SGU classes hit clinicals.

[thethom]

Originally Posted by Doct51

The effect took place July 27, 2007. It's on St. George's website, the loop hole is that if rotations were scheduled before this date you can do rotate there. Also, that medicine rotation, the floor you work on is technically not part of the hospital, i.e. is a service within the hospital. For example, if you have a patient with TB come in that was admitted to your service, you have to call up Medicine and have the patient transferred and do the transfer orders.

You always have to do a transfer note on a patient, regardless of what service they are transferring from or being transferred to... And in essence, not having residents means what...that YOUR responsibility becomes that of the resident and that you work even more directly with attendings who can write good LORs after you complete a core or sub-I. Too much for some medical students..

[Doct51]

It's not that its too much, it's just not worth the time and effort on that service. I just think that it's important for students who are getting asigned there to know the real deal about that floor. I did well on that rotation as I did all of them and am applying to IM as a back up for residency this september and I did well there and received LOR's from both attendings. But, the reality of the situation is, if you're really looking to get into a competitive IM program go where there are residents and work your *** off with them. If residents see your initiative they teach you more and give you more power, especially when your around attendings. If you decide to take a back seat when your rotating through a program that has residents, then shame on you. If you want to find yourself and don't have the confidence in presenting patients, do your IM at Kings.

[HHN786]

anyone doing Pscyhiatry core from 11/19/07- 12/28/07 at kings county would like to switch with me im scheduled for psychiatry at St. John's Epos. at far rockaway from 11/19/07 to 12/28/07..PM me if interested, thanks.

[thethom]

On my ross, under kings county information it says that ross students can do emergency elective there. Does anyone know if this is still true, or its old?

[jakebrake54]

Originally Posted by thethom

On my ross, under kings county information it says that ross students can do emergency elective there. Does anyone know if this is still true, or its old?

I think that might be old. Not positive though.

[thethom]

It is old, I called Kings yesterday, they no longer take Ross students for electives.... ****ers....

[TheeeGod]

Tom - who did you speak to? Is S.P. still there? She told me before that it was possible and now I can't get a hold of her.

[cavalletti]

Originally Posted by TheeeGod

Tom - who did you speak to? Is S.P. still there? She told me before that it was possible and now I can't get a hold of her.

Maybe that was before SGU's deal with King's.

[thethom]

LOL S.P. has been FIRED, and its the most hillarious of stories as to why! LOL PM me if ya just neeed to know...

And I spoke to the person in charge of ED medical student rotations, not someone on A5. They told me "No carib students..." >:-O