Hello,
I will be starting medical school at Georgetown in a couple of weeks and am trying to develop a solid plan of attack for the next 1-2 years that will make me most competitive for a California Ortho residency (originally from California).
This past year I had the opportunity to get my masters at Georgetown, which allowed me to take 80% of the M1 courses- I will be exempt from taking these courses. Because of this I will have a bit more free time than I otherwise would.
My question is: should I use this time to read/review step 1 first aid/annotating first aid as my courses progress or should I focus on getting involved with ortho research and further bolstering my ortho resume? Or even better, should I do both?
In general, is there any other advice that anyone might have for me as a medical student just starting the climb to an Ortho residency?
Thanks.
I will be starting medical school at Georgetown in a couple of weeks and am trying to develop a solid plan of attack for the next 1-2 years that will make me most competitive for a California Ortho residency (originally from California).
This past year I had the opportunity to get my masters at Georgetown, which allowed me to take 80% of the M1 courses- I will be exempt from taking these courses. Because of this I will have a bit more free time than I otherwise would.
My question is: should I use this time to read/review step 1 first aid/annotating first aid as my courses progress or should I focus on getting involved with ortho research and further bolstering my ortho resume? Or even better, should I do both?
In general, is there any other advice that anyone might have for me as a medical student just starting the climb to an Ortho residency?
Thanks.