What did you do over your gap year(s)?
Posted Dec 24, 2019, 1:01 AM UTC
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A PhD.
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Bro wtf
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Technically the truth.
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Just working and saving money, still shadowing/volunteering, and just enjoying the calm before the storm :)
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Relaxing. I still volunteer at my clinic weekly and shadow a PRnR doc. Otherwise hanging with family, friends. Playing video games, going to the gym, starting kickboxing, hiking, and restarting my violin practice. I hope to travel across the US and overseas too. As far as I'm concerned the next 8 years of my life are locked down so I may as well enjoy myself.
I understand this is a privilege not a lot of students can afford. Some people need to work. But if you can afford it definitely take time off.
Edit: almost forgot, my most important gap year responsibility; hanging out with my pupper.
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Learned to play the banjo 🪕
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Currently on mine. I did research, but then stopped doing it. Currently working part time but mostly just relaxing and enjoying my free time before school starts again. Literally like video games, Netflix, and sports lmao no shame
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research coordinator at a research group at the med school associated with my undergrad. its a good time.
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Was working in a quality control chemistry lab, hated it. Now scribing for less than half the pay, love it. Beyond that I’m just being a normal human being. Enjoying free time by watching Netflix, reading books, chilling with family/friends, playing video games, etc.
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What is scribing like? I am thinking about doing that in my gap year.
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I think it’s one of those things that plateaus after maybe a year of scribing and is also dependent on who your provider is. So far since it’s fairly new to me I feel like I’m learning a lot about the general hospital workflow and some general medical knowledge, I thoroughly enjoy working in a hospital. Right now I scribe in the ER and I’ll also be scribing at a psych ward soon. I also like all of the providers where I work, some of them even buy me food and Starbucks so that’s lit. However, I’ve heard horror stories about terrible providers that are jerks. I’d bet they’re the outliers though.
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Working, saving money, volunteering, indulging more in my hobbies, traveling as much as possible, getting in shape, acting in plays, spending time with my family and friends, basically saying yes to every opportunity I can afford. Just enjoying my time spent out of school relaxing while I can.
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Teach. Travel a bit. Hang with friends.
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Lived my life while working as a scribe in the ER and shadowing docs I met while in the ER. Lots of snowboarding. Caught a lot of fish. Just doing me 🤷🏻♀️
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Work ~60+ hours a week to be able to afford applying and life lol
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Your mum
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I see I'm not the only one, my Eskimo brother
Always nice to see one of these replies in this sub
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