Best Leave of Absence Reason?

[Ludacris]

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I finished basic sciences in December 2010 and started clinical rotations on August 1, 2011. I wrote Step 1 in that time (got a 99) and waited to get placed for my core rotations.

Basically, our school was going to place us on vacation from December 2010 to the start of your first clinical rotation or May 9, 2011, which ever came first. If you did not start by that date, you would have to be placed on a LOA from December 13, 2010 through to the start of your clinical rotations.

I have to come up with the reason of why I took a LOA. What will look "better" to residency program directors - studying for the USMLE, waiting for clinical
placement, or something else?

Thanks 👍

 

[JohnCarterIIIDO]

I finished basic sciences in December 2010 and started clinical rotations on August 1, 2011. I wrote Step 1 in that time (got a 99) and waited to get placed for my core rotations.

Basically, our school was going to place us on vacation from December 2010 to the start of your first clinical rotation or May 9, 2011, which ever came first. If you did not start by that date, you would have to be placed on a LOA from December 13, 2010 through to the start of your clinical rotations.

I have to come up with the reason of why I took a LOA. What will look "better" to residency program directors - studying for the USMLE, waiting for clinical
placement, or something else?

Thanks 👍

How about the actual reason you took a LOA.....?

 

[LossForWords]

How about the actual reason you took a LOA.....?

Yeah, I mean did you just not get around to taking Step 1 in time? Were you travelling? Sick relative? Sex change? What?

 

[necoli]

How about the actual reason you took a LOA.....?

Yeah, I mean did you just not get around to taking Step 1 in time? Were you travelling? Sick relative? Sex change? What?

👍
Honesty is the best policy.

 

[Ludacris]

Well it's a pretty complicated description. Not sure if it's better to just simplify it?

It's basically a mixture of studying for the USMLE Step 1 and waiting for clinical placement. I knew that most of the hospitals had already been filled by May 1, 2011 and there was one that started in August 2011 plus with the delay in score reporting for Step 1, I basically wanted to take as much time to study for the Step 1 as possible as long as I started rotations in August 2011... since it really wouldn't matter because I would finish rotations on time to match in 2013.

Should I just explain that in more simpler terms or just say one reason?

 

[Ludacris]

Anyone?

 

[LossForWords]

Well it's a pretty complicated description. Not sure if it's better to just simplify it?

It's basically a mixture of studying for the USMLE Step 1 and waiting for clinical placement. I knew that most of the hospitals had already been filled by May 1, 2011 and there was one that started in August 2011 plus with the delay in score reporting for Step 1, I basically wanted to take as much time to study for the Step 1 as possible as long as I started rotations in August 2011... since it really wouldn't matter because I would finish rotations on time to match in 2013.

Should I just explain that in more simpler terms or just say one reason?

How about the actual reason you took a LOA.....?

👍
Honesty is the best policy.

Asked and answered.

 

[GoSpursGo]

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