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Hey guys, I was just wondering if any of you guys are at schools with GTA programs and what your take was on the opportunity. My school presently offers GTA positions in gross anatomy, clin skills, and OPP...you have to stay behind a year but you get the remainder of your tuition waived and a small salary.
Financial issues aside, I'm really torn on whether or not this should be something I consider. Will it really add anything to my residency application? I already have a ton of extra-currics, a prior career, a publication in the works and decent grades. I'm also not really sure how much I'll really learn from the experience. Everyone has been telling me doing dissections and teaching parts of lab would be great for someone with a surgical inclination but I'm not sure how much more I'll really learn (I got between a 95-97% on all the written exams and probably a 94-96% on all the practicals). I'm also a little bit worried about the age factor...I'm already going to be graduating at 28. If I get held back a year, I'll be 29. It's not a big deal I guess but I kindof feel a little hesitant to make my med school career longer than it has to be.
Anyway, I would REALLY appreciate any kind of input on the matter.
Financial issues aside, I'm really torn on whether or not this should be something I consider. Will it really add anything to my residency application? I already have a ton of extra-currics, a prior career, a publication in the works and decent grades. I'm also not really sure how much I'll really learn from the experience. Everyone has been telling me doing dissections and teaching parts of lab would be great for someone with a surgical inclination but I'm not sure how much more I'll really learn (I got between a 95-97% on all the written exams and probably a 94-96% on all the practicals). I'm also a little bit worried about the age factor...I'm already going to be graduating at 28. If I get held back a year, I'll be 29. It's not a big deal I guess but I kindof feel a little hesitant to make my med school career longer than it has to be.
Anyway, I would REALLY appreciate any kind of input on the matter.
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