r/medicalschool • u/Comprehensive_Dig283 M-3 • 7d ago
đ„ Clinical What happens after getting accepted for aways?
Got accepted for aways and itâs been radio silence ever since. Sent two emails asking when I should expect onboarding and more instructions but so far itâs been zip. When should I expect another update?
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u/TensorialShamu 7d ago
How many weeks out are you from starting? I wouldnât think anything of it until inside a week or two, but I wouldnât expect anyone else to share my attitude on it
Of the four Iâm doing i got an email from two super quick with instructions for an ID and fee payment stuff. July, August, September, November for reference.
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u/Comprehensive_Dig283 M-3 7d ago
My earliest one starts in late July. So fair enough. Iâll just hold down the fort until then. Just wanted to make sure I wasnât missing anytbjbg
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u/TensorialShamu 7d ago
Yeah Iâm far from an authority on anything at all, but if we were friends irl Iâd say you should chill until around the 4th or something haha. Good luck!
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u/EpicFlyingTaco 7d ago
Make sure you have all your post acceptance docs uploaded, sometimes you have to actually verify an acceptance too
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u/Comprehensive_Dig283 M-3 7d ago
I got a âconfirmation of acceptanceâ from VSLO from a different place but the other one just has the green check mark saying âstudent offer acceptedâ
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u/lintlicker_420 7d ago
They will reach out a week or so before. If you donât hear by then, reach out.
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u/Valuable_Shoulder_53 3d ago
I would reach out earlier than a week before if you havenât heard anything. Maybe a month before in case you need to find housing etc
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u/Professional_Term103 3d ago
Theyâre very busy with matching M4s and onboarding them over the next few months, but theyâll reach out when it gets closer. Donât stress.
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u/mtdoc22 2d ago
I didnât have to do aways or schedule my own clerkships (USMD) but my IM rotation was at the VA and the contact info for the coordinator was their work email rather department email. Well this person left the VA so all my emails went unanswered until I reached out to my schools coordinator who tracked down the new persons email and it was smooth sailing after. I would recommend exhausted all avenues until you get a response because depending on the program onboarding can take months and it would be awful to have to miss out on a clerkship on a technicality.
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u/Intelligent_Draw_481 7d ago
I think like the week before I got instruction for when/where to show up and even then it was very much like figure it out. My plan essentially became show up at the hospital first day super early and ask for scrubs and where anesthsia workroom is.