Poison Center

Location

At Stroger in morning, then at Union Station in afternoon.

# Weeks

2

Hours/week on site

31-40

Open to M3s?

?

Scheduled through OASIS?

yes

On Rush schedule?

yes

# other students

1

Prerequisites

?

Interviewing/Step 2 flexibility

1 day

 

Overnight call?

no

Work weekends?

no

Weekend call?

no

Is there an exam at the end of the rotation

no

Students required to give a presentation

no

Teaching hours/day

2-3

Teaching style

Morning report/Case conference, lectures given by residents & attendings, student presentations

Suggested reading/pocket contents

Textbook is provided for you

 

Structure of rotation

see below

Amt/quality of time residents/attendings

The mornings were spent with the Toxicology fellowship group (which included attendings, fellows and residents - mostly from ED). Afternoons at Poison Center you worked with the poison center staff.

Proportion of time evaluating pts alone

0-25%

# pts evaluated/day

0-2

Procedures

never

Typical day

See previous question

Usefulness for any residency (# stars/5)

Usefulness for this residency (# stars/5)

Useful for other specialties

Any time you work w/patients

Overall rating (# stars/5)

Recommended to other students (# stars/5)

5

Other comments

Least favorite was having to bus to downtown, don't take this rotation in the dead of winter.