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Hi. I'm a high school freshmen, and obviously I want to be a doctor. What kind of things should I look to do these next few summers? Since I have people in my family who are doctors, I can get shadowing or "internships"(from their fellow doctors) in the field of psychiatry, pain medicine, and internal medicine (I think).

My academic schedule is pretty rigorous, and I'm planning on participating in HOSA, Science Olympiad, maybe math club, and a volunteer club. My goal is to be a leader or win an award in these by 12th grade.

I've seen that many people here who get into top med schools (my goal is a 7 year program) did research. My question is how to get research internships.. I've heard that you can just email professors, but what do I say and which grade should I email them? Do I have to be advanced in science classes in school and show interest? I will take AP Bio and AP Chem in 11th/12th grade, and I'm taking Honors Bio this year. Do you have any professors or colleges that tend to accept high schoolers in the summer? (I'm willing to travel if it's a quality internship.)

Any other high school tips? What should I try to do the next 4 years?

Thank you so much if you can answer these questions.
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you're a hs freshman. Get good grades, join some clubs, and enjoy your life. Don't worry so much right now, nothing much you can do. If you really want, maybe try to get a shadowing opportunity and volunteer.

Also, WELCOME and :thumbup: for HOSA! That's where it's at
 
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That was hilarious, Mr. Avante. How can I be like you?

Anyways, thanks for the tips... What do you do in HOSA?

Also, if it helps, I'm taking the Healthcare pathway at school (2 intro classes, then college general medicine) for my elective.

Which colleges/professors tend to give out internships with high schoolers for research? Anyone have experience with this?
 
I competed in medical terminology, went to nationals this year :D

I also did a sort of "healthcare pathway." It didn't do much lol, but it did help me learn anatomy and get exposed to some other health-related fields

Also, don't get upset.. you should come to expect those type of responses if you're a freshman on SDN..
 
Oh, it's a competition thing? Is medical terminology just memorizing a bunch of words? How do they test you? On paper or a quiz bowl format?

It doesn't do much? Well, I'm set on being a doctor, so I chose this pathway (hopefully, I don't change my mind in 4 years because there were other options for business, law, and engineering).

And, I'm not mad... why should I be? That person above was trying to be funny, and failed. I just threw some sarcasm back at him/her.
 
yeah the majority of it is competitions. There's a whole bunch of different kinds. For me, medical term is like an overview, so it encompasses a lot of different things. Questions range from anatomy, diagnoses, to prefixes and suffixes. Med term was an on paper test, but other kinds are in spelling bee form and even one like quiz bowl (called hosa bowl).

And yeah, i guess it didn't help for specifically doctors, but I think it did expose me to other health careers like EMT's, nurses, ect. So I guess it can be good.

And iIt just seemed like you didn't catch the joke :D
 
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Oh boy, we got a freshie. Lol Im just kidding! I have been in HOSA all 4 years in hs so far and have been to nationals twice! PSA ftw!

If you a new freshman in hs, just focus on creating decent study habits, join HOSA for sure (I met a lot of girls through that), keep your GPA up, and lastly, make a TON of friends!

Don't worry about research/internships now because more than likely, profs will think its a joke when they look at your age (truth).

Welcome aboard brotha! Oh and also make sure you read around a lot so you don't have to post new threads on already answered stuff, people don't take that too gently here. :p
 
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Lol

So, what category did you participate in HOSA? How long does it take to "study" if you want to go to Nationals?
 
I did the PSA for 2 years and went to nationals for both! PSA is public service announcement. They choose a topic and you have to construct a 30 second PSA on it. It's really fun and the best part is that I met some girls there that I still talk to ;).

I was also interested in Biotechnology! They recommend books for certain competitions that require studying! If you want to go to nationals, I'd recommend you start looking for a competition that interests you so that you can get everything/everyone ready to start studying/planning!

And on top of everything, HOSA gives me something to talk about in my PS because I was an active member all throughout high school! Especially all the leadership stuff I learned like running a blood drive and making it successful (exceeded the goal).

In conclusion, HOSA actually did change my life!
 
PSA doesn't seem like something I'll be good at. Maybe Biotechnology seems interesting? Do they have anything that's close to sports medicine? I don't mind studying for that...

What grade should I start focusing on going to the nationals in? Do I just study in the summer before that grade? And when/where are nationals every year???
 
They have a Sports Medicine Competition!!!!!! Look up (your state name) HOSA in google and you should be able to navigate to the tab where all the competitions are listed! They have sports med where you have to do certain taping methods, sports related injuries ect! I think you might enjoy that! Oh and the PSA is in a group so not individual!

Does your school have a HOSA chapter? If not, if you start one, with a willing advisor, that can definitely give you a +1 when applying to colleges!

You have 4 years to try, if you havent taken a sports med class or health occupations class at your school, I suggest taking one! That can help you get involved!

