Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn

[facemask]

hey drvhi, any idea how many months in advance you need to apply for an elective at maimonides? any idea how there nephrology elective is? appreciate any info.

[got milk?]

the commute to this hosp is horrible

[DrVhi]

Originally Posted by facemask

hey drvhi, any idea how many months in advance you need to apply for an elective at maimonides? any idea how there nephrology elective is? appreciate any info.

hey FACEMASK, honestly i don't know how many months in advance you need to apply. i would just go ahead and try to schedule whenever you would like it for. if they have an opening, then you may likely get a spot. about 3 weeks ago, i requested radiology for end of july. so that's about 2 months advance, but it doesn't necessarily mean anything. just try for the time slot that you want. i don't know anyone doing adult nephrology here...only know a little about pediatric nephrology...which seems to be good hours/learning experience...and that attending likes to pimp (the residents at least)...but he's obviously not the same doc for adult nephro, so I can't speak on that one. also, this hospital, in general, is pretty good in replying to your elective/rotation requests within a few days (up to 1 week) whether or not you're approved. hope this helps somewhat.

[DrVhi]

Originally Posted by got milk?

the commute to this hosp is horrible

that depends on where you are driving or taking the train from. the D and M trains take you to Fort Hamilton Pkwy and 45th street and you walk up about 4 blocks. they could have a better bus line, though. i usually drive. i live about 10 minutes aways, but with traffic i get here in 20 minutes, which isn't so bad. generally, you can find a place to park on the side streets like 45th, 46, 47th, etc. or you can pay about $90/month to park in the garage. depending on what elective/rotation you are doing, you may or may not receive free breakfast/lunch coupons. the PEDS department is very generous to all their students because they give ALL of their students the free food coupons per month and 2 free parking passes per week.

[facemask]

drvhi, thanks for the help. i will look into maimonides to do an elective.

[shutterbugmd]

ER is full untill March of next year 8-(

[scottyhop76]

hey,
what other EM rotations are you looking at? im finding that alot of hospitals dont offer EM as an elective

[DrVhi]

Originally Posted by scottyhop76

hey,
what other EM rotations are you looking at? im finding that alot of hospitals dont offer EM as an elective

They offer adult and pediatric EM electives at Maimonides, Brooklyn Hospital, and perhaps also at Brookdale (in Brooklyn) and St. Barnabas (in the Bronx).

[Theruanway]

I am scheduled for Neurology for 4 weeks in Sept, anyone have any experience with the Neuro dept?

[ssg1980]

Hi,

I finished a Neuro elective here a few months ago. (It's funny, I put up a similar question before I started my elective and no one bothered to answer it.) In any case, it's a pretty nice elective. You start off around 9 with stroke rounds, then wait for the beeper to go off for consults. Basically you just do a consult, and then around 1 or 2ish you present to an attending. You will have a Neurology resident from some other hospital (I forgot the name) as well as a resident from Maimonides doing an elective with you. Sometimes, depending on the attending and the number of consults, the day can end around 6 or 7. Typically though you are out by 4 or 5. If you have any further questions, you can pm me. Good luck!