Can anyone find a decent, well paying, schedule friendly job while in med school

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Hey so im an MS1 at NYU med, and I have this job working as a teaching assistant and afterschool specialist (which basically means i teach the afterschool class) at a school in Harlem, NY. This job is consuming me fully. I have been able to get by because our lectures are on itunes and i dont actually have to attend them, and i had a pretty extensive undergrad education, but i can only go on like this for so much longer. I am looking for another job and was wondering what everyone else is doing besides taking out massive amounts of loans to finance their education. I grew up in the East Villiage in lower Manhattan, and got into NYU, which is walking distance from my parents house. Naturally, i live at home because i figure im not in medicine to make the big bucks, ill probably end up working where im needed, so i might as well take out as little in loans as possible, ya know....that fact coupled with a decent scholarship has me thinking i may be able do to this RELATIVELY debt free...any ideas out there people? thanks...

BTW if there are any Brooklyn tech or RPI alum out there...what up!!
 
Maybe you could do some freelance tutoring for high school or college students. What unique skills do have? I know somebody that teaches piano lessons to kids all day on Saturday. She got all her students fthrough craigslist believe it or not.

I bet there is lots of opportunity for paid research positions through your school.

good luck. I thinks its smart to minimize your debt as much as possible, especially if you are going into a specialty that doesn't pay highly (in which case you prob dont need to ace all your classes, so it might be feasible to work a bit).

Also, if you are really wanting to "go where you are needed", then do primary care in a rural area and get your loans re-payed. Win-win.
 
I was a medic prior to school, and I'm still doing it. I work 1 or 2 shifts a week depending on exam schedule.
 
Mattteta said:
Hey so im an MS1 at NYU med, and I have this job working as a teaching assistant and afterschool specialist (which basically means i teach the afterschool class) at a school in Harlem, NY. This job is consuming me fully. I have been able to get by because our lectures are on itunes and i dont actually have to attend them, and i had a pretty extensive undergrad education, but i can only go on like this for so much longer. I am looking for another job and was wondering what everyone else is doing besides taking out massive amounts of loans to finance their education. I grew up in the East Villiage in lower Manhattan, and got into NYU, which is walking distance from my parents house. Naturally, i live at home because i figure im not in medicine to make the big bucks, ill probably end up working where im needed, so i might as well take out as little in loans as possible, ya know....that fact coupled with a decent scholarship has me thinking i may be able do to this RELATIVELY debt free...any ideas out there people? thanks...

BTW if there are any Brooklyn tech or RPI alum out there...what up!!
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Dont do anything that will jeopardize your grades. You never know if you'll fall in love with some competitive specialty and your desire to save a few bucks now will screw you over in the long run
 
A buddy of mine manned a computer lab during dental school. He had hours in the morning before class and a couple of hours after class, and the work was relatively stress free and it allowed him to study on the job. He didn't make too much but enough to pay for food, books, gas etc.
 
Don't be stupid and try to work a job during medical school. Your job is solely to learn medicine.

How much are you raking in currently? Is it really worth it to stress yourself out and overextend yourself right now so you can say you are "relatively debt-free"? There comes a point where that allocation of your resources just won't be worth it.

It also sounds like you aren't terribly concerned with material possessions and such. If this is true, then undertaking a certain level of debt shouldn't be too much of an issue, as you will certainly make enough money in the future to pay it off easily without forgoing necessities.
 
If you have the grades and enjoy teaching of any kind, worknig for kaplan is an easy way to make $25-40 an hour only 3-8 hours a week.
 
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I was a lab tech at a local lab during first year. It was easy, flexible. I would pretty much come in and read urinalysis slides whenever I had the time and they paid me well for it. Another option is phlebotomy which I did during undergrad. A shift was only 2 hours and also paid pretty well at the time.
 
Gute said:
Don't be stupid and try to work a job during medical school.
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It's not stupid if it lets you study. I have a job just like this and while you sit in the library studying, I sit at the school fitness center getting paid to study. Stupid? Quite the opposite.
 
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I got a night job at a nearby private hospital starting IVs and doing EKGs, leaving me with lots of paid free time to study or sleep. After finishing Physical Diagnosis, I got an evening job doing pre-op H&Ps for a Cardiovascular unit twice a week. A third job I held was doing pre-employment physicals for a local corporation.
 
calbredj said:
If you have the grades and enjoy teaching of any kind, worknig for kaplan is an easy way to make $25-40 an hour only 3-8 hours a week.
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I agree that MCAT prep is a good choice. I teach and tutor for the Princeton Review, and I think there are some big benefits:

1) Decent pay, $23/hr to start, and then progressively more
2) Flexible hours
3) A good chance to review basic concepts (it sounds weird, but you will know basic bio like the back of your hand by boards time)
4) Free access to some Step 1 materials (TPR has some materials that they allow you to use for free...I don't know about Kaplan's policy)
 
Catalystik said:
I got a night job at a nearby private hospital starting IVs and doing EKGs, leaving me with lots of paid free time to study or sleep. After finishing Physical Diagnosis, I got an evening job doing pre-op H&Ps for a Cardiovascular unit twice a week. A third job I held was doing pre-employment physicals for a local corporation.
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How did you go about getting jobs like these?

Im a fourth year and have more time on my hands than I know what to do with.
 
I just got an offer to work part-time as a pharmacist as much as I want to. I can float as little or as much as I can handle. Shooting for 10-15hrs/wk...

Plus, I can easily step up to full-time in the little breaks in school and make some excellent bank!!
 
PRedLSU said:
It's not stupid if it lets you study. I have a job just like this and while you sit in the library studying, I sit at the school fitness center getting paid to study. Stupid? Quite the opposite.
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I'm sure it pays huge money as well. 🙄 Stupid argument.
 
I get paid to record the lectures. It's not much, but it makes me go to class.
 
If you know anything about programming, it's about the most flexible job there is. As someone else mentioned, working in a computer lab is great too, if you pick the right hours.
 
I've been working as a jiggalo for the past few months. Flexible hours, decent pay, and all the herpes you can eat.
 
Mattteta said:
Hey so im an MS1 at NYU med, and I have this job working as a teaching assistant and afterschool specialist (which basically means i teach the afterschool class) at a school in Harlem, NY. This job is consuming me fully. I have been able to get by because our lectures are on itunes and i dont actually have to attend them, and i had a pretty extensive undergrad education, but i can only go on like this for so much longer. I am looking for another job and was wondering what everyone else is doing besides taking out massive amounts of loans to finance their education. I grew up in the East Villiage in lower Manhattan, and got into NYU, which is walking distance from my parents house. Naturally, i live at home because i figure im not in medicine to make the big bucks, ill probably end up working where im needed, so i might as well take out as little in loans as possible, ya know....that fact coupled with a decent scholarship has me thinking i may be able do to this RELATIVELY debt free...any ideas out there people? thanks...

BTW if there are any Brooklyn tech or RPI alum out there...what up!!
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I can't believe you still have the time to work after med school and studying hours. I can't even find a time to clean my apartment.
 
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