Where did you do your internships? How important were internships in shaping your career/academic life?
I have done internships under Osmania University in Hyderabad and in house internship at Amity University, Noida. - This gave me academic knowledge and confidence to take lead in certain projects.
Apart from that, I have done various online internships with organisations like Pledge A Smile, AgriExplorer, Greenthusiast Foundation etc. where I was given an opportunity to get into Content Writing and editing.
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Internship is the transition from theory to practice.
It not only enhance your clinical skills but also provide a sense of satisfaction.
I feel it is one of the most crucial phase of medical journey.
However, most of the students focus on PG preparations more than on their internship.
Remember the life lessons patient teach you are beyond any textbook.
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I did my first internship at MedBound Times, and here I am today, working as a Managing Editor on the same platform. Though I also did one month of hospital training, should I count it as an internship?
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Great topic! I did compulsory rotatory internship from my alma mater, ie, MGIMS. And it was a pure blessing. We learnt so much. On top of that, we are being paid a paltry stipend (which was equally fine). We had a 6 month postings (out of one year) in rural areas (under community medicine department). Postings at PHCs and CHCs were of immense value as we dealt with a variety of medical issues, often with limited resources.
In medical residency in Peds in USA, the first year of 3 years-residency is called internship year, but that is a different experience. Working in under-served communities and hospital settings (eg inner-city hospitals) gives you a very diverse experience. I got a waiver of first year because of my prior Peds training, yet PGY2 and PGY3 gave some unique experience of working in community settings.
In medical field as with other career fields, internships are important stepping stones.
#Internship #Mentorship
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So we are talking about internship, can anyone tell any government internship that i can look for related to pharmacovigilance
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