MICU – Medical Intensive Care Unit

After two weeks under the Departments of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, Block IV-A is now back at the Department of Internal Medicine for the homestretch of the what is by reputation, the toughest rotation in clerkship. Ironically, the Medical Intensive Care Unit has traditionally been one of the most benign (i.e. non-toxic) rotations. The manpower usually exceeds the number of patients on board so each patient would have at least two students working in tandem to fulfill laboratory and clerical requirments.
The call room is not bad as well. We share it with the five interns, but it’s definitely large enough to accomodate everyone.
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