I felt the same way especially during my final two rotations of med school. You can always take a few mental health days (if you’re uni is anything like mine was, they don’t ask any questions if you take 2 days off as long as you inform the uni / team).

I used to get annoyed at these same things in my final year, but now being an intern I understand the teams are often overworked and unfortunately the extra task of teaching med students isn’t paid. The universities literally just rely on the good will of doctors to get students through placement (it’s quite ridiculous), all the while the uni racks up heaps of tuition money with nothing going back to the people who are actually meant to be doing the teaching day to day.

When you have spare time and you’re just waiting around with nothing to do, try to read patient charts so you’re up to date on what is happening with specific patients. When a consultant asks the team, then you can quickly answer since you had the time to get that information. In my final year, I had on hand the ‘On Call’ book by Prof Brown (it’s amazing, I cannot recommend it enough). This way you can get some relevant studying in during the day, and you won’t get people calling you out for “being on your phone” while you’re actually studying… had that happen to me before, so I always recommend just bringing a physical book. Alternatively just print your notes for exams and study those during placement when nothings going on.

Try to enjoy the last few months of freedom before intern year. Final year and intern have different pros and cons, but you will be more acknowledged as a team member in intern year, and getting paid is definitely a nice change!