Away Rotation-UAB

Travis and I (Justin) spent the month in Birmingham doing an away rotation. This post is to note the Pros and Cons of the place.
Pros
8 hour shifts
Brand new ED
Lots of procedures
Very friendly faculty
You get to place consults
You can also to a Toxicology month, which gives you less ED shifts, and other experiences as well.

Cons
4 year program (unless you are into that)
Low acuity for the most part, no trauma experience
Very little peds experience (children's is down the street, and they go there, you don't)
The inn is always full, you get to hold on to a lot of admitted patients

If anyone has any specific questions, feel free to ask them in the comments.

posted by EMIG @ 11:38 PM Comments: 0