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I’m about 4 weeks away from finishing M1 year, and would really appreciate any advice that others have for me on the details of my summer plans.
I underlined my important comments/questions for ease of reading.
Overall, I would like to...
I definitely appreciate any and all advice or feedback you guys have, thanks!
I underlined my important comments/questions for ease of reading.
Overall, I would like to...
- Shadow a bunch of different specialists throughout my entire summer. Hopefully this helps narrow down the large list of potential fields I’m considering. I’ve made a word doc of nearby physicians I could cold-call and nicely ask to shadow. I would love feedback on this idea though, I don’t know how helpful this will be or how much I should spend my time doing this.
- Have at least 1 case report in the process of publication. I don’t have any papers to my name and feel having anything out there would be helpful. I was thinking of politely asking the physicians I shadow if they (or any colleagues they know) have any unique cases that they would like help writing up. I would do the majority of the work and wouldn’t mind being last author as long as my name is out there. Of course this is definitely not the only reason I’m shadowing them, and I hope it doesn’t come off that way. What are your thoughts on this? Does anyone have any experience publishing case reports this way? Would this seem rude, or would it even be an effective way to find unique cases to write about?
- Volunteer in either an ED or in a free health clinic. I’m torn between which of the two I should spend my time with (or if it’d be most beneficial to volunteer at both). I’m leaning towards the ED because:
- I haven’t ever volunteered in an ED and it seems like an interesting environment to experience.
- It would make a great segue into shadowing an ER doc, and give me more insight into the profession since that is one of the specialties on my list to explore.
- It seems like I might see more clinical events and procedures in an ED.
I definitely appreciate any and all advice or feedback you guys have, thanks!