Gap Year!! Making Doctors Meeting #2, 3/14

POINTS, POINTS, POINTS!! UDance: We raised $2,631 with our team!! To Continue Earning Points...  Fundraising efforts: create a yankee candle account and sell 2 items before spring break and send screenshot/confirmation to  Sign up for program /meet with your mentor mentee before break get double the points!

What is a Gap Year?? A temporary position (1 –3 years average) between college and graduate school or a full time job. Many students are interested in “taking a year off” before buckling down to a “serious” job or graduate school. These temporary “in-the-meantime” jobs can provide experience, direction, emotional and cognitive growth, and satisfy curiosity about the real world. Anything can be done during this time, although medical schools like to see that you are using your time wisely.

SOOO Many Opportunities... Service year (many paid opportunities) Research Shadow Doctors Work for a doctor Travel

Shadowing Call around at local physicians offices and hospitals At Christiana: First must have previous contact with a physician Keep track of your hours Keep in contact with your physician for a letter of recommendation! Many osteopathic schools require a letter of recommendation from a D.O.

Research UD or Christiana Hospital Paired with mentor for various projects Volunteer or paid for full summer (can continue into school semesters) Opportunities to publish, learn, and shadow! UD Undergraduate Research Search faculty projects Volunteer, for academic credit, paid Summer Scholars: Full-time 10 week program ($3500 stipend) Summer Fellows: Varying time commitments ($ ) Senior Thesis

Service Year

Americorps City Year Public Allies STEM America National Civilian Community Corps SOOO many more…

MEDLIFE Internships: Media Affairs, Volunteer Affairs, Med Programs Varying lengths (3 months - year) Lima, Peru Even winter/summer/spring break opportunities to volunteer Various locations One week - 3 months

Teach For America “You’ll teach for at least two years in a low-income community, where you’ll show students what’s possible when they work hard and dream big.” Minimum - 2 years, paid DO NOT have to be a teacher or an education major

Peace Corps “International service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. Peace Corps Volunteers work at the grassroots level toward sustainable change that lives on long after their service—at the same time becoming global citizens and serving their country.” 2 year max commitment

Academic Year

If you don’t have a strong GPA... HAVE NO FEAR!! Post-baccalaureate opportunities are available at many different schools Help prepare you for first year medical school classes Many full-time one year programs

Master’s Degree Programs Spend your gap year working on a Master’s Degree Public Health Health Administration 4+1 Programs here at UD There are many different one year programs...especially in other countries...ESPECIALLY IN LONDON :)

Work Work Work

Related Medical/ Health Work American Heart Association CPR Certification Part-time Jobs as an: EMT (club on campus) Medical Assistant (CNA, Hospital Clerk, patient escort) Scribe ( Work in a Doctor’s office Work as a caretaker for a person with disabilities Look for Ramona’s s...

Travel the world and forgo all responsibilities here in the States

Many Volunteer Opportunities Abroad

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