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EM PGY-1 @HFHEMRes | Registered Dietitian | Immediate Past President @nationalSOMA |📍Detroit, Michigan | She/Her | working to effect positive change 🤝
Jun 29, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read
By popular demand - For any 3rd year #medstudents starting on #InternalMed, here are some tips to be successful on this rotation:

1. Show up early. Pt lists change frequently & management is complex - the more time u have to get to know cases, the more successful u will be. 🧵 2. Read about diagnoses, medications, therapy, and more. The more time you spend educating yourself, the better prepared you are to answer questions on rounds! Resources such as @OnlineMedEd, @UpToDate, @DynaMed_EBSCO, and @VisualDx are a great place to start.
Jun 28, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
For any 3rd year #medstudents starting on #surgery, here are some tips I found helpful as to how to be successful on this rotation:

1. Arrive early - on time is 15 min before start. Offer to print the patient list and write new lab values before sign out from the night 🧵 Image 2. Stalk the OR board the night before. Know who’s going and for what reason. If there’s any surgeries you’re unfamiliar with, look up the anatomy the night before.