It's time to pick rotation order at my school. I've heard a lot of mixed advice. We don't get any electives (no ortho), so my most important grade will be in Surgery. When is the best time to take it to honor it?
I've heard the following about scheduling GS:
"Take it after medicine and OB, they will help with the shelf and you will know your way around the OR."
"Don't take it first, you won't know much about clinical medicine and the shelf is hard."
"Don't take it in the middle of the year, all the gunners will be in your rotation and it will be much harder to shine."
"Take it first, they won't expect much and you will stand head and shoulders above those who are taking it first just to get it over with."
Does anyone have any advice or opinions regarding the mixed advice I've heard? And how much harder is the shelf if you haven't taken medicine first? (At my school, surgery and medicine are always in different semesters.)
Thanks for any and all advice.
