My psychiatry rotation consisted of being in an emergency room comprehensive psychiatric emergency program (CPEP) doing 12-hour shifts three days a week for five weeks. My shifts were during the day at 8am-8pm weekdays and also being there for a few weekends. I really enjoyed my five weeks working in CPEP seeing many different patients with many different pathologies. There were generally around 15-25 patients daily in CPEP. CPEP consisted of many different areas. There was a triaging area where new patients would come in to talk to the psychiatrist, nurses, clerks, and others who were there. From there the …

My family medicine rotation consisted of being in a primary care physician office every weekday for five weeks. I used to work for an Internal Medicine doctor, so I had an idea about what to expect. I was still a little nervous about what to expect. The Family Medicine provider, Dr. Devicka Persaud, was nothing short of wonderful. She was easy to talk to, taught medical concepts very well, and was very attentive with her patients. I saw many patients throughout the day and throughout my rotation. My responsibilities consisted of triaging patients including getting social, family, and past medical …

My surgery rotation consisted of 12-hour days during the week with a 24-hour shift every fourth day (including weekends). I was first a little nervous about how long those 24-hour shifts were, and what would I get done during those hours. Through-out my rotation, I saw many surgeries during those 24-hour shifts, and I was happy I was a part of it. My surgery rotation consisted of going to various types of surgeries and procedures including exploratory laparotomies, colon and small bowel resections, mastectomies, laparoscopic cholecystectomies and appendectomies, hernia repairs, colonoscopies, hemorrhoidectomies, fistulotomies, and anal fistula repairs. We were also …