Recess Rehash: Med Schools Hate When Students Have Jobs. Some People Take the Risk Anyway.

The Short Coat (Audio): An Inside Look at Getting Into and Getting Through Medical School · Jul 21, 2022 · 55m

Perhaps no school would recommend working during med school, but plenty of people do it. TL;DR * Sometimes, you just don’t want to take that extra loan money. One option: a part time job. * But that is risky–the time you devote to that job could have been spent on studying, and perhaps could decrease your chances at those competitive residency programs. * But there are medical students who make the choice to work, and some jobs might even help your chances. Eliza wrote to us at theshortcoats@gmail.com because, as an older, married medical student with a young child in an expensive city, she…