Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn

[Shah_Patel_PT]

Originally Posted by bevo

I did an elective in radiology here.

It was a laid back and open enviroment. Teaching wasn't great. The residents there didn't read a lot of films alone, which is where you would expect most teaching to come from. Instead you usually sat with an attending and 1+ residents.

Teaching was to the residents. Morning and afternoon conferences weren't all that helpful.

Everyone is super friendly though and always open to questions.

Were you able to get a rec.letter from them?

[badnewsbearer]

Has anyone done anything here post 2005? I hear you have to go through Clut to set it up and it is nearly impossible....

[FoxTrot]

Would anybody recommend doing all elective rotations here during a 6 month timespan? I'd hate to sign up in advance for electives (starting in Jan 07) and then get there and find its a really crappy place to rotate.

[bevo]

Originally Posted by Shah_Patel_PT

Were you able to get a rec.letter from them?

I did, but I'm certainly not using it.

[manny]

hey,
Has anyone done er at maimonides? what about surgery?
thx in advance!

[awdc]

Originally Posted by manny

hey,
Has anyone done er at maimonides? what about surgery?
thx in advance!

I did EM there last month and had a great experience. A lot of work but worth it.

[Junito]

Anyone do Neurology or GI here? I'm scheduled for these two electives early next year...

[Shah_Patel_PT]

Originally Posted by awdc

I did EM there last month and had a great experience. A lot of work but worth it.

ER Rotation:

Can you please elaborate on "lot of work"

Long hours? Calls? Scut work??

[awdc]

Originally Posted by Shah_Patel_PT

ER Rotation:

Can you please elaborate on "lot of work"

Long hours? Calls? Scut work??

What I mean by a lot of work is that you can expect to be seeing patients from the time you start till the time you leave. You eat when you can in EM. The ED is virtually always busy. I carry a PowerBar just in case I can't eat when I hope to. Students don't have to do any documentation and the fact that all documentation, labs, orders, previous charts, imaging, etc are done electronically, it makes it a breeze to follow your patients.

Shifts are a mix of 8, 10, and 12 hours. Some night shifts, some swing shifts (afternoon to 11pm or midnight), and day shifts. Weekends are just like any other day in EM so expect to go in at least half your weekends. No shifts are scheduled for students on Wednesdays so we can attend conference all morning and procedure lab afterwards. Shifts in Resuscitation can be light but there's no way of telling when. There is no call in EM and I've never heard of anyone being on call in EM anywhere. I went in five to six days a week for the better part of the rotation.

The nurses and PCA's are great. They usually get things done as quickly as they can. However, since it is so busy so often, they will appreciate any help from the student, too. If you haven't learned yet, most are happy and willing to teach you how to do things like starting an IV, drawing labs, getting an EKG, or just show you where you can get things around the ED. You usually don't have to worry about wheeling a patient to CT or x-ray.

Students are one-on-one with an attending but since the ED is only so big, there's also room for some interaction with residents. Both attendings and residents are super cool. If you're thinking about doing this rotation, apply early since they only take four students per month. I saw a lot of patients, learned a lot, and had a great time.

[popozao]

4 students per month. 48 per year. where do the other several hundred go?