VISITING SABA TOMORROW, AND HAVE SOME CONCERNS. - Page 2

IMDoc · #11 (**permalink**) 02-08-2005, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bigguy

Hello all,
Thanks for the feedback. Taking a trip to Gardner never occurred to me. I just assumed that the clinicals coordinator would be in Saba; but of course, it makes absolute sense that they're based in the states. I'm absolutely going to do that. I understand now that the clinicals office is bombarded by students. I'm less offended that I didn't receive a reply.

To answer the question directed at me. I'd love to practice medicine, but having the MD would make me pretty attractive as a patent lawyer in the pharm/med-equipment world, or as in-house counsel to a big hospital corporation. I'm not really sure. If I can finish residency by 46 or so, that leaves a good 20-25 (or more) years to do a lot of things. I'm not so much money motivated; I just want a job where my eyes don't glaze over from boredom. One of the things that attracts me to medicine, is that it's a job you can do, and be respected for, until you drop dead of old age. I know a lot of 78 year old doctors. I can't say the same about any other field.

One more question for those of you doing your rotations now. Let's say you're in your IM rotation at a hospital, is it unreasonable to think that you might be able have close enough contact with other departments to be able to wangle another rotation out of them. Or is that just crazy talk? Is it possible to have rapport with directors, or are clinical students just pesky fleas?

Thanks again,
Bigguy
Ps. Thursday, I'll be the dork walking around the school looking confused and wearing a tie. Feel free to say hello, or throw fruit.

It is possible to get other rotations while at a hospital. I know it is definately that way at Brookdale Hospital for electives, and I think it is that way in KC as well. I don't know much about the hospitals in MD or LA though, but from what I have been told that it is possible to get other rotations at hospitals once you are already there. I asked about your future intentions because there are a lot of lawyers nowadays that go back and get their MD and then sue doctors in malpractice cases. Just as advice though, I wouldn't tell anyone in the hospitals you go to that you are a lawyer. At the hospital that I am at, which is very benign, they think of lawyers in a very negative light and have no qualms about saying so. That is just the current climate in medicine these days, but I don't see any change in that occuring in the near future.
Have fun on Saba and enjoy the drive up to Gardner. It is in the middle of nowhere in MA, but like I said only about 2-3 hours away from you in NYC.

wolfvgang22 · #12 (**permalink**) 02-09-2005, 04:34 PM

Well, there are different kinds of lawyers, so we don't have to hate all of them....what if he's a patent law expert? Or an expert on mineral rights?

IMDoc · #13 (**permalink**) 02-09-2005, 09:24 PM

A few have tarnished the rest, all of them are parasites I say!!!!!!!!!

ducman · #14 (**permalink**) 02-10-2005, 03:51 PM

It was good to meet you today in our Histology class. Hope you enjoyed the rock, the school and the people with whom you conversed.

Hope to see you in September!

islandFEVER · #15 (**permalink**) 02-11-2005, 06:39 AM

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swinginislanddoc · #16 (**permalink**) 02-11-2005, 03:47 PM

Hey Bigguy,
hope you enjoyed your trip. Sorry I was a bit of a space cadet when we spoke - I was still half asleep. ha! If you have any more questions feel free to post them.

djinbh · #17 (**permalink**) 02-11-2005, 05:28 PM

Bigguy,
It was nice bumping into you at the deli. Looking foward to seeing you in sept. I'll show you the ***** and Garfunkle house next time.PM me if you have any other questions.

wolfvgang22 · #18 (**permalink**) 02-11-2005, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by djinbh

Bigguy,
It was nice bumping into you at the deli. Looking foward to seeing you in sept. I'll show you the ***** and Garfunkle house next time.PM me if you have any other questions.

Is it the one by the bridge over troubled waters?

dreamdoc · #19 (**permalink**) 02-13-2005, 12:41 AM

No Wolf! Its the one over by the sound of silence..

retina_geek · #20 (**permalink**) 02-13-2005, 09:10 PM

as someone who is wrapping up my clinical rotations this week, i have had the opportunity to deal with sandy and all the others at the gardner office... they do work very hard to set up rotations and i'm sure they will take the time to talk to you if you want. when it comes time, in actuality, to have your rotations set up, remember that step 1 scores rule. most of my rotations that were scheduled "unofficially" on the island were changed, fortunately, for the better, after my step 1 scores came out. also remember that if you are a family man, you'll have the proverbial dibs in staying in one spot... good luck on your journey... it all works out beautifully in the end...

and just some words of encouragement from someone who is nearly done... my best friends and i are all extremely satisfied with our experiences with saba... three of them are heading into sweet university programs in anesthesia and the other into an equally sweet ER residency, again, at a university program. as you can tell by my name, i got the residency of my choice through the SF match and still can't believe that we all got exactly what we wanted... and a piece of advice for those of you heading down in the near future... don't get caught up in the baloney on the island about everyone else's grades, and who's kissing *** to whom... the experience of being on the island is unforgettable... as much as i wanted to get the hell of the island when i was there (growing up as a toronto kid), i look back on it all with very very fond memories... i truly miss my friends and all the presidentes we shared in the kickgluteal weather... my advice: read enough to memorize the BRS books, and spend the rest of the time drinking and laughing... the clinical experience is stressful and you'll never have as great a time as you do on saba... peace... (drops the mike and walks off stage...)

-bren.

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