unique pre-medschool experience on residency CV

[universalson]

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Howdy!

I'm working on my residency CV and am looking for people's opinions/experiences about putting pre-medical school experiences on the CV. Specifically, I studied/worked abroad three times before matriculating into school and would like to put this on my CV to establish a pattern of professional interest. I am considering going into ID and have aspirations to work with diverse and indigent communities. I studied abroad in medical school as well.

Should I stand only on the things I did in medical school?

I have an appointment with my university's career advising and will ask the same thing, but am curious what other people's thoughts are.
Thank you for your time!

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

You can put it if you want, but if your interest is ID, all you need is a pulse to match. I've seen people who are IMG with board failures match into Yale and other big name programs

 

[mbdriver]

Howdy!

I'm working on my residency CV and am looking for people's opinions/experiences about putting pre-medical school experiences on the CV. Specifically, I studied/worked abroad three times before matriculating into school and would like to put this on my CV to establish a pattern of professional interest. I am considering going into ID and have aspirations to work with diverse and indigent communities. I studied abroad in medical school as well.

Should I stand only on the things I did in medical school?

I have an appointment with my university's career advising and will ask the same thing, but am curious what other people's thoughts are.
Thank you for your time!

I think it can be helpful to think in terms of transferable skills in situations like this. This article has a helpful table of relevant transferable skills for medical students. An experience that demonstrates in a meaningful/significant that someone has strong communication skills, a track record of effective leadership, or productive organizational/management abilities could be useful to include, as these skills/abilities can be applied to the work of a physician. In this way, you can show that the experience demonstrates that you possess a skill or quality that will contribute to your success in the future.

 

[MatchpalResidencyAdvising]

Usually we advise people to only include at most 1-2 pre-medschool experiences in the residency app and only if they are very significant/impactful to your journey to medicine / the specialty you are pursuing.

 

[DrFutureDO]

I don’t think any PD will care about things non medical.