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Update:
Currently on Diagnostic radiology, which has it's pluses and minuses to be sure:
Pluses:
+ we spend two days each in ultrasound, GI, Nuclear med, Interventional, Mammogram, bone, CT, Neuro, and Chest, so we get to see the whole gamut of what radiologists do.
+ I'm pretty much done at noon everyday
+ they have a decent lecture course everyday
+ the principles of radiology book is excellent
minuses
- with only two days in each section, every resident starts off by saying "you're not going to learn how to read ______ in two days", so you sit around and watch them read films...
- ...which is insanely boring
- the attendings and residents want to get done with all their work, so they dont' really take time to teach during the day except for small points that will make their lives easier when you're a physician.
- they don't really care if you show up or when you leave (which is also not a bad thing).
- most of the radiologists shut down when you tell them that you're not going into radiology. Only the resident who was previously a neurosurg resident continued to talk to me after I told her I was headed towards peds critical care.
All in all, so long as I pass, I'm okay with the month. I've gotten a little better with films, I have a better idea on what to order in the future, and the book and lecture series have been helpful. And who doesn't like getting every afternoon off. And even though I want to bang my head against the wall when I'm there, at least I don't have to worry about ever wondering "what if I had done radiology?".
In other news, I submitted my ERAS application on Monday. I sent 21 apps on this first round, and am debating on whether to send about 4 more. I'm going to continue to look at possible places, but 21 should be plenty for me to at least get matched. I already have 3 invitations to interview, and an interview at my home school already set up for November. There's little to no chance that I'd stay here (I won't say never...extenuating circumstances could always pop up I suppose), but it'll be good to have that as my first interview so that I can practice.
Other than that...I signed up for USMLEWorld yesterday and have done a couple blocks of questions cold, with mediocre results. I just have to review things is all. I had one friend who scored 33 points better on Step 2 than she did on step 1, so I'm hopeful I can have a significant increase.
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