Worried on how to handle my Current employment

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Recently I joined a Mental health center where I do case management, outreach work, participate in syringe exchange program, Help out the Homeless around my county. Very busy during the day. Along with me 2 others also work on the same job.

Friday I received my first interview invite For MSTP in Stony Brook. I intend to take both Md and MD/phd interview with them. It is during the middle of the week.
I will have to allocate atleast 3 days 1 day for travel( I live in colorado) and 2 more days of interviewing. Along with this I have applied for many other MSTP and MD programs. Expecting few more during the course of the year. That means few more absences from the work place. I am sure most people who have applied for MD/MDphd must be in the same situation. I see some people getting as many as 8 interview invites already. How are they dealing with it. I know it is lot easier when in school vs employment.

Not sure how my employer takes it if I say I need to go for an interview. I really like this job would not want to leave it. I am kind of worried that they could fire me if I tell them the actual reason.

Any thoughts.

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IIRC some schools offer MSTP interviews over the weekend.

Try to space them out as much as you can. If they ask why you are getting off work, just say "personal reasons".

That's the best I can do for right now. Although I must say that it seems you deliberately dug this hole for yourself since it appears that you weren't clear with your employer what your intentions are :confused: But I can't really blame you for it because no one wants to hire someone taking a gap year.
 
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I attended couple of other research positions where I told them about my medical school plans. They rejected me outright. For me to have a job I could not disclose my plans in my subsequent interviews
 
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I attended couple of other research positions where I told them about my medical school plans. They rejected me outright. for me to have a job I could not disclose my plans.

Here me when I say this: I totally empathize with you.

I honestly think the best thing for gap years is just to have a panel of part time jobs that you can adjust around. Though in all reality most people only get around 3-4 II so you just have to schedule them for a Friday or Monday and you're good. But your case is totally different.
 
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Thanks for the response. Initially thought of part time jobs. Did not find any in my interested areas like research or community service or medical assistant. I am not sure if most people who are in gap year are just doing part time jobs.

I have not scheduled my interview yet. will check them if they have any friday or monday schedules. I am not very optimistic on it yet.
 
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Don't you get any PTO?
 
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I havenot been there for long. Just started past week.
 
Yeah, that’s too bad that the other jobs weren’t understanding of your plans. It is much easier to be upfront about it. Not much you can do about that now though.

Flying out of Denver you shouldn’t have trouble leaving after work and getting just about anywhere. Try to find flights that don’t require you to take an extra day off. I’m in Minnesota and I’m only taking one day off for each interview (just MD/DO, not PhD).
 
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I havenot been there for long. Just started past week.
Tough situation, you have to ask for Friday or Monday interviews. Do you have option to work on Saturdays?
 
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