Rotation Ready

Savanna Faulconer & Jake Sossamon
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Rotation Ready

Welcome to Rotation Ready! We interview academic physicians with one goal in mind: How can medical students not only be ready for their first day in your clinic or on your service, but how can we stand out and make a lasting impression? Hear expert tips for what to study the night before a new rotation, what you can do to actually help out your attending, and lots of examples of what has left these physicians impressed by students in the past. Our goal is to interview one physician in every specialty you might encounter during your clinical years of medical school. We start with the core clinical rotations that most students spend time on during their M3 year, and we will come back to other specialties like derm, ortho, anesthesia, etc. afterwards. If you are like us, and get stressed about having to start in a new clinic/ward every week, join us on this journey and make Rotation Ready part of your routine!  For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com

  1. 12/11/2024

    Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent Inpatient w/ Dr. Carlisle Hiott

    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 of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day on child and adolescent psychiatry wards.   Dr. Carlisle Hiott is a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has worked closely with medical students both in clinical settings and as a member of MUSC’s psychiatry residency committee. She is a passionate educator and gives great advice for students that is great for all clinical rotations. We hope you enjoy! For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation: “Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry” by Mina K Dulcan, “The Undifferentiated Medical Student Podcast” by Ian Drummond, “Running with Scissors” by Augusten Burroughs, “Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s” by John Elder Robison,  “Girl, Interrupted” by Susanna Kaysen

    40 min

  2. 11/22/2024

    Neurology - Epilepsy w/ Dr. Sarah Schmitt

    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 for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day in the epilepsy clinic. Dr. Sarah Schmitt is a neurologist at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is very involved with medical student and resident education, serving as the neurology clerkship director and vice chair of education. She is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy! For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation: “Clinical Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases” by Hal Blumenfeld

    22 min

  3. 09/27/2024

    Neurology - General Inpatient Wards/Consults w/ Dr. Shefali Dujari

    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 learning how we can prepare for our time on the inpatient neurology service, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day on the neurology wards. Dr. Shefali Dujari is a neurologist at Stanford University. She is very involved with medical student and resident education, serving as the neurology residency associate program director, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy! For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation: “Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology”

    30 min

  4. 09/18/2024

    Neurology - Child Neurology w/ Dr. Douglas Larsen

    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 out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day with pediatric neurology patients. Dr. Douglas Larsen is a pediatric neurologist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is very involved with medical student and resident education, with a masters in education and he serves as the vice chair of education in the department of neurology. He is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy! For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation:  “Fenichel’s Clinical Pediatric Neurology” by J. Eric Piña-Garza & Kaitlin C. James “Neurologic Exam” (video series) by the University of Utah

    40 min

  5. 09/09/2024

    Neurology - Neuromuscular w/ Dr. Kenneth Leung

    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 focused on the peripheral nervous system. Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time in the neuromuscular clinic, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day in the clinic. Dr. Kenneth Leung is a neurologist at Stanford University. He is very involved with medical student and resident education, serving as the neurology clerskship director, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy! For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation: “The Only Neurology Book You’ll Ever Need” by Alison I. Thaler and Malcolm S. Thaler

    33 min

  6. 07/18/2024

    OBGYN - Outpatient Clinic w/ Dr. Rachel Cowherd

    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 lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day in the clinic. Dr. Rachel Cowherd is an obstetrician and gynecologist at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy! For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

    49 min

  7. 07/12/2024

    Emergency Medicine - Adult ED w/ Dr. Lisa Samuelson

    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 your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day in the ED. Dr. Lisa Samuelson is an emergency medicine physician at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy! For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation: EM Clerkship Podcast

    28 min

  8. 07/09/2024

    Neurology - Vascular (Stroke) Inpatient Service w/ Dr. Lidia Yamada

    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 ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day of stroke wards. Dr. Lidia Yamada is a vascular neurologist at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is very involved with medical student and resident education, and is a passionate educator as you will hear in the episode. We hope you enjoy! For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation: Case Files - Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases by Hal Blumenfeld

    28 min
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Welcome to Rotation Ready! We interview academic physicians with one goal in mind: How can medical students not only be ready for their first day in your clinic or on your service, but how can we stand out and make a lasting impression? Hear expert tips for what to study the night before a new rotation, what you can do to actually help out your attending, and lots of examples of what has left these physicians impressed by students in the past. Our goal is to interview one physician in every specialty you might encounter during your clinical years of medical school. We start with the core clinical rotations that most students spend time on during their M3 year, and we will come back to other specialties like derm, ortho, anesthesia, etc. afterwards. If you are like us, and get stressed about having to start in a new clinic/ward every week, join us on this journey and make Rotation Ready part of your routine!  For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com

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    Savanna Faulconer & Jake Sossamon
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