f********l
发帖数: 81 | 1 准备考板了，现在三十出头，混了个名校的Research Associate，但厌倦了研究，目前funding running out了，需要联系工作，但是纠结了，到底应该去个二三流大学继续混个Research Associate，还是去Industry，总之是一切为考医。
主要看重的是轻松、压力小、有充足的时间复习考医，绿卡准备自己搞定。
主要是对Industry的工作不了解，不知道是否如传说中那样不稳定，会不会因为准备考医工作不努力被fire。先谢谢大家了！ |
S*******s
发帖数: 17 | 2 Try to be a research associate with a MD in the specialty that you want to
get in. Do observership while working in his lab. Once you get into industry
, you have less connection with the medicine world. |
z****o
发帖数: 368 | 3 Agree. A big cow MD boss who supports your goal is much better than double
99 scores. |
f********l
发帖数: 81 | 4 我现在就跟着MD老板，但因为之前一直没跟他说这事，闲谈中感觉他也不支持，而且名
校科研压力也比较大，周边全是research nerd，所以是不是还是应该换个MD老板。
思路一：假设换个老板，一开始就把我的dream告诉他，大家达成共识，反正说好我工
作做好，但业余时间会准备考医，并希望他/她支持我做observership。
思路二：假设换个老板，但不告诉新老板，自己闷声复习，也不引人注意，绿卡到手考
过就走人。
思路三：继续留在这里，至少省得找工作麻烦，其余的按思路二。
思路四：留，坦诚告诉现在老板，争取其支持observership，但risk是如果搞不好就只
好走人。
大家觉得呢？ |
M********3
发帖数: 269 | 5 idea 1: not good
idea 2: good
idea 3: better
idea 4: no, your feeling maybe is right, telling him will make the situation
worse
just my 2 points |
f********l
发帖数: 81 | 6
situation
能说下理由吗？
我觉得如果要如上面两位所言争取到observership机会，可能只有跟老板坦白。
当然瞒着老板复习，自己找朋友推荐observership也是可行的，我还是认识好些个医生
朋友。
老板知道了真的那么糟糕吗？
【在 M********3 的大作中提到】
: idea 1: not good
: idea 2: good
: idea 3: better
: idea 4: no, your feeling maybe is right, telling him will make the situation
: worse
: just my 2 points
|
f********l
发帖数: 81 | |
b******a
发帖数: 704 | 8 Connection and strong LORs maybe the most important things for getting interviews for Match.
Different people have different characters. Put your feet in your boss'
shoes, what would you boss, possibly a research nerd, think about your plan
after you tell him? Is it possible that you win his support? Can your enthusiasm for medicine convince him or other MDs to gain their support? Everybody knows it's time consuming to take USMLE exams for IMGs.
If yes, tell him. If not at current stage, work to show your responsibility, study hard to get good scores. After the exams and experience of the stress, you would know better about your determination or chance to pursue a career in clincial medicine. You may be have a better postion to tell him frankly and get observation opportunities. Generally, MD boss is nice. most of the mentors hope their trainees have better careers.
【在 f********l 的大作中提到】
: 自己顶。
|
S*******s
发帖数: 17 | 9 If your current MD boss is running out of funding, how can you keep staying
in his lab? Do you have a good relationship with your current MD boss? Do
you think he will give you a strong recommendation letter? If the answers
are yes, you should stay in your current lab and take your USMLE without
telling your boss. After all, no boss will be happy if they find out that
the people they hire do not have their mind on the job. Imagine if you were
the boss, you would not be happy too, right? Once you pass all your exams,
then discuss with your boss about the possibility of doing an observership
with him. You need to assure him that doing an observership does not affect
your daily work. For example, if you go to the clinic with him in the
afternoon, then you need to go to the lab at night or the weekend to make it
up. If your boss provides you the observership, he is doing you a favor,
you need to pay him back by working your ass off for him. So called "no pain
, no gain" or "there is no free lunch in the world".
If you have to leave your current lab and if you can afford not to work, how
about studying for the exams full time and getting the observership and
recommendation letters through your MD friends? Some stay-home mom get
residency through this route.
If you have to look for a new job, then find those easy MD labs. Take your
exams without telling your new boss. But at the mean time, try to work hard
to gain the trust and appreciation from your new boss. Once you have a good
relationship with your boss, it is easier to gain his support.
Having said all that, but if your MD friends can get observership and good
recommendation letters for you and you just need a job to pay the bills
while you are taking the exams, then find an easy lab ( does not matter MD-
or Ph.D-run) and simply work 9-5. |
A***4
发帖数: 326 | 10 "老板知道了真的那么糟糕吗？"
release the news after you get a good step 1 score. don't wait for too long.
A pleasant surprise is still a surprise. |
f********l
发帖数: 81 | 11 感谢大家回复。
现在看来留下来的可能性比较小了，准备找工作。
还真的有点想去公司，收入高，工作规律便于复习。但听大家这么说又开始纠结，离开
学校真的就离医学越来越远了吗？ |
