I would not be surprised if
labor
and delivery are the two worst weeks of 3rd year
What were your weekday hours?
L&D: 6 am to 7 pm for seven days
followed immediately by 7 pm until 7:30-8 am for seven days...
Surgery and Clinic at Marys: 6 am until...
What were your weekend hours?
none during clinic/surg; see above
for l&d
What should we know about the attendings and residents?
Deaconess
L&D is staffed by Marys and D.O. residents. If you want to do any
deliveries there,
hook up with the D.O.'s or the family practice docs from the FCC
most annoying resident: Sherri Catlin
stay away from: Will Fortsen, John Cimino, Jeff Stanczyck
get to know: Greg Ward, Christine Taylor, Kim Hess, Gail Dean, Tom Hulson
Ann Srisuro will let you do speculum exams in clinic, if you are into that
sort of thing
The best impression to make may be no impression at all.
who is nice enough to teach, but these incidents are few and far between.
What books were useful for the shelf exam?
Blue Prints
Pre-Test
Maybe clinical vignettes
How was your shelf exam?
8/10
Did you have enough time to study for it?
sure
What pearls of wisdom should an incoming student ABSOLUTELY know?
Don't piss off the divergent-eyed Cookie Monster. Don't believe anything
she has to say
either. Just marvel at her grotesque habitus and stay the hell away from
her.
How would you rate the stress level?
tolerable
Are you now more or less interested in this specialty as a career?
