Things to do in first year??

[redhotpokerb]

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hi everybody,

I am going to start my first year in a week.
I'm wondering what I should be doing for extracurricular in the first year.
Give me some suggestions or things you did, please. 🙂

Thanks in advance.

 

[OveractiveBrain]

hi everybody,

I am going to start my first year in a week.
I'm wondering what I should be doing for extracurricular in the first year.
Give me some suggestions or things you did, please. 🙂

Thanks in advance.

Drinking

Sex

Working Out

You wont have time to do those thing again for the next 6 years (at least) once first year ends. Get them done now.

 

[redhotpokerb]

Drinking

Sex

Working Out

You wont have time to do those thing again for the next 6 years (at least) once first year ends. Get them done now.

Haha. Alright thanks.
But Im more thinking of something that will boost my application for residency.

 

[dragon529]

if you want the hard truth... research! Any other activities are a waste of time.

(I'm going to leave now before the pro-volunteer/free clinic/doctors w/o borders ppl come bashing on me)

 

[notbobtrustme]

Research or good grades. Everything else you do will be because you want to do them. Volunteering, mission trips, clubs, groups etc etc don't really matter for residency apps.

 

[alpinism]

Drinking

Sex

Working Out

You wont have time to do those thing again for the next 6 years (at least) once first year ends. Get them done now.

Exactly.

Also you can do all 3 at once to save time for more studying/research

...or another drunken sex workout

 

[Cannon]

Regarding the opinion expressed by others that activities other than research are useless for residency applications, that's bologna.


Doing nothing is NOT equal to doing some community clinic volunteering or being involved in an advocacy group.


However, it is true that doing research will probably help more than volunteering or other activities. Probably, not definitely.


There are no hard and fast rules; those who say otherwise are lying.

 

[Slack3r]

Regarding the opinion expressed by others that activities other than research are useless for residency applications, that's bologna.


Doing nothing is NOT equal to doing some community clinic volunteering or being involved in an advocacy group.


However, it is true that doing research will probably help more than volunteering or other activities. Probably, not definitely.


There are no hard and fast rules; those who say otherwise are lying.

Maybe. But doing advocacy/volunteering certainly isn't useful for anything outside maybe FM.

 

[monkeyMD]

Maybe. But doing advocacy/volunteering certainly isn't useful for anything outside maybe FM.

Really? Volunteering is not worth it?

 

[45408]

Really? Volunteering is not worth it?

Probably not.

 

[KnuxNole]

I've never heard anyone say that volunteering or ECs are critical or necessary to do after undergrad. Unless you really want to, go ahead.

 

[Bojack Horseman]

I'm sure it looks bad if you don't have anything extracurricular to list though...

 

[Cannon]

Probably not.

Not everything is either A) useful or B) not useful. Yes, research would be more useful than volunteering. But volunteering would be more useful than training your dog to fellate you sans teeth.

Research SUCKS for the most part. Volunteering in a clinic is much better at actually making you a good doctor and can be fun. Plus, chicks dig guys that help people.

 

[Cannon]

I've never heard anyone say that volunteering or ECs are critical or necessary to do after undergrad. Unless you really want to, go ahead.

I have heard that volunteering or ECs are critical or necessary to do after undergrad IF you don't do research. Unless you really want to do research, you should volunteer or do some other ECs.

 

[FunnyCurrent]

Pimp the whole "I'm a med student thing" and get yourself laid with some nerdy undergrads

Dayuuumm

 

[tiedyeddog]

Really? Volunteering is not worth it?

Only if worth it = you enjoyed yourself.

 

[diagonal]

How about you just go to school and live your live outside of school. And, God forbid, not do things in your free time to pad your resume, but instead do things that make your life even a lil bit interesting.

Or, let me guess, dermatology? Because you love the skin?

 

[weightlifter911]

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[VenusinFurs]

I'd say if your school is affiliated with a free clinic you might as well try it out. It can be pretty interesting.

 

[rodlops]

Had the same question as the original poster, and got different viewpoints from students. At orientation, our dean told us that you don't have necessarily have to do research (unless you are trying for a super competitive specialty) but to follow your passion and if you're into community service, teaching, or extracurriculars of a certain type, go for it. He said that programs like to see people stand out in an area.

A good book to read that actually has chapters devoted to community service, volunteer work, extracurricular activities, and research for preclinical students is Success in Medical School: Insider Advice for the Preclinical Years. Lot of details about importance of these things, residency program director thoughts, and how you can go about getting involved and even stand out.

 

[H Y F R]

Dude chill. OveractiveBrain has it spot on.
Drink. Get laid. Drink. Hang out. Drink. Tried to get laid again. Drink. Pass out. Wake up. Drink. Try to get laid.
If any M2-4 at your school heard you ask this question on campus, you'd get straight laughed at.

 

[sinombre]

Dude chill. OveractiveBrain has it spot on.
Drink. Get laid. Drink. Hang out. Drink. Tried to get laid again. Drink. Pass out. Wake up. Drink. Try to get laid.
If any M2-4 at your school heard you ask this question on campus, you'd get straight laughed at.

Considering this thread is two years old, I guess that means the OP would be laughing at himself.

 

[Smokemont]

Research. Stop thinking about it and just go find a lab. Present as many posters as you can.