Rotation Ready

This episode will help you stand out in the OR, on wards, or in clinic on your OBGYN rotation. Dr. Karlapudi provides a guide for being proactive, whether it's your first time experiencing OBGYN, or returning as a seasoned sub-intern! We gain insight into how resident obstetricians and gynecologists think, dive into the team dynamics between residents and students, and learn tips and tricks for be...

This episode will help you stand out in the general OBGYN clinic and benign gynecology service during your OBGYN rotation. Dr. Griffin helps us feel comfortable taking care of the broad range of patients that are seen throughout pregnancy, menopause, and benign surgical care. We gain insight into how obstetricians and gynecologists think, and we dive into the vast chief complaints that present in...

This episode will help you stand out during your Otolaryngology (ENT) Rotation. Dr. Torrecillas expertly guides us through the variety found within ENT,  how to be prepared to answer common pimping questions, and shares common misconceptions on ENT as a specialty. Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time on an ENT service or clinic, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and...

This episode will help you stand out during your General Surgery Rotation. Dr. Cassidy expertly guides us on what post-op questions to ask patients when pre-rounding, how to encourage learning from your preceptors as a medical student, and gives advice for students who are working in the OR for the first time.  Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time on a minimally invasive surgery ser...

This episode will help you stand out during your Pediatric Surgery Rotation. Dr. Gander expertly guides us on how to pre-round on our pediatric patients in the mornings, how to work-up abdominal pain in a child, and gives advice for students who are working in the OR for the first time.  Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time on a pediatric surgery service, hear lots of tips and trick...

This episode will help you stand out during rheumatology clinic during your IM or rheumatology rotation. Dr. Kamen expertly guides us through the joint and skin exam, how to think through all of the biologic treatments available, and many pearls on how to think through a patient with a complicated presentation.  Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in the rheumatology clinic, hear l...

This episode will help you stand out in the newborn nursery during your pediatrics rotation. Dr. MacGeorge expertly guides us through a medical student's role in the newborn nursery, how to do a newborn exam, and gives advice for students who have little experience interacting with newborns.  Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in the newborn nursery, hear lots of tips and tricks f...

This episode will help you stand out during your dermatology rotation. Dr. Marchell expertly guides us through a medical student's role in the dermatology clinic, how to do a thorough skin exam, and many pearls on how to formulate your presentation to the attending.  Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in the dermatology clinic, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out an...

This episode will help you stand out on the child and adolescent psychiatry service during your psychiatry rotation. Dr. Hiott expertly guides us through taking a mental status exam in a pediatric patient, how to navigate group rounds, and going through key differences in psychiatry vs medicine wards.  Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time on the child psychiatry service, hear lots o...

This episode will help you stand out in epilepsy clinic during your neurology rotation. Dr. Schmitt expertly guides us through taking a history in patients presenting with loss of consciousness, how to think through anti-epileptic medications, and several pearls on being a caring physician.  Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in the epilepsy clinic, hear lots of tips and tricks fo...

This episode will help you stand out on the general neurology inpatient service during your neurology rotation. Dr. Dujari expertly guides us through a couple common chief complaints and what she wants to hear from a medical student that is presenting to her. She also leaves us with many actionable ways to immediately impress our attendings. This is an episode you don’t want to miss! Join us in le...

This episode will help you stand out in the clinic and on the wards of your Child Neurology rotation. Dr. Larsen gives us expert tips on the pediatric neurology exam, common pitfalls that students make, and dives deep into the diagnosis and management of epilepsy in children. Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in child neurology, and hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand...

This episode will help you stand out in your neuromuscular neurology clinic as well as any outpatient clinic during your Neurology rotation. Dr. Leung understands the struggles of medical students and breaks down how to be efficient as we start a neurology rotation. We spend time discussing both general neurology pearls, as well as neuromuscular medicine, which is a subspecialty of neurology focus...

This episode will help you stand out in the general OBGYN clinic during your OBGYN rotation. Dr. Cowherd helps us feel comfortable taking care of the broad range of patients that are seen in clinic. We learn some amazing mnemonics for certain chief complaints and dive deep into the nuances of how gynecologists think. Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in the OBGYN clinic, hear lot...

This episode will help you stand out in the adult emergency department clinic during your EM rotation. Dr. Samuelson explains the ins and outs of the ED, how to get involved as a medical student, and how to think like an emergency physician. Lots of pearls in this episode! Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in the ED, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress...

This episode will help you stand out on the vascular (stroke) neurology service and stroke clinic during your neurology rotation. Dr. Yamada walks us through the notorious stroke service and gives us the tools to show up prepared and ready to engage with the team on Day 1. Time is brain! Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time on the stroke service, hear lots of tips and tricks for way...

This episode will help you stand out in the pediatric genetics clinic and any other pediatric clinic during your Peds rotation. Dr. Lancaster gives such a passionate perspective on pediatric genetics, but also leaves us with innumerable pearls for standing out in any pediatric clinic that we will encounter. This is the clinic where you will see all of the rare conditions you read about during your...

This episode will help you stand out on your pulmonology service and clinic during your IM rotation. Dr. Rissmiller gives us actionable tips for how to evaluate pulmonology patients, and takes a deep dive into why the specialty can be so challenging, but also fascinating and rewarding. Our favorite quote was, “For medical students, it’s not smartest one that stands out; it’s the one with the most...

This episode will help you stand out on your pediatric inpatient service during your pediatrics rotation. We compare and contrast the care of the hospitalized pediatric vs adult patient, and why we need to approach kids differently. There are so many nuances to inpatient pediatrics that Dr. Oddo beautifully describes and gives several pearls that you won’t hear anywhere else! Join us in learning h...

This episode will help you stand out in both inpatient and outpatient nephrology during your IM rotation or 4th year nephrology elective. Medical students are naturally terrified of the kidneys, but Dr. Sturdivant assures us that it isn’t that hard, and that it can actually be very fun! Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in nephrology, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stan...

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 tim...

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...

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...

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 ho...

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...