Becky, I am a hosp. based LC at Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, in Palo Alto, CA. We do not have a lactation rotation for med students, but we do have an elective for OB and Pediatric residents. They spend at least a week with us, following us on maternity rounds, observing outpatinet consults, and joining us for consults in the NICU and step down unit. It is a good learning experience for all of us. When I have a medical question the resident is right there to consult with, and they tell us that they find the lactation rotation extremely useful, especially as they head out to private practice. I don't actually know how many of the residents take advantage of this experience...could find out for you if you would like to know. I think 4 weeks of lactation education in medical school is a phenomenal idea...follow up during residency would be great too. Kathy Boggs, RN, IBCLC *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html