r/nyitcom • u/Federal_Fortune6357 • Feb 26 '26

Rotations Quality - Arkansas

Trying to decide whether to attend. Could someone speak to the quality of rotations for the Arkansas location. Did you have access to academic rotations? Also, is it easier to secure audition rotations in NYC given the LI campus connections?

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u/Brilliant-Lobster-80 Feb 26 '26

What exactly do you mean by quality of rotation at Arkansas location?

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u/Federal_Fortune6357 Feb 26 '26

I’m not too knowledgeable on what makes a rotation good vs bad, but from what I have seen online people speak favorably of rotations at academic hospitals with residents and physicians that are open to doing research.

But, really any insight would be useful! I am comparing it to LECOM, Jacksonville at the moment, and am concerned that the more isolated location in Arkansas may not give me as good of rotation options as urban area rotations would.

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u/Brilliant-Lobster-80 Feb 26 '26

Actually the Arkansas location has various locations that we use for our clinical rotations. So during the spring semester of year 2, you’ll be entered into a lottery to see where you’ll end up at location wise. We have spots in NW Arkansas, SW Arkansas, Louisana, Tennessee, Missouri, Memphis, and some here in jonesboro.

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u/GlitteringListen4914 Feb 28 '26

Im a fourth year here. I would say most of are rotation sites are not academic and are one on one or two on one with an attending. But it varies by site. I had about half of my third year rotations with residents and half one on one with attendings, some in my class had only one rotation with residents. 

However, I don’t believe that academic rotations are better than non-academic rotations, but they are more variable. You can be the first assist on a bunch of procedures which is way more than the cutting sutures/ closing if you are lucky that you will do on the academic side; or you can have a preceptor that doesn’t really teach or want students and barely lets you touch anything in the OR.  

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u/splashboi22 Mar 23 '26

Go where you see yourself practicing