Recently, I’ve advised several premeds who are trying to make decisions about the utility of a “gap year” – an elective, non-curricular period between college and medical school. There are important professional, financial, and personal consequences to consider before making the decision. Here’s a piece I wrote for Wolters Kluwer that offers guidance.
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
