Rotation Ready

This episode will help you stand out in the pediatric ED during your pediatrics rotation. As we will hear from Dr. Kane, the peds ED is a very chaotic place, but there is a rhyme to the reason and it can be very fun and exciting once you figure out the flow. Join us in getting a headstart so we can start helping the team and standing out on day 1!

Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in the pediatric ED, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day in the peds ED.

Dr. Ian Kane is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy!

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Book/Resource recommendation - “Scrubs” TV show

This episode will help you stand out on the inpatient internal medicine wards during your IM rotation. This is the rotation that embodies your third year of med school, and is one we all want to honor! Dr. Holmes-Maybank leaves us with tons of actionable pearls and easy ways to make IM an incredible experience!

Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time on inpatient medicine, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day of IM.

Dr. Keri Holmes-Maybank is an internist at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy!

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Book/Resource recommendation - “Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic” by Sam Quinones

This episode will help you stand out on the general inpatient psychiatry wards during your psychiatry rotation. This is a uniquely challenging rotation for medical students and can be very scary in the beginning. Dr. Pelic rips off the bandaid and gives us an inside look into the best ways to prepare for the psych interview, mental status exam, interacting with the team, and so much more!

Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time on the psychiatry wards, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day of psychiatry.

Dr. Christopher Pelic is a psychiatrist at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy!

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Book/Resource recommendation - “Success on the Wards: 250 Rules for Clerkship Success” by Rajani Katta and Samir Desai

This episode will help you stand out in your family medicine clinic during your Family Medicine rotation. To quote Dr. Adams, “this clinic is where you will see all people, of all ages, for all problems!” This is quite daunting, especially for a med student. Dr. Adams breaks it down for us and leaves us with several simple things that a student can do on day 1 to stand out. 

Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in family medicine clinic, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day of family medicine.

Dr. Cristin Adams is a family medicine physician at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy!

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Book/Resource recommendation - “AFP: American Family Physician Podcast”

This episode will help you stand out in your movement disorder clinic during your Neurology rotation. This clinic is where you will see patients with neurodegenerative or otherwise acquired movement issues like tremor, rigidity, and gait changes. As you’ll hear, common diagnoses like Parksinson’s disease and essential tremor can be MUCH more complicated than they appear, and Dr. Rodriguez gives us an important reminder that we must stay humble as clinicians.

Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in movement disorders, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day in the movement disorder clinic.

Dr. Federico Rodriguez-Porcel is a movement disorder and cognitive specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy!

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Book/Resource recommendation - “House of God” by Samuel Shem

This episode will help you stand out in your pediatrics outpatient clinic during your pediatrics rotation. This clinic is where you will see kids ages 0-18 with all kinds of chief complaints and diagnoses! Pediatrics is very unique for medical students because it is often the first time we are assessing and examining an infant, or discussing ADHD treatment with an adolescent. It is very challenging, but Dr. Khawaja drops a ton of pearls on how we can be ready on day 1 and impress our preceptor.

Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in outpatient pediatrics, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day in the general pediatric clinic.

Dr. Morgan Khawaja is a general pediatrician at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy!

For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com

Book/Resource recommendation - “Peds in a Pod” Podcast

This episode will help you stand out on your antepartum inpatient service during your OBGYN rotation. This inpatient service is where you will take care of the acutely ill pregnant patient. This is a challenging service for students with many ethical dilemmas, and as Dr. Chang says "Antepartum goes from 0 to 60 very quickly".

Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time on antepartum, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day of antepartum.

Dr. Eugene Chang is a maternal fetal medicine specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy!

For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com