Greenbook Discussion

[medschool22]

Title says it all

here's the list from their website: SABA University - www.saba.edu - international medical university college

[iowafarmstud]

Most of their clinicals are greenbook, but there are certain "elective" rotations, such as dermatology for example, that may not have the greenbook stamp of approval.

[medschool22]

Originally Posted by iowafarmstud

Most of their clinicals are greenbook, but there are certain "elective" rotations, such as dermatology for example, that may not have the greenbook stamp of approval.

do you mean that they don't offer a greenbook dermatology rotation (for example) or do you mean that just some of the locations don't offer derm greenbook, but some do?

[iowafarmstud]

They have certain clinical sites that are not greenbook. You can talk with your advisor, and they will do their best to get you all greenbook rotations if you want(you may travel a bit). Also, you can still possibly get into a specialty, such as dermatology, without a greenbook rotation.

[oncojut]

Iowafarmstud is correct! There are core rotation sites that ARE NOT greenbook! And, you really need to research your elective rotations, especially if you are setting them up yourself, to make sure that they are greenbook. If you're going to practice in the US and you know which state you'll be in, you should go to the state medical board website. There you will find their requirements regarding greenbook rotations. Some states require that all of your rotations be greenbook. Other states require only core rotations be greenbook. And, some of them don't give a rat's pooper about greenbook rotations. Just make sure you know what you need and if the rotation you're planning on doing meets your needs.

[genialg]

thats so interesting, I asked my interviewers about if the rotations are ACGME approved...and he specifically stated they are all green book!

[js_paramedic_1979]

The family practice umbrella covers many of the rotations..

[wolfvgang22]

Originally Posted by iowafarmstud

Most of their clinicals are greenbook, but there are certain "elective" rotations, such as dermatology for example, that may not have the greenbook stamp of approval.

All Saba cores are supposed to be at least green book under the family practice umbrella. If you want green book by specialty (usually meaning there is a fellowship in that exact field you are wanting to rotate in at that hospital), then you need to
1.) Ask the clinical coordinator verbally, and
2.) double check the fact yourself on the acgme website, and if you want to be super cautious
3.) call and ask if the acgme listing is up to date

Regarding electives, we are responsible for setting up our own 4th year electives. After looking around a second it seems that getting grenen book electives isn't nearly as hard as obtaining green book core rotations. You can go nearly anywhere for electives it seems - for example I am currently looking into doing all my 4th year electives in my home state of Texas as a visiting student. Looks easy - just fill out an application to get the ball rolling.

[bluezeno]

Hello,

I was wondering if there were any people who have successfully done all their core and elective rotations in hopitals that were ACGME approved and are considered "greenbook by specialty".

Does it take longer to achieve this rotation compared to taking just the cores "Grennbook"? I have heard that if you are able to move frequently and don't need to do rotations back to back that it is possible.

I am single and young so I can move around anywhere I want; however, I would like to graduate medical school in 4 years and be able to take the USMLE after finishing all myrotations. Will not doing rotations back to back effect me from doing this? I guess I'm not exactly sure on what doing "rotations back to back" means.

Thank you

[oncojut]

All of my clinical rotations were greenbook rotations. I DID have to move around alot during my last two years. When people reference "back-to-back" rotations, they're basically saying that they had little to no time between rotations. I did all of my rotations back-to-back with the exception of the three week study period that I took for Step II. The rotations are out there. And, it is possible to do all greenbook rotations quickly. But, you have to be willing to do most of the legwork yourself. Don't expect to do back-to-back greenbook rotations if you leave your scheduling to the school. They just don't have enough affiliations to keep everyone satisfied. I did the research on all of my elective rotations, sent the necessary information, and scheduled the rotation dates before ever contacting the school. This way, all you have to do is call the clinical department and ask them to send the Saba packet that they send to every rotation site that you go to. If you do this, however, you'll need to plan your rotations well in advance in order to give both the school and the rotation site enough time to complete the necessary paperwork