extracurriculars in med school

[ieatjellyfish]

can u all give me your thoughts on the importance of community service & other extracurriculars in med school when it comes to applying for residency? i'm in my 3rd year now, & i didn't do much my first couple of years...so i'm wondering how that will affect my chances...

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[njbmd]

can u all give me your thoughts on the importance of community service & other extracurriculars in med school when it comes to applying for residency? i'm in my 3rd year now, & i didn't do much my first couple of years...so i'm wondering how that will affect my chances...

Hi there,
Your grades and board scores are the main factors in residency. Extracurriculars mean far less in medical school than undergraduate. Research is nice but again, not an absolute.

njbmd

 

[ieatjellyfish]

Hi there,
Your grades and board scores are the main factors in residency. Extracurriculars mean far less in medical school than undergraduate. Research is nice but again, not an absolute.

njbmd

Thanks for the advice!!

 

[Bones2008]

just to give the opposing viewpoint in case anyone's interested. one residency director at my medical center I spoke to indicated that EC involvement is weighted more heavily than research experience, but that neither are major determinants. every little bit helps, though...

 

[Koko]

just to give the opposing viewpoint in case anyone's interested. one residency director at my medical center I spoke to indicated that EC involvement is weighted more heavily than research experience, but that neither are major determinants. every little bit helps, though...

I agree with this and had a similar comment made by my PD and other interviewers .