Crushing Your Medical School 3rd Year Elective Rotations | Tips, Tricks, and Resources

In this episode, my friend Olivia Panchal and I discuss third-year elective (audition) rotations. What to expect on rotations in your specialty of interest, how to leverage that opportunity, and how to hit the ground running with your rotations so you can improve your chances of matching as a fourth year.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introductions
0:38 What is an Elective (Audition) Rotation?
1:31 What constitutes a third-year elective rotation?
2:44 How did I pick where to go for my elective rotation?
4:05 What should I look for when picking a site for an elective rotation?
5:24 What is the housing situation like for an elective rotation?
7:05 What are my options to finance an elective rotation? Loans? Scholarships?
8:19 What are some things you took away from your third-year elective rotations that will be pivotal to you hitting the ground running during your 4th-year audition rotations?
9:53 What are the key differences between a 3rd vs. 4th-year elective rotations?
11:03 What are the key differences between a core and elective rotation?
12:16 What resources should I use for Orthopedic away rotations?
13:05 - Pocket Pimped
13:20 - Ortho Bullets
13:39 - Netters Concise Orthopedic Anatomy
13:56 - Hoppenfeld Surgical Exposures
14:06 - Student to Stud
14:23 - White Coach Coaching
14:34 - Handbook of Fracture
15:42 What are some unspoken things I should know/do during my elective rotations?
18:50 In hindsight, what do you wish you would have known before starting your elective rotation? What would you have done differently?
21:47 Final words of wisdom for anyone wanting to know what to expect during an elective rotation?
22:14 - First/Second-Year Student
22:39 - Third-Year Student
23:54 - Fourth-Year Student

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