Princess Margaret Hospital, Roseau, Dominica

[BrotherMan]

Originally Posted by pure_jkz

Most of us (clinical students and 5th semester students) just walked around and asked the locals in Goodwill about apartments. Most locals know which neighbor is renting etc.

(Goodwill is the name of the area that the hospital is in. That's where you wanna live. You won't actually be living 'in' Roseau, though Roseau as you remember is only about 10 min walk from the hospital)

A better option is to try to get a hold of the current 5th semesters, and ask them about apartments. If you're lucky, some of them might even want a roommate. Also ask PP, she might know people. Back when i did it about 6 months ago, one of the doctors was renting a room, and PP hooked a student up with that room.

Make the most of your time down there....rent a car, go hiking on weekends, go scuba diving, and just relax and take it easy!

Thanks for the info...

[BrotherMan]

Has anyone else besides me done rotations in Dominica recently?

[BrotherMan]

Is anyone scheduled to do rotations at this site soon?

[RIRossStudent]

I did my Peds rotation in Dominica from 7/23/07-9/3/07 (as part of the "special rotations") because there was no 5th semester or 4th semesters (on vacation). I was hoping to have the whole six weeks with Dr. McIn***, but she suddenly went on vacation. I thus really did not learn much, as there were just interns and residents on the Peds ward. Dr. McIn** only showed up for one week in my rotation.

I did not like what Dr. McIn*** did....she gave me a B+, even though she was not even there for 5 weeks to evaluate me. She took her vacation time without telling me. As I found out later, Dr. McI**** is a hard grader.....she really does not give out As. What really annoyed me is that she was not even there and yet she gave me an evaluation. All of the other docs there told me that they would give me an A, but that did not happen.

Moral of the story.....DO NOT GO TO Dominica. I only went because I did not want to stay home for six-nine weeks after taking usmle step 1 and run the risk of not making the match. Also, the clinical dean at Ross told me that it is very hard to get Peds in the US as well.

If you want to go to Dominica and get a B in Peds be my guest. Housing is very hard to find near the hospital unless you want to pay a lot, and it is just not worth the money because the attending docs do not really show up. It is a good place to study if you doing the rotation right before taking step 2 as you will have time to study, but that is it. Hrs are 8:45AM-12or1PM. There are 2-3 calls total for the whole rotation.

[Somogyi]

Why the heck would you do any rotations on the island??? It makes no sense. There are PLENTY of sites to do your rotations at in the USA... with the pediatrics situation, you just have to be patient on that.. BUT they will give it to you, especially if you are in your last semester or are in danger of not matching.. YES THEY WILL because THEY HELPED ME... going back to the island is a drastic decision and one that is costly (financially considering air ticket and all).. unless you like being there, good for you.. but going out of fear or not getting US sites is just ridiculous!!!

[Somogyi]

PS.. most resident programs prefer if you do your clinical training in the USA just FYI

[ILPsychDoc]

Anyone complete peds or obgyn at PMH and have trouble with residency?

[free2rime8]

is it better to live in roseau for PMH?

[shardy]

i liked it. did my peds there as special rotation. mcI is a hard grader, but she has excellent fund of knoweldge - and thus, her resi's have collected the same fund. if you know ur stuff and demonstrate 'pimp-ableness' then its a good rotation for learning and relaxing.

plus i loved dominica and logged about 80 dives during my stay.

[shardy]

oh i lived in picard and commuted - memorizing Goljan every day on the 45 min public transport for 8 EC.