Work in Med School

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(If I should have posted this in the med school section, feel free to move...)

Obviously, a "real" part-time job isn't an option in medical school, but is it realistic as an M1 to plan on being able to fit in a little tutoring or babysitting (maybe a few hours a week at most) to make a little spending money around schoolwork?

 

[alwaysaangel]

I worked part-time in med school. 1st year, 2nd year and 4th year. I didn't need to but I had too much free time on my hands and wanted more spending money. Probably ran 10-20 hrs/week depending on the week.

I taught for Princeton Review teaching MCAT (I had taught prior to med school - teaching your first class during med school would probably be a bad idea) and I did private tutoring. Paid pretty good.

I wouldn't suggest babysitting unless they're paying you A LOT. I made $25/hr at Princeton Review and $35-40/hr doing private tutoring. So it would be a waste of your time to babysit for $15/hr when you could be making much more.

 

[NickNaylor]

I worked part-time in med school. 1st year, 2nd year and 4th year. I didn't need to but I had too much free time on my hands and wanted more spending money. Probably ran 10-20 hrs/week depending on the week.

I taught for Princeton Review teaching MCAT (I had taught prior to med school - teaching your first class during med school would probably be a bad idea) and I did private tutoring. Paid pretty good.

I wouldn't suggest babysitting unless they're paying you A LOT. I made $25/hr at Princeton Review and $35-40/hr doing private tutoring. So it would be a waste of your time to babysit for $15/hr when you could be making much more.

Random question - do you get paid more as a real medical student than as an undergrad student?

Not that I have any interest in working for a test prep company during med school. I'm just curious.

 

[alwaysaangel]

Random question - do you get paid more as a real medical student than as an undergrad student?

Not that I have any interest in working for a test prep company during med school. I'm just curious.

I did. When I worked for PR in undergrad I made $18/hr and made raises to $20/hr. I then changed PR offices because I moved. At that point the new offices' base pay was $20/hr and I got a $5/hr bonus for being a professional student.

I'm not sure what would happen if I taught a class now. I assume I would get another bump for actually having a professional degree. But I have no intention of teaching during residency.

 

[NickNaylor]

I did. When I worked for PR in undergrad I made $18/hr and made raises to $20/hr. I then changed PR offices because I moved. At that point the new offices' base pay was $20/hr and I got a $5/hr bonus for being a professional student.

I'm not sure what would happen if I taught a class now. I assume I would get another bump for actually having a professional degree. But I have no intention of teaching during residency.

Haha, that seems like peanuts considering you're a professional student. I guess it's a 25% increase, but still.

 

[alwaysaangel]

Haha, that seems like peanuts considering you're a professional student. I guess it's a 25% increase, but still.

Well yeah, wasn't much of a bump but I couldn't complain much about $25/hr teaching something I knew like the back of my hand. Required no prep whatsoever and the students are SOOO MUCH easier once you're a med student. When I taught as an undergrad there was always someone snotty trying to prove they knew more than you. Never happened once I was a med student.

 

[235009]

I worked part-time in med school. 1st year, 2nd year and 4th year. I didn't need to but I had too much free time on my hands and wanted more spending money. Probably ran 10-20 hrs/week depending on the week.

just curious why did you stop during third year? were you doing any research in addition to this job?

 

[alwaysaangel]

just curious why did you stop during third year? were you doing any research in addition to this job?

I'm not sure anyone could work during third year. Schedule is just too hectic and you never can be sure when you'll be off to work. Wouldn't have been realistic to have PR schedule me in a class or have students waiting on me for private tutoring.

I did some research in 4th year. But otherwise, no I wasn't doing research in addition to the job.

I was more into Community Service stuff. I helped start the free clinic at UCI, started a group that worked with the homeless with my friend and was on the board of a big interest group for 3 years.

I just can't study that much so I kept very busy outside school.

 

[qmcat]

I agree with triple-A 😀.

Working during med school is definitely doable, but you have to make sure your classes come first. That aside, a lot of my classmates did tutoring and babysitting in our first two years. Other classmates ended up doing a lot of volunteering. As for myself, I was lazy and the most I did outside of studying was intramural bball or shadowing here and there.

 

[Eric01]

You know there's always the united states medical corps with the air force, navy, or army.

20,000 dollar sign on bonus
tuition + living expenses paid
and captain salary.

Of course you have to commit to the service for 4 years. That's probably the best job you could get in medical school.

 

[alwaysaangel]

You know there's always the united states medical corps with the air force, navy, or army.

20,000 dollar sign on bonus
tuition + living expenses paid
and captain salary.

Of course you have to commit to the service for 4 years. That's probably the best job you could get in medical school.

Yeah but then you have to do what they want you to and go where they want you to go for 4 years.

Also, most people aren't allowed to finish their residency before paying back the years. They just do their intern year and then work as a GP. (and then go back and finish a residency specialty)

They offer similar programs on the back end. Where AFTER your medical training they will help pay back your loans in exchange for service. There is really no reason to sign up ahead of time when you really don't know where you'll be in life in 4-8 years and if you'll still want to be in the service.

 

[CodeBlu]

The US Navy and Air Force have bombarded my house with stuff for the HPSP scholarship program. It's too good to be true. But, it's just not for me.