Tufts Surgery

Tufts site overview

The clerkship consists of 3 services that you don't get to pick. The first is for 3 weeks, the second is for 2 weeks, and the 3rd is for 3 weeks.

How many hours do you work/ week?
70-80

What time do you get there in the morning?
Depends on the service, but generally 5-6

What time do you leave?
Again it varies, probably 5-6 PM

How often do you take call/ work weekends?
You work one 24 hour call per week. 1-3 of these will fall on a weekend during your rotation. Other than that weekends are free.

How is the teaching quality (residents and attendings)?
Good, it's intense but on the whole residents are great about teaching. Attendings vary quite a bit. Some won't say anything in the OR, others will pimp you nonstop.

How is the variety of cases you see?
Good-- the best stuff happens when you're on call at night since you get first dibs on cases. Depends on the service, but you get tons of bread and butter as well as more interesting cases.

How is the work environment?
Good overall, but some residents and attendings love to pimp. They all appreciate it when you are engaged/ ask questions however.

Do you have downtime to study?
When you're on call there can be quite a bit of downtime.

How hard/ easy is it to get clinical honors?
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Do they prepare you well for the shelf?
Yes, they do a great job

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