St. Mary's, Waterbury, CT

[AxlFoley]

I heard the rotation is so brutal (in a good way....and bad) that you actually forget all the times you've actually partied in the past.....

[thethom]

Hahahaha, hey AxlFoley, when are you scheduled to rotate there?

[onmyway]

I have surg there too. march 24 - june 8

[thethom]

Well then onmyway, I will see you there...! I have it scheduled the same time...

[AxlFoley]

Yo whats up Tom.....as of now, scheduled for Oct this year

[AxlFoley]

Any recent experiences regarding the surgery core here, within in past several months)? I hear the new chief (since July) made some or helped make some modifications to the schedule for us students....

still same lectures, and exposure?

[thethom]

Haha spoke to students who rotated there. Post call days are NOT off, you have to stay in the hospital and work. overnight call q3 to q4. Professional attire must be worn at rounds, no scrubs, then can change into scrubs. Good exposure to bread and butter surgical cases. The thing that gets me the most upset about hospitals is the dress policies. I mean no scrubs on rounds when you are seeing patients. So its better to paint their faces and wounds with your tie as you lean over?

And at other hospitals, do you know what the response has been when I have challenged the "authorities" concerning ties at other hospitals, "Well then wear a bowtie.." LOL...

The call schedules are great, and I love working, I just cannot stand wearing ties... >:-O LOL

[m77]

I did the surgery rotation there and it was intense q3 no post call working almost 120hrs a week (but then again i did IM at kings so this was like an extended kings county with less autonomy). Even though it was brutal I would do it again saw so many interesting cases(not just lap choles) sometimes you don't scrub out til 5 or 6 pm depending how the schedule is. Once in a while you can scrub into an ortho case or a gyn case depending on if you're interested. The ortho peeps are really cool very relaxed. It takes some time for the residents to trust you and allow you to do things but as with any rotation you show interest they let you do things.. Its a level 2 trauma center so you get your fair share of trauma's. All the residents are cool except for the cheif who is kind of "moody" some of the attendings teach others just want to finish the case as soon as possible but they all have their special quirks. The hospital is small so its difficult to hide so if you have an interest in surgery I recommend this rotation.

[thethom]

I'm glad someone with Kings county experience could finally compare the two..! DARN the lack of autonomy! >:-O

[hopeful786]

Hi,
I am starting on March 24th as well, just wanted to know if any of you had any info on temporary places to stay near the hospital, or if any of you were considering roommates for this rotations. Let me know...