OB/Gyn site and schedule

I had such a good time on my surgery rotation at Exempla St. Joe's that I decided to do my OB/Gyn rotation here, too. Since the site assignments for the OB/Gyn rotation are given on a first-come-first-serve basis, I got lucky with getting my first choice. ESJ is a very popular site among medical students because it has a reputation of very nice attendings and residents. So far, its reputation has borne out to be true.

The six-week OB/Gyn block is divided into weeks on different services. My schedule:

• Week 1: Benign gynecology. Lots of surgeries. Get in early enough to pre-round on 1-3 patients and have my notes written and shared with the resident by 6:45 am. Usually leave by 5:00-6:00 pm.
• Week 2: Gynecologic oncology and urogynecology. Similar to benign gynecology but with sicker patients.
• Week 3: Gynecology clinic. Show up for educational rounds at 7:00 am and leave after the last patient, around 4:30-5:00 pm. Have to wear professional clothes, not scrubs.
• Week 4: Labor and delivery nights. Shift work from 5:00 pm to 8:30 am, starting Sunday night.
• Week 5: Obstetrics clinic. Essentially the same schedule as gynecology clinic.
• Week 6: Labor and delivery days. Not sure about this schedule, yet.

I definitely wasn't expecting that I would have most of my weekends free. I'll have to come in on the Sunday evening of my L&D nights week, and the residents may ask me to round on patients over the weekend if my patients happen to provide a particularly good learning opportunity.

Overall, I think OB/Gyn will be a good experience.