To study the outcome of these rotations where both sides are aware of their expectations.

3^rd / 4th year medical students rotate in EMG labs working with faculties with unprepared minds about expectations, on both sides. Similar comment is appropriate in most 1 day or half day rotations. Traditional view is to offer them a ‘standard package’, whereas newer voices demand a student-specific or demand based scope of learning.

The author (EMG attending), one to three days prior, emailed 10 medical students scheduled to work with him, a power point slide-show explaining the basics of EMG,  clinical usefulness, application, contraindications and safety concerns-felt necessary by the attending. The students in turn, let the attending know what topics they specifically would like to be discussed, in addition to the standard discussion. An optional survey was done at the end.

Participation in the optional survey-100%, stating that this  was a novel experience across the university in other fields-100%, more useful and involving than the standard random rotations-100%, not time consuming or delaying or problematic-100%, definitely facilitating training-100% , providing scopes for personalized learning-100%, and recommendable in  other types of rotations-100%.

Comments : fostered constructive discussion, reflected on individual gaps in knowledge, providing an incentive to look up subject matter beforehand, facilitating educational discussion, enhancing the learning process, cleaned the usual confusion short rotations usually produce, feeling valued by the faculty, and simply a great idea.

This study showed that without adding resources or cost and delays, it is possible to get higher levels of satisfaction and involvement, with probable facilitated learning during short exposures. The key is a method of individualization that does not compromise the standard curriculum. If the goals reflecting the traditional standards with medical information are provided beforehand, additional catering to student desires may lead to better learning and wellbeing.