Pediatric ICU (PICU)

Location

Rush

# Weeks

4

Hours/week on site

71-80 (2)

Open to M3s?

no

Scheduled through OASIS?

yes

On Rush schedule?

yes

# other students

0

Prerequisites

Peds Core

Interviewing/Step 2 flexibility

1, 2 days off

Overnight call?

yes

Work weekends?

yes

Weekend call?

yes

Is there an exam at the end of the rotation

no

Students required to give a presentation

yes

Teaching hours/day

1-2, 3-4

Teaching style

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

Suggested reading/pocket contents

?

Structure of rotation

Team-based

Amt/quality of time residents/attendings

Spent time mostly with residents. Attendings gave lecture after rounds almost every day for about an hour about basic ICU management. Residents/Attendings taught on rounds as well.

The morning was spent with the residents and attendings.  The rest of the day was spent with the residents. 

Proportion of time evaluating pts alone

50-75%, 75-100%

# pts evaluated/day

2-4

Procedures

A few times/month

Typical day

Typical day consisted of pre-rounding, rounding, lecture with attending, and then picking up patients.

Usefulness for any residency (# stars/5)

4, 5

Usefulness for this residency (# stars/5)

4, 5

Useful for other specialties

Peds or any critical care specialty

Overall rating (# stars/5)

4, 5

Recommended to other students (# stars/5)

4, 5

Other comments

Good introduction to ICU management of patients and to learn basics of ventilators.