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One of the more difficult elective/selective rotations in 3rd/4th year can be the medical ICU. Machines and medications that aren't seen outside of the ICU, patients dying on a not-so-infrequent basis, difficult family situations, etc. If your school doesn't require an ICU rotation, I would still strongly encourage that you do an elective in critical care during your 4th year.
I'm the clerkship director for the medical student CCM rotation at my hospital, and the fellowship director for the CCM fellowship... so... I'm probably biased, but I think it's a great rotation, whether you do it with us or at an institution near you. Some students shy away from CCM because it can be an overwhelming rotation but by the time you finish it, you'll feel a lot more comfortable with complex medical patients.
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At my institution we have over 160 ICU beds at my hospital so we have capacity for a lot of rotators each block. Our GME office worked hard during COVID to keep the hospital open as much as possible for in-person rotations so students could continue to get hands on experience with patients so it's a very friendly hospital for visiting students.
You can find us in VSAS; AdventHealth Orlando Critical Care. VSAS # 7857-2
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I'm the clerkship director for the medical student CCM rotation at my hospital, and the fellowship director for the CCM fellowship... so... I'm probably biased, but I think it's a great rotation, whether you do it with us or at an institution near you. Some students shy away from CCM because it can be an overwhelming rotation but by the time you finish it, you'll feel a lot more comfortable with complex medical patients.
(start of shameless plug)
At my institution we have over 160 ICU beds at my hospital so we have capacity for a lot of rotators each block. Our GME office worked hard during COVID to keep the hospital open as much as possible for in-person rotations so students could continue to get hands on experience with patients so it's a very friendly hospital for visiting students.
You can find us in VSAS; AdventHealth Orlando Critical Care. VSAS # 7857-2
(end of shameless plug)