Preceptor Newsletter November 19, 2021 “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow man.” ― Herman Melville
My Favorite Rotation Eaddy Moore, Class of 2022 P4 students on an Academia APPE in August were tasked with writing a reflection on their favorite rotation
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My time spent with Dr. Blake Miller in the heart failure center of Spartanburg Regional Hospital was hands down my favorite rotation thus far. This was actually my first APPE. Being able to review patient charts, work up patients and then evaluate them with professionals facilitated learning in a way that traditional classroom learning cannot replicate. Although this was a heart failure rotation, heart failure was not our only focus. Through topic discussions, journal clubs, and a wide range of patient disease states, we were also able to focus on other important topics like hypertension, diabetes, smoking cessation and cholesterol. In my opinion hands-on learning is the best kind. After the first few days he allowed us to have independence and counsel patients on smoking cessation,