Experiences

[pedsFMG]

Thanks to all those answering questions - totally invaluable.

- I've done the 'foundation programme' in the UK since finishing medical school (paid and like a 2-year rotating internship). Should I put this as a 'work experience' or 'training'? I'm assuming that I should put it as work experience. I don't want it to look as though a) I'm claiming US experience I don't have or b) that I have left another residency for some reason. I would list it as a single 'experience' and put the component rotations in the description.

- I was planning to put the month-long rotation I did in the US as a student also as a 'work experience'

- Should I list the month-long student rotation I did in Africa?

- Should I list the 2 weeks observership I did in the US as a student? (I'm thinking not)

- I was NOT planning to individually list the rotations I did as a student in the UK. They are however not on my university transcript. The transcript just lists exam results. We did not get separate grades for rotations. Is this a problem?

Thanks!!

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[pedsFMG]

Bump. I'd be really grateful if anyone had any advice. Thanks!

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Thanks to all those answering questions - totally invaluable.

- I've done the 'foundation programme' in the UK since finishing medical school (paid and like a 2-year rotating internship). Should I put this as a 'work experience' or 'training'? I'm assuming that I should put it as work experience. I don't want it to look as though a) I'm claiming US experience I don't have or b) that I have left another residency for some reason. I would list it as a single 'experience' and put the component rotations in the description.

Yes, this is a work experience.

- I was planning to put the month-long rotation I did in the US as a student also as a 'work experience'

Yes

- Should I list the month-long student rotation I did in Africa?

I would. It will make for an interesting topic in an interview.

- Should I list the 2 weeks observership I did in the US as a student? (I'm thinking not)

Optional. Plenty of people list these.

- I was NOT planning to individually list the rotations I did as a student in the UK. They are however not on my university transcript. The transcript just lists exam results. We did not get separate grades for rotations. Is this a problem?

Correct, and it will not be a problem.

 

[Boef]

I would. It will make for an interesting topic in an interview.

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Where would you list this? I have now listed it as a reason for extention of medical school section (as at my medical school foreign rotations are longer and I did one extra curricular rotation) but would it be advisable to enter this somewhere else as well?

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Wherever it best fits. Doesn't much matter. If you put it in the experience section, it's a Work experience (per ERAS guidelines). If you put it in the "extension" section, that's fine too.

 

[pedsFMG]

Thank you SO much aPD. Much appreciated.