Infectious Disease - Rush/Stroger

Location

Rush and Stroger

# Weeks

2 weeks each at both Rush and County (4 wks total)

Hours/week on site

41-50 , 61-70

Open to M3s?

yes

Scheduled through OASIS?

yes

On Rush schedule?

yes

# other students

4 or more

Prerequisites

Medicine core

Interviewing/Step 2 flexibility

?

Overnight call?

no

Work weekends?

yes

Weekend call?

no

Is there an exam at the end of the rotation

no

Students required to give a presentation

no

Teaching hours/day

3-4

Teaching style

Patient rounds, Morning report/Case conference, Lecture given by resident or attending

Suggested reading/pocket contents

Sanford Antimicrobial Guide

Structure of rotation

Team-based

Amt/quality of time residents/attendings

Spent rounds with attendings.  Depending on the attending, could be 3-4 hours a day.

Proportion of time evaluating pts alone

75-100%

# pts evaluated/day

2-4

Procedures

A few times/week

Typical day

Pre-round on patients in the am, take consults throughout the day, the round at end of day with attending. Usually at the end of the day you see new patients and the sickest patients.

Usefulness for any residency

3 of 5 stars

Usefulness for this residency

3 of 5 stars

Useful for other specialties

Internal Medicine

Overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Recommended to other students

3 of 5 stars

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