Taking a Summer Course at a University Close to Home

WayOutWestMom
Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:52:54 +0000

@4beardolls I want to second what IWBB said.

Any kind of public-contact service job is also a good idea for pre meds. Medicine is becoming more and more customer service oriented. (Patient satisfaction surveys, anyone?) Developing strong people skills is a valuable thing for pre-meds. Additionally, having personal experience as a wage slave/hourly worker may allow your son to better relate to his future patients.

D1 was a life guard at city public pools her first summer in college. D2 spent her post-freshman year summer selling gas and slurpees in one of the western National Parks. (It was the experience of a lifetime and one she wouldn’t trade for anything–not even a guaranteed admission to med school. Seeing an elk calf born 15 feet from your front door–priceless!)

@GA2012MOM D1 was “meh” about peds—kids were OK, but the parents made her crazy. D2 is angling for a peds subspecialty (peds cards or peds gastro) and D2’s BF will end up in peds EM (or so D1 swears–he’s too nice to do adult EM but he’s got the EM personality.)