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there have been many posts on people deciding between two specific things. i want your general opinions. put down your order, and your rationale. doesn't have to be what you got, but i'd like to see what you wanted.
i'll start:
i'm interested in something surgical (neurosurgery/general/etc), with no interest in medicine, very involved with research, would like to continue it into third year.
1. internal medicine
reason: i heard many of the principles are repeated in the rest of your rotations. knowing this makes peds, fam med, and even surgery a little easier.
2. obgyn
reason: no interest in it, the internal med will help with some, but the OR experience will hopefully get rid of any OR jitters i may have for when surgery comes around
3. fam med
reason: at my school, generally pretty easy. also right before christmas break, so getting burnt out with break ahead won't kill me. also i can get some research in and carry it on at home while on break.
4. peds
reason: similar to fam med
5. surgery
reason: didn't want it at the very end where the end is in sight. also, i'd like an easy last rotation for some time to study for step II. its late enough however that i have clinical experience in the OR and presenting patients. i'd hope that i'm at my peak at this block and can really pull off a great job for a surgery recommendation
6. psych
reason: end on an easy class, allow step II study, maybe pump out a final research project, or simple case report
i'll start:
i'm interested in something surgical (neurosurgery/general/etc), with no interest in medicine, very involved with research, would like to continue it into third year.
1. internal medicine
reason: i heard many of the principles are repeated in the rest of your rotations. knowing this makes peds, fam med, and even surgery a little easier.
2. obgyn
reason: no interest in it, the internal med will help with some, but the OR experience will hopefully get rid of any OR jitters i may have for when surgery comes around
3. fam med
reason: at my school, generally pretty easy. also right before christmas break, so getting burnt out with break ahead won't kill me. also i can get some research in and carry it on at home while on break.
4. peds
reason: similar to fam med
5. surgery
reason: didn't want it at the very end where the end is in sight. also, i'd like an easy last rotation for some time to study for step II. its late enough however that i have clinical experience in the OR and presenting patients. i'd hope that i'm at my peak at this block and can really pull off a great job for a surgery recommendation
6. psych
reason: end on an easy class, allow step II study, maybe pump out a final research project, or simple case report