Tim Gilbert

Dose of Reality

Extracurriculars in Medical School: Do You Have Time and Should You Care?

As a Junior in college I attended a medical student panel. One of them said something that stuck with me: "Back in undergrad my life had so many responsibilities and so many extracurriculars. In medical school those aren't there. It's hard for sure, but it's simple." I felt stretched thin back then, balancing schoolwork and everything else had been a bumpy road. I was excited for the simplicity that awaited me.