what should we do between MS1 and MS2?

[ball372]

Do most students work, play, do research during the summer between their first and second year of med school? Thanks for your time!

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[lattimer13]

Do most students work, play, do research during the summer between their first and second year of med school? Thanks for your time!

catch up on TV

 

[SaltySqueegee]

Get married and do a small stint in ICU at the local hospital.

 

[shocker]

I am going to teach gross anatomy to the PT, Nurse Anesthetist, and Pathology assistants. Our school asks people who do well in Gross to teach in the summer.

 

[Blake]

I'll either do research in a surgical department at my school, or travel to france.

 

[Sharkfan]

To answer the original question, I think the numbers just divide pretty evenly into those 3 categories; I have heard people say they are going to do each one (different people of course). It all depends on the person, I guess.

 

[Sweet Tea]

I am going to teach gross anatomy to the PT, Nurse Anesthetist, and Pathology assistants. Our school asks people who do well in Gross to teach in the summer.

Oooooo....looks like you're a Brody person! Just FYI, that summer teaching job is tough. People enjoyed doing it and they're not going to have to study for that part of Step 1, but I did the Brody research program, got paid the same (plus a free lunch every week), and had much, MUCH more free time. Teaching is good and fun, but if you're expecting to have a relaxing summer then you may want to rethink it.

 

[Sweet Tea]

I did summer research in the ED, wrote an abstract, wrote an article, and took it to a regional conference in the fall and will be presenting it at a national conference in the Spring (well, I hope I get to present it...I'm not sure if the conference is during finals week). I chose to do research b/c I needed something that would boost my CV a bit, I needed to pay rent over the summer, and I was actually interested in it. I also got to spend time just hanging out in the ED and seeing patients, which I really enjoyed. The nature of my research was such that I was working from home most of the time and doing a lot of writing, so it was pretty much done on my schedule and I had plenty of time to hang out with friends, exercise, watch TV, and what not. My boyfriend even lived with me for a week and 2 of my college friends came down and visited me another week. It was definetly worth it.

Bottom line: do something you'll enjoy. This is the last big summer you'll have for awhile so don't commit yourself to research/teaching unless it's something that you'll really enjoy doing.