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Hi,
Anybody who has done the psychiatry externship at Jamaica brief me about the things that you did as an extern there and the timings/hrs that were expected from you. did you have calls like a resident? please let me know.
thanks.
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Jamaica externship program is very well structured. As an extern u can have one-one interaction with the patient and u r allowed to write in the charts..only psych er has day and night rotations where the night rotation is from 4-10 p.m for 3 weeks. u learn a lot from the attendings. they are very approachable. The residents are very helpful. There are separate classes for the externs by the attendings and the residents. U r also taught how to take history.U r expected to be there from 8-4 pm 5 days a week. No calls.
I had an absolutely wonderful experience there and learnt a lot . The externship gave me a strong foundation in psychiatry.
Hope this info was useful.
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I agree. It was a wonderful experience at jamaica psychiatry. After doing it you can feel the change in yourself. Bty it helped me to get multiple prematch offers.
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SADHU BABA can you share your credentials if you donot mind
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I don't have stellar scores. 77/86/cs(2nd)/80.us citizen. Research pub, worked in drug rehab,2001 grad.
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how did u guys get the externship? is there a formal process? if so please provide the link
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The externship is very competitive. Only us citizen or green card accepted. They take 2 batches each year. You have to go through the same process as residency application. Have to have an excellent personal statement. Write an essay about a given topic by the selection team. IV by PD and attending.
Check the hospital website. Contact......PC.
GOOD LUCK!
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Thanks! Good luck 2 u !=)
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sadhu baba, what job did you do in drug rehab, how long did you do the job,
need your advice plz
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I worked in the capacity of an administrator. But, the silver bullet was the 5 mo externship.
