Has anyone done any elective rotations at Orlando Health (formerly Orlando Regional Medical Center)? If so, can you give any insight into how well (or poorly) IMGs are treated. I realize this is rotation-dependent, but generally... Did you enjoy your experience?

Also, which rotation did you do? Were you able to network and obtain other rotations there (if you wanted to do so)?

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Scott1981 is a PGY1 Internal Med resident there.

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Trauma Surgery at Orlando Health: overall grade B. Minimal involvement in actual trauma surgery cases. In fact, only went in OR for traumas a few times, and that's because I took the initiative. Spent most of my time on floors with interns--some procedures. Managed 3-4 patients daily. Some time spent in the OR doing gen surg cases. They do everything open. Very few lap cases. ED trauma bay is a great place to be. Hands-on and several per call day. Problem was that you only are on trauma call every 3-5 days. You can call the operator and have your pager turned on at all times. This is what I did and told my chief resident that I would be going to calls whenever possible. Minimal time with attendings. A lot of down time -- have to continually ask for things to do. Nice series of lectures every morning. Arrived 530 AM daily and left around 6 PM on ave. Free parking. Free lunches and breakfast in physician lounge (can only go in with residents/attendings). Free parking on top level of garage. Clinic 2 times/wk. Not very friendly to IMGs, but residents didn't seem to care much. One mid-level from Ross. Another from SMU and Ross=prelims--scrambled in.

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SMU SOM--4th yr. Nov/Dec - Family Med - FH. Jan -Infectious Disease -FH. Feb-Cardiology-FH. St Louis: Mar-Burn Unit. Apr-Neuro/the end!

so that's your elective experience. I suppose all electives have tons of downtime.

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Oh yeah, should have indicated that I posted some brief info of my elective for others who may want to do rotations at this location. Sorry-should have clarified that.

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SMU SOM--4th yr. Nov/Dec - Family Med - FH. Jan -Infectious Disease -FH. Feb-Cardiology-FH. St Louis: Mar-Burn Unit. Apr-Neuro/the end!