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Which hospital is the best to do your internship and residency program in?

I'm a Freshman in high school and I want to be in the medical feild, so I was wondering which hospital is a good teaching hospital. #doctor #medicine #healthcare #internship

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Rachel’s Answer

There are so many fantastic hospitals where you can receive your medical training. When you are finishing up medical school, you will have the opportunity to visit and interview at many of these locations to decide how you would like to rank them in the match process. I trained at Penn State Medical Center, and it was an excellent experience.
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Simona’s Answer

Hello Emma,
You ask a great question. I would look at going into a teaching hospital (in other words, a hospital that has a partnership with a college or university). Such hospitals are open to training college level and graduate level students. Since you are in high school, there is nothing wrong with getting your feet wet by volunteering in a hospital a few times a week. Volunteers are greatly needed and can provide much support to staff in generating a great experience for the patient.

Some of the roles of volunteers can include:
•Train new volunteers on hospital procedures.
•Direct patients from Emergency and the Front Desk to specific medical units within the hospital.
•Create and distribute visitor passes.
•Answer phone and respond to inquiries at the Emergency Room Security Office and at the Front Desk.
•Transport patients to all areas within the hospital.

If you are interested in volunteering during your off time from school (holidays, summers, weekends) then this would be a great way to get your feet wet. It would also give you time to ask questions from the folks that perform the jobs you want to do in the future. Who knows, you may find the mentor that will guide you through your career if you stick with this profession.

Below is a link that will give you the steps to volunteer. And this link is specifically for high school students (such as yourself):
https://blog.prepscholar.com/hospital-volunteer-opportunities-for-high-school-students

I truly hope this is helpful to you. Good luck in your journey!

Simona recommends the following next steps:

Google hospitals with college and/or university affiliations
Call a few of these hospitals to see if they need volunteers
Develop a realistic schedule that will allow you to volunteer
Complete the application to volunteer at your selected hospital
Begin your journey once you start volunteering at the hospital
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Richard’s Answer

Depends on what field you intend to study and whether you are planning on a clinical career or research. Examples of top research schools include Ivy league schools. State universities are usually great places to master clinical medicine.
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Stephanie’s Answer

Hi Emma, The path toward a career in medicine begins with a 4-year college degree, then 4 years of medical school, then a 1-3 year training period referred to as internship and residency. Which hospital you go for your residency is determined by a matching system during your last year of medical school. The place to begin this journey is with your high school guidance counselor. Let him or her know that you want to go to a college that has a good track record of preparing students for medical school. Good luck! -Stephanie
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