I just received my rotation schedule for next year with rough dates during which they will occur:
- Internal Medicine (July - Aug)
- Surgery (Sept-Oct)
- Pediatrics (Nov-Dec)
- Family Medicine (Jan-Feb)
- Psych/Neuro (Mar-Apr)
- OB/Gyn (June-July)
For the most part, I got my top preferences. I really wanted Peds third or fourth and I really wanted to start with IM. Those two things were most important to me - so I'm excited I got those two things. I'm happy that I'll get to do surgery second so that I can get it over with. I was hoping to not end with OB/Gyn because it's a tough rotation and I wouldn't mind ending on a lighter note - but it's not a huge deal. I also was hoping to have Fam Med in a warmer block because there is a chance I may have to drive up to an hour each day to an outside site and the fourth rotation is in Jan/Feb. There's a chance I may find someone that has OB/Gyn fourth and Fam Med sixth that would like to switch - but those odds are slim and I'm not counting on it. The up side to having OB/Gyn during the warm months is that it can have some strange hours and having to go there in the middle of the night won't be as bad with nicer weather.
Overall I'm happy with my schedule. In a perfect world, all I would do is switch 4 and 6, so I didn't do too badly. Ultimately, the schedule doesn't matter much - we all experience each field eventually!
I'll be starting IM on July 5th!
