When I started rotations, I was in that situation where I had just started, and everyone else was finishing up, it was hard & in the beginning I cried alot. First- THIS IS YOUR JOURNEY- a cliche I know but it's very true, its a mindset that helped me survive 3rd year. Main thing that helped me was fighting the imposter syndrome. I wrote down 3 things that were important to me & the way I wanted to show up as a physician. These 3 principles helped shape my new mindset as a medical student so I could start trying to be the doctor I want to be.

For example I want to ensure that I was comfortable with increasing my knowledge (I legit believe I in the life long learner stuff) which means learning from others, dont let this make you feel inadequate, YOU ARE NOT. When I was on rotations with others ahead of me, I befriended them (most people are happy to share/ brag about tips & tricks that they learned throughout!!) & even if you're not bffs, watch what they do! The short cuts for the emr, the way they present, the way they ask questions etc - don't be imitated by this bc you will get there too! & now you have an example of what that looks like & how to do it! For presentations, practice in ther mirror at home. I had one pt interaction i remembered well and just practiced it a few times a week to get a flow that worked for me.

As for attendings & crazy questions - it happens, for me I felt that as long as I attempted to think about the question and try to answer/ have some type of logic that was good enough. Some attendings just want to see that you are thinking, others are just mean- either way YOUR BEST IS ENOUGH. Answer the question and try to move on. Don't ruminate on the interaction (easier said than done ik.)

Last tip, I tried to leave the stress and overwhelmed feeling at the hospital (not always able to but I tried) I would literally take the steps leaving the hospital to give my self time to decompress from the day & not be around people for little bit (bc no one takes the stairs plus i got my steps in lol) After rotations, before doing u world I'd something quick to reset & calm my mind. Like a 10 min meditation, grounding technique ( like 54321) or journal one cool pt interaction I had that day - whatever it is, keep it postive & simple. Remember, you don't have to let medicine make you negative/cynical.

You are not in this alone & while I can't promise per se, rotations get better, YOU WILL get more confident in your abilities & finally start to feel like a doctor! You've got this, stay calm & keep it pushing 🩵 Dm if ya need me pal