can you not use anything from undergrad in medical school

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resume wise, for instance, if you got a chance to do extensive research at stanford, but you do none of those in medical school, can you not write that for residency? that's quite sad

 

[zerox117]

Good question, I would also like to know this.

 

[Levo]

resume wise, for instance, if you got a chance to do extensive research at stanford, but you do none of those in medical school, can you not write that for residency? that's quite sad

Friends of mine who've had major publications prior to medical school on their resumes did get asked about them during their residency interviews. Can't say how much of a difference that made, but it got noticed.

 

[getdown]

A little resume padding has never hurt anyone as long as you can intelligently and believable talk about those experiences. If you can't then probably shouldn't put it down.

 

[efle]

Pubs are forever. Other than that I can't think of stuff from college you should still include...they're not going to care about volunteering, clubs, summer research programs etc you did half a decade ago.

 

[coralista]

Both publications and books you author stay with you forever. I don't think there's anything stopping you from listing a research assistantship prior to medical school under "Professional Experience" or "Positions Held," etc. However, I'm not sure what impact, if at all, it will have for residency.

 

[Dagrimsta1]

So you mean my multiple deans list achievements were a waste of time...

 

[Domperidone]

None of it's a waste of time.
it's all experience.

depends on where you want to go.
when they say pubs are forever, to the other side (like residency) it means you have the potential to pull it off again, over and over. it's not like people stop doing research in medicine. It means you have dedication, commitment and will likely be able to contribute to their research studies. (that's if you're going somewhere where research is important - for the last part)

leadership likewise is never going to hurt you, particularly consistency in this. it's correct what efle said, a one off volunteering stint of 3 months 5 years ago means nothing, but say 5 years cumulative experience in one area that you're passionate about stands out (like you went from member to president, or spent all your summers doing meaningful humantarian work, multiple summer research programs that became pubs in one area of interest to you etc.) it's valuable. Or why ask for a CV at all for applications if they're not looking for experience. but make it interesting, make it stand out.

being a doctor in a hospital or community means you're taking on a leadership role. not to mention, you have to constantly think outside the box, even as a lowly resident. medicine isn't done in a vaccuum. there's a lot of troubleshooting, lot of planning and then re-planning when sh** hits the fan. logical nightmares are common to all organizations.

it may not seem obvious now.
it will make sense later.
well, sometimes.

 

[Catalystik]

resume wise, for instance, if you got a chance to do extensive research at stanford, but you do none of those in medical school, can you not write that for residency? that's quite sad

Good question, I would also like to know this.

Yes, you can include college experiences you feel are relevant on your residency application form, including research experiences.

 

[libertyyne]

How about for non-trads with pertinent careers/fellowships/research before matriculation.

 

[Catalystik]

How about for non-trads with pertinent careers/fellowships/research before matriculation.

See sample of myERAS application from Pritzker's website, page 35 at https://pritzker.uchicago.edu/sites...files/uploads/2016-17ResidencyProcessBook.pdf

Note that it includes items from the years before med school.

 

[libertyyne]

See sample of myERAS application from Pritzker's website, page 35 at https://pritzker.uchicago.edu/sites...files/uploads/2016-17ResidencyProcessBook.pdf

Note that it includes items from the years before med school.

Thank you, this is gold.

 

[Pusheen]

To piggy back off of this, is a gap year job before medical school at all relevant for residency? Currently working an entry level clinical job in my medical specialty of interest.

 

[Catalystik]

To piggy back off of this, is a gap year job before medical school at all relevant for residency? Currently working an entry level clinical job in my medical specialty of interest.

Yes.

 

[aldol16]

It's kind of like how you really don't include any high school experiences for medical school applications unless they were super relevant for some reason - significant research experience, publications, etc.