Got fired from my job. What to do with submitted AMCAS?

[won'tstop]

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Guys, I'm so panic right now.

In my AMCAS application that I submitted a while ago, I put my experience working as an ER scribe on one of the 15 entries on AMCAS. I also put the activity "end date" as MAY, 2015. The problem is that i will no longer be working there at the end of this summer out of some very hard-to-explain reason that I was just informed today 🙁((( .

I don't know if there is a way that I can go back and modify my application section. I don't want to cheat and put wrong information on my application. I am also extremely worried about future interviews-- if they ask me "so how do you like working as a scribe?" I totally did not expect this sudden change of my current situation although I absolutely enjoyed my experience working as a scribe which motivates me significantly to pursue medicine.

Any advice?

 

[el_duderino]

I wouldn't worry about it. Why were you fired?

 

[zzxxzz]

I wouldn't worry about it. Why were you fired?

I potentially would.

You should be discrete, but's draw a distinction between "getting let go" (budgetary reasons, shift in positions, heck, even mediocre performance) vs. "getting fired" (poor conduct, a violation, etc). Were you let go, or were you fired?

Also, you should probably update your application.

 

[won'tstop]

I potentially would.

You should be discrete, but's draw a distinction between "getting let go" (budgetary reasons, shift in positions, heck, even mediocre performance) vs. "getting fired" (poor conduct, a violation, etc). Were you let go, or were you fired?

Also, you should probably update your application.

It was "getting let go". They are going to write a recommendation letter to refer me to other programs.

How to update my application if I already submitted it?

 

[FindMeOnTheLinks]

you can't update your application. try to take advantage of their rec letter to get a another job as a scribe if possible. if it comes up in interviews, just explain how you were let go. they won't hold it against you.

 

[zzxxzz]

You can't literally change your application, but you can let every school know about this in your secondaries, and if there's nowhere to put it in the secondaries, via email.

I don't think it'll be an issue, especially w/ a letter. However, waiting until the interview to tell them this may be an issue.

 

[won'tstop]

I wouldn't worry about it. Why were you fired?

partially because me and a former program director didn't see eye to eye.

 

[won'tstop]

You can't literally change your application, but you can let every school know about this in your secondaries, and if there's nowhere to put it in the secondaries, via email.

I don't think it'll be an issue, especially w/ a letter. However, waiting until the interview to tell them this may be an issue.

Thanks! I will put it in my secondaries.

 

[won'tstop]

you can't update your application. try to take advantage of their rec letter to get a another job as a scribe if possible. if it comes up in interviews, just explain how you were let go. they won't hold it against you.

yeah I am looking for other clinical positions now. Hopefully they won't hold this against me during interviews.

 

[tantacles]

Guys, I'm so panic right now.

In my AMCAS application that I submitted a while ago, I put my experience working as an ER scribe on one of the 15 entries on AMCAS. I also put the activity "end date" as MAY, 2015. The problem is that i will no longer be working there at the end of this summer out of some very hard-to-explain reason that I was just informed today 🙁((( .

I don't know if there is a way that I can go back and modify my application section. I don't want to cheat and put wrong information on my application. I am also extremely worried about future interviews-- if they ask me "so how do you like working as a scribe?" I totally did not expect this sudden change of my current situation although I absolutely enjoyed my experience working as a scribe which motivates me significantly to pursue medicine.

Any advice?

Do not change anything (although you can't, so this point is moot). Do not mention anything unless asked. Do not send a letter to adcoms explaining that you were let go.You did not lie in your application; you expected to work there until May 2015.

If you find a new job related to medicine before then, then only if you're asked about what you're doing now, "I recently found an exciting position that is a better fit for me, and I'm really enjoying myself."

If you find a position outside of medicine, you can say, only if asked about what you're doing now, "I decided to find another job in the realm of _____ so that I would have a more broad range of skills, and the work is very rewarding."

If you don't manage to find any job and you're asked (though, please find something, volunteering at the very least), "I was recently laid off and I've been focusing on _______." In other words, try to spin this in your favor.

There's really no need to bring attention to the circumstances, particularly if they're hard to explain. Simplify your experience so that leaving the job is not a focus, and put strong emphasis on whatever new position you might find.

