Ambidextrous?

[OrangeCaramel]

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If you write you are ambidextrous on your resume, how would that help? On one hand, scissors and other surgical equipment would never suit your left hand. On the other hand, since you have to do a lot of paperwork, your right hand could get a break. Any other pros or cons?

 

[Unidentified1]

If you write you are ambidextrous on your resume, how would that help? On one hand, scissors and other surgical equipment would never suit your left hand. On the other hand, since you have to do a lot of paperwork, your right hand could get a break. Any other pros or cons?

I would think this is something that's so trivial it doesn't need to be metioned. I've spoken to people who read admissions essays and interview students, and this is the exact kind of thing that they laugh at and wonder why you couldn't come up with anything more meaningful to mention.

 

[FattySlug]

If you write you are ambidextrous on your resume, how would that help? On one hand, scissors and other surgical equipment would never suit your left hand. On the other hand, since you have to do a lot of paperwork, your right hand could get a break. Any other pros or cons?

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[Jaqen Hghar]

If you write you are ambidextrous on your resume, how would that help? On one hand, scissors and other surgical equipment would never suit your left hand. On the other hand, since you have to do a lot of paperwork, your right hand could get a break. Any other pros or cons?

Your question is ludicrous, but thanks for the laugh.

 

[mmmcdowe]

If you write you are ambidextrous on your resume, how would that help? On one hand, scissors and other surgical equipment would never suit your left hand. On the other hand, since you have to do a lot of paperwork, your right hand could get a break. Any other pros or cons?

Ambidexterity is a great thing to have in the OR (because, believe it or not, surgical equipment and scissors can be used with your left hand), but it is also something that is developed over time if needed. It's nice to have before starting a surgical residency, but anything beyond basic dexterity is used in admissions decisions (meaning, can you hold an otoscope without piercing someones ear canal).

 

[Praefectus]

Your question is ludicrous, but thanks for the laugh.

I wouldn't have caught that.

 

[Ellie Arroway]

They might flag you as being presumptuous for being so sure that you're going to get a surgery residency when you haven't even gotten into med school.

 

[OrangeCaramel]

I guess this is a pretty trivial fact. I guess it wouldn't really matter, since I won't be a surgeon. Thanks for the replies.