The toughest challenges during electives

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So, I'll try to list the most challenging duties/situations I encountered during my elective break back in 2012, hoping that it will give you some insights about what to expect, and as such, be able to appropriately plan for it.

1. Case presentations

This is by far the most scary, challenging, and important part of every medical student's life inside the hospital. I didn't always think that way. Before starting my rotations, and after reading the section about case presentation in first aid for the wards, I was like, this is easy peasy japanesey. You just have to know your patient, speak loudly and confidently, never lie, be organized, include differentials, management and plan, don't read your presentation, rehearse, be comprehensive yet concise, and of course, the most reverberated advice, list only pertinent information. Okay, I felt like I think I got this, I'd be better off studying more now, right. Actually I could have never been more wrong 

I guess the idea of it didn't reach me until I started my rotation. The feedback I got from day one and until the very last day of my 4 months-elective break was "work on your presentations". Truth be told, I'm still working on 'em to this very moment 

So, given the fore-mentioned little anecdote, I guess I'm no where near qualified to give you any type of advice on how to improve your presentations, unless I intend to show you how to give the worst ones hhhhhh . Actually that would be a nice thread 

So I really wish that you all try to spend a fair amount of time on reviewing what a good presentation would sound like, since I think we get very little education about the subject in our medical schools. Definitely, If I have the time machine, I would go back in time and make "case presentation" number one on my things-you-need-to-know-really-well list. Case presentation is an important way of communicating information among health care workers. And not only does it make you look good in front of your attending, but also greatly affects patient care.

A great place to start is this thread by Dr. Salah El Hamasy.

And I guess I'll try enny a7ot el touch bta3y bardo 3n el mawdoo3 

And that was the most difficult challenge I faced. I'll try to mention more challenges isA as it occurs to me.

let me know if you like the post and if you'd like to hear about the other challenges. Waiting to know the ones you struggled with, too.

have a good one