When people ask me how it feels on the other side of the game I’m like….Life’s Good.

For real. My third year started off rough.

Rotation 1: Surgery   Ex laps and Trauma’s galore 

Rotation 2: Ob/Gyn  Gyn &Women’s Health was the best….. in L&D they called me the placenta grabber 

Rotation 3: Peds    Made me fall back in Love All Over Again, but that shelf exam tho 

———–Christmas Break

Rotation 4: Family Medicine    Absolutely wonderful, #2 of my top 3

Rotation 5: Psychiatry Currently Living my best LIFE, the cases are so interesting!

LAST Rotation: Internal Medicine

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I actually wanted this schedule prior to starting medical school. Why not knock out the most challenging specialties first then move on with the clinical knowledge and skills to the next set of rotations that require less clinical procedures but more medicine right before STEP 2! I honestly think this schedule was the best thing for me.

Yes, jumping into Surgery right after STEP 1 was wild but it helped me realize my interest in procedures and working with my hands. Ob/Gyn also involved surgery so it was a smooth transition. While I had already adjusted to the early mornings and long hours I just needed to keep it going for 7 weeks. I enjoyed the Ambulatory setting the most and realized adolescent gynecology is definitely an interest of mine. Peds was always my interest since I decided to be a doctor.

It was such a cool transition to learn all about maternal and fetal health then switch over to the care from infant to young adult.

It just confirmed my interest and I gained more experience clinical with physical exams but I love going from a 16 year old coming into clinic for a sports physical to a 2-week old baby girl coming in for her well child check. Family Medicine was a combination of EVERYTHING with 60% internal medicine. So, my experience in Ob/Gyn and Peds helped me significantly as I learned the various areas of general medicine. Now I’m in Psych, which I experienced in every specialty but I really get to learn and experience what it’s like to care for those patients instead of just identifying their conditions based on their SSRI or Antipsychotic meds. After this, I’m off to internal medicine, 12  L O N G Weeks of pure medicine. I’ll be back at Grady, which is truly a privilege and experience for any medical trainee can appreciate. Then I have dedicated, a time allocated to study for the STEP 2 CK exam which is predominantly Internal Medicine.

I’m just saying…..this might be the best MD3 schedule there is. If you get the choice, I’d go with this schedule. Of course, give yourself some time before you rotate in your chosen specialty so you can have come experience and not start fresh out of STEP 1.

I was not allowed to choose my 3rd year schedule but I wouldn’t of had it any other way.

-Future Dr. Jones