Secretaries not responding

[UCC]

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I am a second-year who was accepted by a physician to do a 1 month research rotation over my winter break at another institution. It took a couple emails to get the secretary to send me the forms for the rotation. I sent them back promptly and received notice of the receipt.

Now its been about a month and I've been inquiring whether the rotation has been approved (by the electives director) and whether there are additional forms that need to be completed. I've emailed 3 times now and feel my messages are just being ignored for some reason. I have no idea what the problem is. After the last email I contacted the physician again and she replied with a CC to the secretaries to help me with the paperwork and still nothing. Is there anything I can do or am I going to get screwed out of this rotation?

 

[JStub]

Call the secretary and explain that this is time sensitive and you are sorry for bothering him or her. And keep the physician in the loop.

 

[UCC]

I would have done that sooner, but the problem is I am not fluent in the language of the institution. I am able to write, but I think I'd have troubles trying to carry a conversation with the secretary over the phone.

 

[kdburton]

Call from the translator phone at on of the hospitals you rotate at 😉

 

[Scaredshizzles]

Call from the translator phone at on of the hospitals you rotate at 😉

See, this is why doctors are good problem solvers...🙂