So, yesterday some of the third year medical students came to tell us how things are next year. Provided we pass our giant Step 1 exam and generally keep our sanity through the end of the year. We have 6 rotations each lasting 2 months and here is a summary of what was said:
If you like standing up all day and talking in front of patients and people who know way more than you then Internal Medicine is the specialty for you. Show up every single day. Yes that means weekends rounding at 8:30. (Well since we aren't really that useful we do get 5 days off...)= Please no weddings March and April next year.
If you like getting outside your comfort zone and trying procedures on patients because you are the only hospital for 100 miles then Family Medicine is for you! Away rotations and a lot of worksheets make this one fun for everyone who likes not sleeping in their own bed.
If you like asking women if they mind you messing around in places that most strangers DO NOT get to mess around in Obstetrics and Gynecology is for you! 7 days of "night float" is good for the night owls, 12 hour days for anyone who likes coaching women through pain.
If you like having the strangest stories at the cocktail party Psychiatry is for you. The crazier the better you say? You have your calling.
If you like nice people that smile a lot and you like to smile a lot it seems like Pediatrics is for you. Bow ties and more relaxed dress code seems to be the best.
If you like the hours of 3:30-5:30 AM and reading frantically the patient history before you spend a couple hours holding their organs then surgery is definitely for you. Tips given by experienced third years: Don't lie to the attendings and always looking at the wound. 8 weeks of gaping wounds.
This is all pretty much in jest. I am actually very excited about next year, all of it sounds amazing. So, excited in fact that it is difficult for me to keep focused on looking at power points for 8 hours a day which is what I do most of the time.
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