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Thanks for input thus far -- stats quoted above.
I was wondering if I could get a few opinions on how many aways to do (apart from home rotation)?
I originally wanted to do 3, but an afraid I will burn out and not be able to put out a great effort for the last?
How strong are you clinically? (Not saying this to be mean, most med students make this mistake. I certainly did. We tend to overrate ourselves clinically). How strong are you socially? Can you impress without annoying? Do you know when you need to speak up and when it's time to recede to the background? These are things that I was never great at.
For me, 1 home rotation and 1 away rotation worked best.
For those with a strong CV and weak clinical skills, more aways could mean more chances to expose yourself.
For those with a weak CV and strong clinical skills, the more aways the merrier.
If there is a concern already that you will burn out on the last away rotation, I think you are better off just doing two. I would pick the two you are really interested in and make sure you go all out. (Also keep in mind that many derm rotations are heavy on shadowing and light on giving you an opportunity to shine. I know that by the end of my 2nd clinical derm rotation, I was tired of fake smiling. Some students do it better than others. You'll need to honestly assess how good you are at that game before deciding how many away rotations to pursue)