Summer Time “Do’s”
How to spend your summers effectively and efficiently to
enhance your health career plan of preparation
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Make money
Volunteer
Take a summer course
Travel
Explore the Health Professions
Health Care Experiences Abroad
Woe is me…what to do, what to
do?
THIS!
“FILL IT UP”
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Summer Research Experiences
◦ Trinity College
 Summer Research Assistants
 Chemistry Department Endowed Summer Fellows
 ISP
◦ NSF REU
◦ NIH
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Working the same summer job
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Working a new summer job
Making Money
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How do I select an opportunity?
Volunteering While Making $$
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SMDEP
Medical
MD/PhD
DO/PhD
DVM
Optometry
Profession Exploration
Experiences
 Be Careful !!
Summer Classes
 Be VERY Careful !!!
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Cost
Supervision
Safety
Level of involvement
Health Care Experiences
Abroad
Questions and
Comments