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Location |
Rush |
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# Weeks |
4 |
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Hours/week on site |
51-60, 41-50 |
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Open to M3s? |
yes |
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Scheduled through OASIS? |
yes |
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On Rush schedule? |
yes |
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# other students |
0, 1 |
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Prerequisites |
none |
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Interviewing/Step 2 flexibility |
they're flexible Attendings are very flexible and understanding |
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Overnight call? |
no |
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Work weekends? |
no |
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Weekend call? |
no |
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Is there an exam at the end of the rotation |
no |
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Students required to give a presentation |
no |
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Teaching hours/day |
1-2, 0-1 |
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Teaching style |
Morning report/Case conference, they teach during procedures |
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Suggested reading/pocket contents |
I didn't read anything. You don't need anything in your pockets because you'll always be wearing scrubs. Squire's Radiology The Interventional Radiology Survival Guide |
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Structure of rotation |
One-on-one with attendings/residents |
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Amt/quality of time residents/attendings |
I took the rotation when the fellows were new, so most of the teaching was focused on getting the fellows up to speed. But the attendings were good teachers, and I would expect that later in the year the fellows would be the same way. |
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Proportion of time evaluating pts alone |
0-25% |
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# pts evaluated/day |
8-10, 2-4 |
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Procedures |
A few times/day, A few times/wk |
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Typical day |
I would get there at 7 and watch/assist with procedures all day. I would typically leave around 6 or 7. There was a good variety of procedures, and it was very hands-on. You're standing around in lead all day, though, which can be tiring. Arrive at 7:30am to prep for cases/review radiographs, scrub in for procedures/observe cases, consent patients for procedures, attend vascular surgery/interventional radiology conferences, sometimes attend diagnostic radiology noon lectures |
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Usefulness for any residency (# stars/5) |
3, 1 |
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Usefulness for this residency (# stars/5) |
4, 5 |
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Useful for other specialties |
Surgery, radiology Any radiology specialty |
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Overall rating (# stars/5) |
4, 4 |
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Recommended to other students (# stars/5) |
5, 3 |
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Other comments |
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Comments
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I found IR to be fascinating. The typical day consisted of numerous CT-guided biopsies, NG tubes, central lines, etc. Hours, as already mentioned, were variable. For example, you simply could show up when you want to, and just scrub in on a procedure depending on the attending. I would disagree that it deserves 5 stars.