What are you doing with your time off?

[chhsu]

We've matched and now things are pretty much on easy street. So I was wondering what those of you with some free time are doing with this new found freedom - travel, volunteer, research, more electives, Step2CS/CK?
Just wondering what creative plans some of you may have.

I just finished my last ER shift yesterday and now I have 3 months of free time before residency. I'm going to sell the house, find a new place in Chicago and do some traveling with a friend for a short road trip. I am also going to see about helping out a friend who set up a medical clinic in Guatemala. In between this, I'm working on publishing a case study and will finally be able to read House of God. It better be good because I've heard too many doctors telling me I HAVE to read this book before starting residency.

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[Ginkoba4]

If you don't mind me asking (curious 3rd year student), but what school do you go to that you have 3 months off?

 

[chhsu]

I finished the MD/PhD program at the U of Illinois Champaign/Urbana. They give us 4 months of credit for doing the PhD in our M4 year. I spent 1 of the 4 months doing a clinical research project so I have 3 months left.

 

[Palmetto]

If you don't mind me asking (curious 3rd year student), but what school do you go to that you have 3 months off?

At most medical schools if you take the right rotations early in 4th year, you should have April, May, and June off. I think I'm the only guy in my class who didn't get the memo and was q4 in April.

Congrats again to all the newly-matched interns, and enjoy your vacations.