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Originally Posted by Natacha How long was your stay at John Hopkins and were you asked a lot of questions to test your knowledge? In other words, did they expect you to know a lot and did they put you on the spot or did they just teach you what was important and that was it? |
Hmm well it was sort of both ways. There was a lot of "pimping" (barraging a med student/intern/resident with one question after another) when we were seeing patients on rounds and usually after a patient left when we were in clinic but at the same time they were very helpful in outlining things that I should read every night and if I had a question they would always stop what they were doing and help me better understand it---soooo basically they expect you to know quite a bit but if you don't they just nicely tell you what material you should read and totally help you out.
The Professor I was working with lent me his own textbooks to take home and read!
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Originally Posted by Natacha I ask how long was your stay because when I go home on vacation, I only go for about 2 months at a time and during Christmas vacation. So, I wanted to know if they would accept me for that short amount of time? |
I went for 6 weeks so 2 months is plenty of time. Just explain to them that you're doing this during your time off and it should be fine.
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Originally Posted by Natacha Something else that occured to me is do they give you some kind of certificate once you're done with the research/elective? If not, how am I supposed to put that in along with my documents such as USMLE score and transcript? |
After you've finished, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will have your preceptor fill out an evaluation form which will rate your performance, knowledge and clinical skills, among other things. This will be sent to your home medical college and you can use that as proof or another thing you can do (which I recommend) is to ask your preceptor for a LOR (letter of recommendation) after you have finished your elective with him. Most will be very willing to write you one (since you just worked for free!) and this can go a long way in helping you get an interview for a residency later on.
When people see that official letterhead from Johns Hopkins, they can't help being somewhat impressed!
