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[NYC096961]

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I am a freshman in college and I made the decision to be a physician and am very excited. I have read so many books and done so much research but I would love to hear from actual physicians what they went through.
where do I start? As far as volunteer work? research? who should I talk to? ANY information would be so helpful! I am located in NYC so, anyone located in NYC would be even more helpful! I am very eager but I am not sure where to start!

 

[Lamel]

Your first priority is to get the best grades possible, aim for As!

 

[NYC096961]

Your first priority is to get the best grades possible, aim for As!

that is my definite goal!

 

[LizzyM]

NYC is big and it has so many resources!
Will you be attending college in NYC? Which one? Are you living in NYC for the summer? which zip code? One of the major points is to keep your travel time low. No sense spending as much time traveling to your volunteer position as you spend volunteering.

 

[Mr Interesting]

Read this in it's entirety, this is a good place to start. Courtesy of @Planes2Doc

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...cal-school-application.1080858/#post-15381922

 

[Planes2Doc]

Read this in it's entirety, this is a good place to start. Courtesy of @Planes2Doc

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...cal-school-application.1080858/#post-15381922

Thanks for the tag! I'm glad you find it helpful. 🙂

 

[NYC096961]

NYC is big and it has so many resources!
Will you be attending college in NYC? Which one? Are you living in NYC for the summer? which zip code? One of the major points is to keep your travel time low. No sense spending as much time traveling to your volunteer position as you spend volunteering.

i am an undergrad student at mercy college now. and i live in manhattan.

 

[LizzyM]

i am an undergrad student at mercy college now. and i live in manhattan.

Bronx campus or Dobbs Ferry?

 

[NYC096961]

both

 

[LizzyM]

The best money you can spend is on the MSAR sold by AAMC. Go to www.aamc.org for ordering information. Get the whole package (online and paper) and go over it this summer. Come back & ask questions.

For clinical experience, the best approach might be to start with the hospital closest to where you live and/or where you go to school. Where would you be taken if you needed emergency medical care? In other words, don't start out thinking that you have to go to NYU if there are 20 hospitals closer to home. Contact the hospital's volunteer services office. Explain that you are a college student and express an interest in being a hospital volunteer. There may be hoops to jump through including training, TB test and so forth but you should consider this for the long haul. Try not to be assigned to something like a gift shop. Being at an information desk is a good start but make it clear after a few months that you'd like to learn different aspects of the hospital as a volunteer in the emergency department or as a sitter with patients who need to be reminded not to get out of bed, or as an assistant in transporting patients or items around the hospital.