Good Morning,

We have our students apply through VSLO. A week before their rotation I send out a schedule to them and place them where they get to experience a new ortho specialty each week for the 4 weeks. So, week one would be on spine, week 2 would be on hand, week 3 would be trauma, and week 4 joint recon. I do this for each student that way everyone gets a chance to see their skills and get to know them.

We have an evaluation sheet that we use (attached). They give it to the attending at the end of each week, and they turn them into me that way when interview season comes around, they can all remember who the students were. The residents also host an exit interview with the students so they can have their input about them as well.

They also do a presentation at the end of their rotation on a topic of their choice.

I have one course option in VSLO – split into the various 4-week rotation blocks. So yes, could have 3-4 applications for one student if they applied for multiple blocks.
I draft a summary schedule so the visiting students work two weeks with the PD and two weeks with the Chair. Both PD and Chair spend time throughout the week at sites the students can’t go to so they’ll be assigned with other faculty onsite. That also allows opportunity to work with the group and all that, etc.  The admin chief resident manages the actual day-to-day assignments based on clinical care schedules. Students can request to work a certain case if interested, or with a specific faculty if they have a connection, etc.

No formal written exam. Yes, case presentation. For home students, our internal evaluation platform calculates final grades for me based on the completed evaluations.

For visiting students I do not need to calculate a final grade. I give the evaluation form from the host school to the PD and Chair to complete. That keeps it easy on me so I’m not tracking down evaluations all over. That’s who spends the most time with them after all.

I do ask for feedback from the whole group in the sense of interviewing and rank because we do not formally invite the visitors back for interviews as they interview while already here.

Hi Jessica,

Our Institution uses VSLO for applicants to apply for a rotation. When on a one-month rotation each student will do one weekend of call and they will do a presentation at the end of rotation.

We do not bring our rotators back for an interview, so we make sure they understand the rotation is the interview. They will meet for a 10 min interview with the PD and APD.  They are assigned Ortho books when they start the rotation, we let them know the evaluation will not be released until the books are returned.