 

[won'tstop]

Do not change anything (although you can't, so this point is moot). Do not mention anything unless asked. Do not send a letter to adcoms explaining that you were let go.You did not lie in your application; you expected to work there until May 2015.

If you find a new job related to medicine before then, then only if you're asked about what you're doing now, "I recently found an exciting position that is a better fit for me, and I'm really enjoying myself."

If you find a position outside of medicine, you can say, only if asked about what you're doing now, "I decided to find another job in the realm of _____ so that I would have a more broad range of skills, and the work is very rewarding."

If you don't manage to find any job and you're asked (though, please find something, volunteering at the very least), "I was recently laid off and I've been focusing on _______." In other words, try to spin this in your favor.

There's really no need to bring attention to the circumstances, particularly if they're hard to explain. Simplify your experience so that leaving the job is not a focus, and put strong emphasis on whatever new position you might find.

If there's a secondary question asking "Do you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application ?" Is that a good place to explain why I leave the job and what I am focusing on right now ( lab, clinic volunteer ,etc)?

 

[tantacles]

If there's a secondary question asking "Do you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application ?" Is that a good place to explain why I leave the job and what I am focusing on right now ( lab, clinic volunteer ,etc)?

If you have a new job, you can say that you switched positions in that slot, and it'll give you something interesting to talk about. If you don't, explain nothing. Honestly, the last date that you left your position is not something you need to disclose - this is not your AMCAS information, and you should not be clamoring to report your termination in any part of your secondaries.

If I were in your situation, I'd leave that blank and explain at the interview, again, only if directly asked about my job and how it's going, but it's up to you how to approach this. The rule I follow is that unless you have something overwhelmingly positive (meaning can not be misconstrued as negative in any way that you can possibly think of) to report, optional information slots are just as well left blank.

 

[LMBLBM]

Guys, I'm so panic right now.

In my AMCAS application that I submitted a while ago, I put my experience working as an ER scribe on one of the 15 entries on AMCAS. I also put the activity "end date" as MAY, 2015. The problem is that i will no longer be working there at the end of this summer out of some very hard-to-explain reason that I was just informed today 🙁((( .

I don't know if there is a way that I can go back and modify my application section. I don't want to cheat and put wrong information on my application. I am also extremely worried about future interviews-- if they ask me "so how do you like working as a scribe?" I totally did not expect this sudden change of my current situation although I absolutely enjoyed my experience working as a scribe which motivates me significantly to pursue medicine.

Any advice?

Is this something to do with ScribeforAmerica?

 

[deanthedream17]

As my dad always taught me "Don't volunteer bad information". People on sdn should heed this advice better.

 

[whoisclu]

I was in the same boat as you, but keep your head up and try to find another opportunity. Like many others in this thread have said, try to concentrate on what you're doing in replacement of this position and frame it in a way that adds to your application. Things change, and adcoms will understand that. The ending date is no biggie. Good luck!

 

[OrgasmicChemistry]

NO! It's f***ing crazy to go telling the schools about something that MAY happen 2 months from now. (you never know, your employer may change their mind). Especially don't tell them you got fired when you really got let go. You haven't lied to the schools. At the time you completed the application, that was your estimate of when you'd be employed until.

You have ~2 months during which you can complete your secondaries without lying about your (current) employment as a scribe, and during which you can hustle to find another scribe job. If you find another scribe job, then there will be no issue at all come interview season. You can talk about your past, current, and future employment as a scribe without being deceptive. If you can't find one, then either (a) come up with a reasonable explanation for discontinuing your employment that doesn't make you look bad, or (b) hope they don't ask about your current employment as a scribe. But srsly, scribe jobs should be pretty easy to come by and you should be able to get another one on short notice, as we're coming up on their prime hiring season.

 

[katiemaude]

It'll be OK. Don't send an update. Try to find a new position. If/when it comes up in interviews or if you have a new position before you complete your secondaries, you can mention the new job. Don't lie in interviews just like you didn't lie on your AMCAS. Be honest and spin it in the most flattering light possible ("bad fit," or I'm trying something new). Of course if they outright ask you, "Were you fired?" You have to be honest. But don't put your foot in your mouth.