Maybe it is because I went to a Caribbean Medical School but at St George's in California we
were subject to these "clinical coordinators" called Genesis Medicus. These were the most tyrannical goons I
ever had to deal with in my life. They required a ridiculous number of documents for a given rotation, and if you started new rotation you had to start over--they would not accept what you had already sent them for the previous rotation and they gave the okay for. For one rotation they kept pestering a certain student about his behavior, stupid **** like
talking to the Attending Physicians, they said it was his "final warning" even though they couldn't name the Attending Physicians he had allegedly annoyed.The hospital I was at told me this was bizarre and unacceptable (talking to doctors is actually part of the education) but despite promises no one was there to rein them in, like a rogue company with no accountability. In another case they were pestering
my friend about a trivial bureaucratic matter and when he asked for clarification they offered nothing and kicked him off the rotation after he had spend hundreds in hotel bills for the rotation. When I talked to rotating students from American Medical schools and told them what was going on they asked "Who are these goons that keep bothering you? We wouldn't put up with his crap if it happened to us." When pressed the school gave a very patronizing response, basically brushed the issue aside. In the last couple years I heard they
were up to their ears in Sexual Harassment suits against the creepy leader of this organization. When I went off to
the East Coast for rotations I didn't have to deal with Genesis Medicus and it was 100 times more enjoyable and got good reviews from the doctors. When I spoke to SGU students they said they felt the same way about Genesis Medicus but were too scared to complain--so it became a big Stockholm Syndrome vibe.
I wonder if anyone else had to deal with obnoxious "clinical coordinators" (actually annoyers) like SGU students had to deal with.
were subject to these "clinical coordinators" called Genesis Medicus. These were the most tyrannical goons I
ever had to deal with in my life. They required a ridiculous number of documents for a given rotation, and if you started new rotation you had to start over--they would not accept what you had already sent them for the previous rotation and they gave the okay for. For one rotation they kept pestering a certain student about his behavior, stupid **** like
talking to the Attending Physicians, they said it was his "final warning" even though they couldn't name the Attending Physicians he had allegedly annoyed.The hospital I was at told me this was bizarre and unacceptable (talking to doctors is actually part of the education) but despite promises no one was there to rein them in, like a rogue company with no accountability. In another case they were pestering
my friend about a trivial bureaucratic matter and when he asked for clarification they offered nothing and kicked him off the rotation after he had spend hundreds in hotel bills for the rotation. When I talked to rotating students from American Medical schools and told them what was going on they asked "Who are these goons that keep bothering you? We wouldn't put up with his crap if it happened to us." When pressed the school gave a very patronizing response, basically brushed the issue aside. In the last couple years I heard they
were up to their ears in Sexual Harassment suits against the creepy leader of this organization. When I went off to
the East Coast for rotations I didn't have to deal with Genesis Medicus and it was 100 times more enjoyable and got good reviews from the doctors. When I spoke to SGU students they said they felt the same way about Genesis Medicus but were too scared to complain--so it became a big Stockholm Syndrome vibe.
I wonder if anyone else had to deal with obnoxious "clinical coordinators" (actually annoyers) like SGU students had to deal with.
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