Part Time remote work during M1?

[amoxicillin_resistant]

Would anyone know if there are any part time (preferably remote) work that is available for M1s? I was thinking of doing online tutoring, or maybe call center type stuff, does anyone know any opportunities or job sites?

Thank You 🙂

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[LucidSplash]

Would anyone know if there are any part time (preferably remote) work that is available for M1s? I was thinking of doing online tutoring, or maybe call center type stuff, does anyone know any opportunities or job sites?

Thank You 🙂

I would not recommend it.

I worked in biotech for 3 years before med school and my job offered me the opportunity of doing some 1099 consulting work for them after I left for medical school. The plan was maybe 5-10 hours/week at most. I quickly found even that was too much and competed with my studying time and my resting time. I felt like I was burning the candle at both ends no matter what I did, even more so than you already do in medical school.

 

[RangerBob]

Agree. Not worth it. Especially for something that pays as little as tutoring/has as little of a future.

If it paid an insane amount AND was only a couple hours/week, or was something you planned to continue for life and needed to keep a lifeline/connection to, things might be a little different. But only for some folks, as for some M1 alone is too much to handle even without extraneous things.

If you have extra time, use it for hobbies/social life/sleeping.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Don't do it.

MAYBE tutoring if it will help you to remember the material, but it ain't worth the money.

If you can't afford to pay your bills, talk to your financial aid office and borrow more

 

[DarkBluMage]

Would anyone know if there are any part time (preferably remote) work that is available for M1s? I was thinking of doing online tutoring, or maybe call center type stuff, does anyone know any opportunities or job sites?

Thank You 🙂

Great way to fail out of med school

 

[amoxicillin_resistant]

oof thank u all for the calibration

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[Goro]

Would anyone know if there are any part time (preferably remote) work that is available for M1s? I was thinking of doing online tutoring, or maybe call center type stuff, does anyone know any opportunities or job sites?

Thank You 🙂

Unless you are a master of time management, this sounds like a recipe for disaster.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Just monetize your social media as an influencer like many of your peers are doing. But don't spend a ton of time on it. Tiktok is evil.

Otherwise, no. Don't work until you get used to medical school.

 

[Sn00pygrrl]

A different perspective: I worked as an NP (on-site) throughout M1 year, about 10-15 hours per week at the most. It helped pay the mortgage and substantially cut down on how much in loans I needed to take out for living expenses. I did manage my time well and it worked out for me. And I deliberately took a position that was so easy I could do it in my sleep and had no off-hours responsibilities (no longitudinal panel etc). I'm still working the job into M2 year; we'll see how it goes.

 

[Redpancreas]

Just monetize your social media as an influencer like many of your peers are doing. But don't spend a ton of time on it. Tiktok is evil.

Otherwise, no. Don't work until you get used to medical school.

Not to derail the thread, but I heard the time needed to do this outweighs any benefit.

 

[Redpancreas]

A different perspective: I worked as an NP (on-site) throughout M1 year, about 10-15 hours per week at the most. It helped pay the mortgage and substantially cut down on how much in loans I needed to take out for living expenses. I did manage my time well and it worked out for me. And I deliberately took a position that was so easy I could do it in my sleep and had no off-hours responsibilities (no longitudinal panel etc). I'm still working the job into M2 year; we'll see how it goes.

It's good to have another perspective and I think it's awesome you got to do that.

OP, I would say these next 3 years of medical school arguably decide what you're going to be doing for the next 30. I would just focus on school itself.

 

[esob]

People will have to do what they have to do, but, if you don't have to, don't. Every moment you are working is time you are either taking away from appropriate rest or necessary study time. I knew several people who tried to do this (including yours truly), and it invariably negatively impacted all of them through burnout or lower scores than they were capable of. In the hyper-competitive world of post-covid residency selection, a couple of points on Step 2 can be the difference between the spot you want and the spot you get stuck with.

 

[GoSpursGo]

I agree with @esob . While undoubtedly it is possible to have a part-time job and pass, your goal is not to merely pass but to excel.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Not to derail the thread, but I heard the time needed to do this outweighs any benefit.

True. Same thing for people who think they can do tutor and mentor future medical school applicants.

 

[Redpancreas]

True. Same thing for people who think they can do tutor and mentor future medical school applicants.

I would say that that's actually quite lucrative if you can live with ripping desperate students off. I've seen the signs in the libraries, $100/hr. for private MCAT tutoring claiming it's a competitive deal relative to commercial test-prep companies...buddy how are you keeping up/retaining those MCAT skills/knowledge while drinking from the fire hydrant in medical school? I've seen IMGs do something similar by advertising $200/hr. video chat consult fees catering to other IMGs claiming they offer inside information into the match process. Post that on a USMLE FB group, hit 20-30 gullible people, and you've paid more than half your rent for the year as a resident. No SEO, analytics, investments in high quality recording devices, or commitments to daily content needed.

 

[NotADoctor1]

Currently an M1 doing part-time remote work about 10 hours per week. I’d say it’s manageable but I absolutely do not recommend it. I’m personally doing well on exams during a notoriously difficult part of my school’s pre-clinical curriculum, but the days can get pretty long. If anything, it’s forced me to get better about time management. I’m planning on quitting within the next couple months and filling that time with research.

The way I see it, there’s basically no amount of money that an employer could pay me that would make that time commitment worth it throughout all of school. I’m interested in a competitive specialty and the long-term financial consequences of not matching or being forced into a lower-paying specialty are orders of magnitude greater than what I’m getting paid.

 

[Redpancreas]

Currently an M1 doing part-time remote work about 10 hours per week. I’d say it’s manageable but I absolutely do not recommend it. I’m personally doing well on exams during a notoriously difficult part of my school’s pre-clinical curriculum, but the days can get pretty long. If anything, it’s forced me to get better about time management. I’m planning on quitting within the next couple months and filling that time with research.

The way I see it, there’s basically no amount of money that an employer could pay me that would make that time commitment worth it throughout all of school. I’m interested in a competitive specialty and the long-term financial consequences of not matching or being forced into a lower-paying specialty are orders of magnitude greater than what I’m getting paid.

This.

 

[ZombieDante]

I mean I work part time weekends and its working out for me. The biggest thing in my favor is I have a lot of downtime and can have my laptop out to study during it. It does get exhausting because even though I can study I'm still at work and have to interrupt myself a lot. Plus the uniform isn't comfy so it just a very non-optimal situation. However, I do like the extra money so I've been keeping with it. I'm going to quit during step 1 dedicated though.

 

[medicaljumbogumbo]

I'm in my second year and I still work part time and find it actually really helpful to continue to have a life outside of med school. Only do it if your employer is extremely flexible and understanding that school will be your first priority always. I am lucky enough to make my own hours and had a boss that was fine with me not being available the week of a test. My advice, do it on a trial basis and if you find it too hard to juggle school and work, then you can always quit.

 

[chicandtoughness]

Adding my perspective. MS2 and still doing part time work for my previous employer. I actually had a great time during MS1 working close to full time hours- result: I had boatloads of disposable income so money wasn’t an issue and I felt like I could breathe easy. MS2 has been harder because of the looming Step 1 monster but I’m going to try to wrap up the year before quitting my job right before dedicated.

I have very finely honed time management skills, from years of working multiple jobs while doing school. I’d say working during med school has forced me to be much more on task (I hear the same thing from parents who choose to have kids during med school.) It is certainly not for the faint of heart. It also helps that I’m nontrad so (and not making judgements here) I don’t feel the need to socialize as much. I don’t go to beach hangouts or Greek life parties or anything. Just get my work done, study, watch Netflix/play games, sleep.