clash_of_ideas Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 I’ve heard this being thrown around a lot. What does it mean to impresss while on elective, particularly a pre clerkship one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeagol Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 Pre-clerkship electives tend to have lower expectations since your preceptors will assume that you're there for career exploration. Show up early, read around cases if you know them before hand, demonstrate interest, and have situational awareness (if they seem super busy/stressed, just try to hang back and not get in the way). For clerkship electives, expectations are a bit higher, since they assume that you're there b/c you're interested. Again, show up early, pay attention to what the PGY1s are doing, learn to not get in the way, read around material/cases, ask insightful questions when prompted, etc. dooogs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooogs Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 Is it also normal to receive very neutral/unspecific feedback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1D7 Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, dooogs said: Is it also normal to receive very neutral/unspecific feedback? Yes this is the norm. Unless you make an excellent impression on the right people you can expect that most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clash_of_ideas Posted June 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 It’s like why are people riddled with imposter syndrome ?? Must be their personality lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb24 Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 Just work hard and be kind. Get things done and help your residents out when they have tons of tasks to get done. Knowing anatomy is helpful for when you are scrubbed in the OR. Know some internal medicine for wards. It's too hard/too broad to say there is some magic formula. Know the basics and just work hard. That's all that is expected for good students. clash_of_ideas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatisgoingon Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 I think single most important factor to really impress is how proactive you are. It's about being a step ahead and anticipating what's gonna be needed. Example, you think a patient you just consulted on needs admission you write the orders and deal with the paperwork before reviewing. You're in the OR waiting for a case to start? You review patient history and imaging the day before, you have the post-op orders and OR note already prepared. Also be a positive presenec in your team, fun and upbeat without being annoying. Kind without being a pushover. Etc etc. wannabdoctor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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