No need to study before summer! In all honesty, you should be able to be prepare for it in like 4 months if you study well! The nationals I went to were in ORLANDO, FLORIDA & CALIFORNIA! This year its back in Orlando! SO MUCH FUN!
 
YES, they have a sports medicine competition!! I hope it's not one of the harder ones!

My school does have a HOSA chapter, but I don't know if they are serious or not..

What month is nationals and how hard is it to make it?
 
Hey, even if you don't make it to nationals, state competition is a lot of fun!

Here are the event guidelines for the Sports Medicine competition. I just found a random one so I'm not sure if your state is different! http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/SM13.pdf

There are 2 rounds, first one is a exam second is a clinical exam. Here are sample questions to the exam based portion:

1. The sports medicine team member who gives input to the trainer regarding conditioning
techniques, body analysis, and nutrition is the
A. equipment specialist.
B. exercise physiologist.
C. physical therapist.
D. physician's assistant.

2. The vitamin found in cereal products, pork, peas, and dried beans that is needed for the release
of energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins is
A. ascorbic acid.
B. niacin.
C. riboflavin.
D. thiamin.

3. What precaution should be taken for the athlete with an acute orbital hematoma?
A. Do not blow the nose
B. Keep head down
C. Keep the eyes closed
D. Wear eye guards during competition

Nationals is in summer but state competition is in April-ish. Be more worried about placing in state because that's what qualifies you to nationals! For PSA, we took 1st both years at out state but I can only imagine that Sports Med will require more studying making it harder. Shouldn't be anything you can't do tho!
 
clinical exam meaning you actually do stuff to a dummy or something ? Where do you learn all this information for the multiple choice and clinical exam? The study books? Do the HOSA people at your school teach it?
 
People volunteer to get taped on! All this stuff can be learned from the books they recommend.

All official references are used in the development of the written test. The specific
reference selected for each procedure is listed in the Facilities, Equipment and Materials
section of these guidelines.

•Clover, Jim. Sports Medicine Essentials. Delmar /Career Press, Latest edition.
• Prentice and Arnheim. Essentials of Athletic Injury Management. McGraw Hill, Latest
edition.

At my school there is a Health Occs class where they teach basic sports med and then if you talk to your advisor, they help you find a copy of those books.
 
The test will consist of fifty (50) multiple choice items.

Round One: Written Test Plan

Infection Control and Vital Signs ........................................................... 8%
Careers, Athletic Trainer and Sports Medicine Team ........................... 8%
Physical Fitness Assessment................................................................ 8%
Ethical and Legal Considerations .......................................................... 8%
Nutrition and Weight Management...................................................... 16%
Physical Conditioning (Flexibility and weight training)......................... 10%
Common Athletic Injuries..................................................................... 34%
Taping, Wrapping and Bracing.............................................................. 8%

Edit: You're welcome btw.
 
yeeeaaassss HOSA FTW

(there's a whole bunch of competitions, don't get tied to one. Also, just a head up, some are less competitive than others. If your goal is to just get to states or nationals, do those. Personally I wanted the harder route ;) )

not be dissin my homie but you knnooowww
 
Thanks a lot jpatel. I'll probably got those books if I decide to do the sports medicine competition.


@Tolbert.. Is sports med considered an easy or hard one? Which other ones are easier but still interesting?
 
I just graduated from high school and I did research two of my summers so I'm gonna give you some programs to apply to.

-UCLA HSSRP
-UCD YSP
-UCSC has one, I forget the name
-UCSB RMP
-Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR)
-City of Hope
-Jackson Lab
-Rockefeller Science Outreach Program
-Cornell has one
-Michigan HSHSP
-UF has one
-Clark Scholars
-RSI
-KEI Study Abroad Pre-College Research Abroad (call eduardo)

There are more but these are the ones I can remember off the top of my head. They are all really competitive so your first summer or two I'd suggest doing something else science-ey (like a day program, volunteering at a hospital/museum, etc.) to add to your app. Also try asking your doctor family members if they can get you research, because the best projects are the ones you can spend a lot of time on and if you're close to home you can continue all year, not just in summers.
 
Tolbert, you are probably my favorite person on here. Lol mainly because you don't judge based on spelling! LOLOL
 
aspiringdoc123 said:
Thanks a lot jpatel. I'll probably got those books if I decide to do the sports medicine competition.


@Tolbert.. Is sports med considered an easy or hard one? Which other ones are easier but still interesting?
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tbh i don't know. I do know that med term, hosa bowl, med spelling, and med math were extremely competitive, while I noticed dental spelling was pretty easy because not many people actually do it. There's a few others, i just can't think of them atm.

