PHASE 3 CLERKSHIP SURVEY RESULTS

Clerkship?

Other

Required Elective or Subinternship?

Elective

What was the elective called?

Critical Care Medicine (MICU)

Which site did you attend?

SLUH

Do you wish you did it at another site?


Any tips on preparing for Day 1?


How was the driving and parking?


How bad were the on call hours?

BAD! Q3 call with minimal sleep on call

What were your weekday hours?

Rounding for several hours on a max of 12 patients. Central lines, lines, and more lines.

What were your weekend hours?

4 days of per month, weekends same as weekdays

What should we know about the attendings and residents?

We had a new attending qweek.

Did you learn any new procedures or skills?

Central lines. Ventilator management.

What books were useful for the shelf exam?


How was your shelf exam?

NO EXAM

Did you have enough time to study for it?


What pearls of wisdom should an incoming student ABSOLUTELY know?


How would you rate the stress level?

worse than average

Are you now more or less interested in this specialty as a career?

Less

Any other comments?

LONG hours with upside being line placement and learning about vents.

Date posted: Wed Sep 15 04:11:08 1999

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