Start DIY post back in Jan or wait?

[MeghanMD]

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Thanks for all your help thus far-- I need some more advice

I finish my undergrad degree in business in November-- I only have 1 class left to finish that degree.


I'm thinking about either working for the year and starting a diy post bacc in June or volunteering and shadowing this fall and starting in January at CU Boulder.

My ECs are not that stellar yet:
Volunteering at Children's Hospital Colorado (from 2007-2012) I have no clue how many hours that would be
and shadowing an orthopedic surgeon and vascular malformation specialist in August.

I was thinking about volunteering at a new hospital in the fall or working as a medical scribe for the year. Thoughts?? I'm in Denver right now and would be moving to Boulder.

 

[Mars41]

The $ are nice if you work for a year but if you're set financially sooner is almost always better than later.

 

[Chip N Sawbones]

Well, sooner means you get another year of working as a doctor, which is nice. On the other hand, if you can't afford to do a postbac just yet, pushing it back another year won't really hurt anything. I don't think you need to devote too much more time to shadowing and ECs. You've already got a nice long term clinical volunteer experience. I'd add another few hours of shadowing a primary care doctor or two, but that's about it.