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Tolbert, you are probably my favorite person on here. Lol mainly because you don't judge based on spelling! LOLOL
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:biglove: :highfive: same. We da best
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aspiringdoc123 said:
Thanks a lot jpatel. I'll probably got those books if I decide to do the sports medicine competition.


@Tolbert.. Is sports med considered an easy or hard one? Which other ones are easier but still interesting?
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Biotech is pretty cool, HOSA Bowl is nice if you know a group of geniuses! My school went to nationals twice in a row for that competition too!
 
Jpatel2018 said:
Biotech is pretty cool, HOSA Bowl is nice if you know a group of geniuses! My school went to nationals twice in a row for that competition too!
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see, now that's insane. Our school isn't very good lol, got knocked out reeaallly quick. Only had about maybe 8 of us (including Courtesy Corp!) when I first went to states :mad: with 20+ kids like these other schools had, it would've been WAAAYYY more fun (i did have a blast, but still..)
 
Tolbert said:
see, now that's insane. Our school isn't very good lol, got knocked out reeaallly quick. Only had about maybe 8 of us (including Courtesy Corp!) when I first went to states :mad: with 20+ kids like these other schools had, it would've been WAAAYYY more fun (i did have a blast, but still..)
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Yeah that group was one of a kind, they actually beat the collegiate level hosa bowl team (U of A) which I can understand because they areee from UA. #Rivalry

Nonetheless, I had so much fun at the dance and all the workshops! Too much fun!
 
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Biotech is cool but is it a. a relatively tough competition? and b. is it difficult to study for/memorize as compared to others?
 
i doubt either of us would really be able to tell you. I say just pick something that interests you, actually study for the event, and see how it goes.
 
Tolbert said:
i doubt either of us would really be able to tell you. I say just pick something that interests you, actually study for the event, and see how it goes.
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Exactly, you have 4 years!
 
Ok, thanks. And to get to nationals, is it a team effort or only one kid( for two or three, but as individuals) can go from your school? I hope I'm not on a team with idiots.
 
it depends what your event is. Also, I'm pretty sure you can kind of pick your team, as long as you have a group of people in mind. But yeah, if it is a team event, then your whole group goes, but if you are the only one, you'd go alone. I was the only person from my school.. My HOSA advisor didn't even go! :laugh:
 
aspiringdoc123 said:
Hi. I'm a high school freshmen, and obviously I want to be a doctor. What kind of things should I look to do these next few summers? Since I have people in my family who are doctors, I can get shadowing or "internships"(from their fellow doctors) in the field of psychiatry, pain medicine, and internal medicine (I think).

My academic schedule is pretty rigorous, and I'm planning on participating in HOSA, Science Olympiad, maybe math club, and a volunteer club. My goal is to be a leader or win an award in these by 12th grade.

I've seen that many people here who get into top med schools (my goal is a 7 year program) did research. My question is how to get research internships.. I've heard that you can just email professors, but what do I say and which grade should I email them? Do I have to be advanced in science classes in school and show interest? I will take AP Bio and AP Chem in 11th/12th grade, and I'm taking Honors Bio this year. Do you have any professors or colleges that tend to accept high schoolers in the summer? (I'm willing to travel if it's a quality internship.)

Any other high school tips? What should I try to do the next 4 years?

Thank you so much if you can answer these questions.
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As another fellow grad of 2017, you make me feel like I'm not doing enough. Lol.
I do robotics and scholastic bowl. And that's about it for academics.
My school does not have HOSA sadly. *sigh*
But they do offer AP hahaha.
 
YES!!! THERE's another FRESHMAN!!! What up?

And those are all the clubs I'm interested in.... for now. Chances are, I won't have time to do all of them or maybe my school may not be serious, and I will quit them, because of a lack of interest.

If your school doesn't have HOSA, start a "chapter", as all these smart people have been saying above..

And don't feel like you're not doing enough. There's kids I know who are doing double the stuff I'm doing.. one of my friends already has research with some professor and he won't tell me which university or which professor!!!!!!! So, just be yourself and do as much as you can do (at least from what I've learned..).
 
aspiringdoc123 said:
one of my friends already has research with some professor and he won't tell me which university or which professor!!!!!!! So, just be yourself and do as much as you can do (at least from what I've learned..).
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.. and that is how gunners are born
 
I'll stop picking on him, starting to feel a little bad ha.
 
Can you explain me all these SDN terms so I don't get LAWL'd at again?
 
aspiringdoc123 said:
Can you explain me all these SDN terms so I don't get LAWL'd at again?
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A gunner is like a "try-hard". They'll basically throw away their life trying to get into medical school or a competitive residency. You can always tell them because they're always asking about other people's stats, doing excessive Pre-med activities, and sitting at the front of class volunteering for every question.
 
schools starting in a week, so I probably won't be on as much.. I didn't feel like lurking around, and I just made an account.

In other words, my 22+ posts per day is going to go down...
 
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