Which one of these 3 should I do during my gap year? Please help!

[miss chievous]

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a) EMT - I've heard this is so common that it really no longer has much benefit.
b) Ophthalmology Technician - I would be working with 3 Ophthalmologists, but I already worked as a scribe for 4 Internists so I'm not sure this would help.
c) Research Assistant/Technician at UTSW - I already have 8 months of research but I'm not published. I'm applying to low and mid tier MD schools so I'm not sure having a lot of research would even help.

What do you guys think? I will also continue volunteering in my spare time.

 

[bigdogrob4284]

All three will help your application, so I would say do which ever one you find the most interesting.

 

[byaaaaaaah23]

Whichever pays the most.

 

[Pons Asinorum]

whichever pays the most.

+1

 

[miss chievous]

+1

Well the opthalmologist technican job pays the most (15 an hour) but it doesn't look like anyone has voted for it...

 

[Ellie Arroway]

Anyone can get an EMT cert, but good luck getting a job.

 

[Lamel]

I was going to say Ophth Tech because it sounds the coolest. Plus it pays the most so do that. If you're applying to schools who won't really care much for research other than what you have already, then you don't have to do research.

I would choose between the Research and Ophth Tech.

 

[miss chievous]

Thank you all for your opinions.
Are there any benefits to getting an EMT these days? I live in Dallas so getting a job won't be too difficult

 

[lovemango]

During one of my interviews at a Texas school, my interviewer said he favored applicants who were either EMTs or ER scribes due to the amount of clinical exposure you get.

 

[xBODOMx]

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[Lady Netter]

Whichever pays the most.

+1

None of these will make a significant impact on your application. However, I think there are skills to be learned from being an opthalo tech, like customer service.

 

[razor]

I always go with the field that has the hottest bitches to work with because doing what you like most will be hard to talk passionately about in an interview.

 

[miss chievous]

During one of my interviews at a Texas school, my interviewer said he favored applicants who were either EMTs or ER scribes due to the amount of clinical exposure you get.

ER scribe specifically? I was a scribe for some Internists.