Mention 4-week voluntary LOA for Level 1 in "Was your medical education/training extended or interrupted" on ERAS?

[BuildingMyOwnLuck]

My school for some reason made people take a whole LOA if you wanted 4 more weeks for boards even though we had 8 weeks of vacation and it ended up using 4 (graduating on time). They even put in a whole new elective "study rotation" the class of 2025 to not put a chunk of class in LOA but at the time I took it it was a LOA. It was marked as a voluntary LOA on MSPE. In terms of potential PD doubts about academic ability, my Level 2 score was decent, and I took step 1 & 2 as well, did alright (took all 3 within 2 months of each other).

Any inputs appreciated.

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[AlbinoHawk DO]

Yes, mention. You will need to mention it for your license, too. They are just looking to see it wasn't a red flag like suspended for unprofessionalism. Nobody cares otherwise