Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus

[Dru]

Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus

[VanessaWI]

Found this to be a good roation. Overall time was divided between geriatric, ER, pediatric, inpatient consultation, acute inpatient, and chronic inpatient. Spent some time with attendings during daily rounds, but most time spent with residents. Majority of the residents loved to teach and are generally fun people to be around. Little to nil scut. Lectures at least 2h per day with medical and psych grand rounds qwk. Call approx, 2-4 times per month, stay till 8pm and cover ER with resident. Some projects and an exit exam, but all doable.
Overall was an excellent rotation. Possibly more work-intensive than other psych rotations, but I feel that I don't have to learn as many topics on my own for Step 2.
Downside is that it is tough to find a place to live in Paramus. Many commuted from NYC.

[dsl82]

I am starting psych at Bergen in May and was wondering if anyone could recommend an area to look into housing. I understand that many people commute from NYC but I am not very familiar with the area and any advice would be greatly appreciated as far as places (regions) to live. Thanks so much in advance.

-Derek

[ocd]

i did my psych rotation here. it was amazing! the entire hospital is psych, so you really see all aspects of it. you rotate through er, geriatrics, peds, chronic adult, acute adult, and detox. you're on call 3 times for the entire rotation. like a lot of other rotations, you get as much out of it as you put in. we rotated with a few sgu students, who did nothing but take naps and surf the web and got away with it. some of us who really did what we were supposed to do got a lot out of it. i learned so much that i didn't have to review much psych for step 2 on my own. the residents and attendings were very nice. the lectures were great! i highly recommend this rotation.

oh yeah...i found a room to rent on craigslist.com. there are a lot of people in and around paramus who rent rooms to students, so finding a room wasn't a problem at all. i don't recommend commuting to/from ny, as the traffic is ridiculous.

[Doc2b2b2b]

hi i am goin to be starting psych core here soon, can anyone tell me what a typical day is like? and what are the hours we usually come in and what time we can leave? is it possible to leave at 3pm on some days like tues and thurs?

[singer]

Originally Posted by Doc2b2b2b

hi i am goin to be starting psych core here soon, can anyone tell me what a typical day is like? and what are the hours we usually come in and what time we can leave? is it possible to leave at 3pm on some days like tues and thurs?

This must be your first CORE rotation. What Core rotations do you leave a 3pm unless of course you stated the day before and had finished 30 hours on the day?

[Junito]

Originally Posted by singer

This must be your first CORE rotation. What Core rotations do you leave a 3pm unless of course you stated the day before and had finished 30 hours on the day?

Try SJEH. Most people leave before 3pm on a regular basis...

[IDreamOfMedicine]

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[Doc2b2b2b]

Originally Posted by singer

This must be your first CORE rotation. What Core rotations do you leave a 3pm unless of course you stated the day before and had finished 30 hours on the day?

actually i have to agree with Junito, i know plenty of rotations where you can leave by like 2pm or 3pm. and for your info, this is my 3rd core. i've done the hardest rotations at ross, and i have left at 5pm the latest, unless ur on call of course. anyways, if you have input about this particular rotation, i'll appreciate it, if you dont then thanks for your time