torresa (Student) Can anyone break down how AUA assigns your rotation sites? I've heard it's mostly New York and New Jersey but I'm trying to figure out how much real input you get in the process.
luis_young (Student) Agree with torresa (Student) on this. The placement is handled through the clinical department and you do get a preference form. that said, preference is doing a lot of work in that sentence. I ranked NYC first and ended up in Connecticut for my medicine rotation.
kenji_patel (Student) to what torresa (Student) said above. Housing during rotations is 100 percent on you. AUA gives you a resource list but there's no stipend and no guaranteed student housing at most sites. budget that in before third year
chiamakahill (Student) kenji_patel (Student) covered the main points well. Introduce yourself to the residency coordinator at your rotation hospital early. Those relationships can turn into LOR opportunities you wouldn't otherwise get and nobody tells you that upfront.
ssingh (Student) Make sure your ECFMG application is moving well before you finish basic sciences. i waited too long and it delayed my rotation start by almost six weeks. Six weeks of unpaid clinical time you can't get back
torresn (Student) The clinical coordinators vary a lot by site. Mine was responsive. A friend at a different hospital said hers barely answered emails. It genuinely depends on where you land.
lucaswhite (Alumni) Adding to torresn (Student) point. Ask upperclassmen which sites are actually strong for your target specialty. Some affiliated hospitals are genuinely solid for internal medicine. Others you're mostly doing scut work and not learning much
