Summer Time “Do’s” How to spend your summers effectively and efficiently to enhance your health career plan of preparation

Summer Time “Do’s”How to spend your summers effectively and efficiently to

enhance your health career plan of preparation

Woe is me…what to do, what to do?

Make moneyVolunteerTake a summer courseTravelExplore the Health ProfessionsHealth Care Experiences Abroad

“FILL IT UP”

NOT THIS! THIS!

Making Money

Summer Research Experiences◦Trinity College

Summer Research Assistants Chemistry Department Endowed Summer Fellows ISP

◦NSF REU◦NIH

Working the same summer job

Working a new summer job

http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp

https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip

Volunteering While Making $$

How do I select an opportunity?

Profession Exploration Experiences

SMDEPMedicalMD/PhDDO/PhDDVMOptometry

http://explorehealthcareers.org/

http://explorehealthcareers.org/

http://www.aamc.org/

http://www.harthosp.org/research/StudentOpps/SSRF/default.aspx

http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/mpus/about/

http://com.msu.edu/DO-PhD-Program/SUPER.htm

http://www.vet.upenn.edu/education/admissions/summer-vets-program

http://www.sunyopt.edu/education/admissions/explore_the_profession

Summer Classes

Be Careful !!

Health Care ExperiencesAbroad

Be VERY Careful !!!◦Cost◦Supervision◦Safety◦Level of involvement

http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

http://atlantis-project.org/

http://www.islonline.org/programs/health/

http://www.mendingkids.org/missions.php#_

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Summer Time “Do’s” How to spend your summers effectively and efficiently to enhance your health career plan of preparation