CASE STUDY: SNEGHA ANANTH
1. Who are you? Age? Where are you from? How did you do at school?
I am Snegha Ananth, a medical graduate from India. Admission to med school depends on higher secondary board exams in my state. I scored 198.5/200 and got selected into one of the top government institutions in Chennai, India - Kilpauk Medical College. I did my schooling at Holy Angels' Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School.
2. Which med school did you attend? Why medicine? What extra-curricular stuff did you get involved with whilst studying medicine?
My alma mater is Government Kilpauk Medical College. It was my love for biology and human physiology coupled with the passion to work in a field, which can provide me the opportunity to create miracles in people's lives. I was a part of the academic council for my med school and we organized lectures on topics which are usually not a part of the curriculum. We rope in doctors and speakers from various fields to share their expertise and interests with our students.
3. You came to Leiden for LIMSC - how did that happen? Who motivated you? How was the experience? What did you learn? Any take home messages for future medics regarding conferences?
It is a very interesting story. After all the hard work I did to complete my study, I wanted it to be presented in an international forum and get the opportunity to travel to a place where medicine and research is practiced in an entirely different way from India. Thanks to Google, I found about LIMSC and applied for it. The experience was tremendous and made me aim for more. I made new friends from different parts of the country. I learnt how to present a research paper concisely, learnt BLS from their workshop and also knew about the vast potential avenues of research. It is amazing that LIMSC is organized purely by med students and it inspired me to do a similar event in my academic department. Conferences help you gain a dedicated social circle and keeps you inspired.
4. You graduated and then you studied 1.5 years for the USMLE. What are you doing right now? How did you organise an externship abroad? What is it like living abroad? Any tips for students wishing to follow in your footsteps?
People usually start USMLE by their final year in med school in India. Unfortunately my medschool doesn't grant us that option and I had to wait until I graduate. Anyways, the journey is tough for anyone applying from outside of US. I am doing an externship in Internal Medicine at Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO right now. It is a hands-on experience wherein I do the duties as that of a medical student. They have a formal externship program, which I knew through a friend. Yeah, some of them have done externship here.
1. Who are you? Age? Where are you from? How did you do at school?
I am Snegha Ananth, a medical graduate from India. Admission to med school depends on higher secondary board exams in my state. I scored 198.5/200 and got selected into one of the top government institutions in Chennai, India - Kilpauk Medical College. I did my schooling at Holy Angels' Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School.
2. Which med school did you attend? Why medicine? What extra-curricular stuff did you get involved with whilst studying medicine?
My alma mater is Government Kilpauk Medical College. It was my love for biology and human physiology coupled with the passion to work in a field, which can provide me the opportunity to create miracles in people's lives. I was a part of the academic council for my med school and we organized lectures on topics which are usually not a part of the curriculum. We rope in doctors and speakers from various fields to share their expertise and interests with our students.
3. You came to Leiden for LIMSC - how did that happen? Who motivated you? How was the experience? What did you learn? Any take home messages for future medics regarding conferences?
It is a very interesting story. After all the hard work I did to complete my study, I wanted it to be presented in an international forum and get the opportunity to travel to a place where medicine and research is practiced in an entirely different way from India. Thanks to Google, I found about LIMSC and applied for it. The experience was tremendous and made me aim for more. I made new friends from different parts of the country. I learnt how to present a research paper concisely, learnt BLS from their workshop and also knew about the vast potential avenues of research. It is amazing that LIMSC is organized purely by med students and it inspired me to do a similar event in my academic department. Conferences help you gain a dedicated social circle and keeps you inspired.
4. You graduated and then you studied 1.5 years for the USMLE. What are you doing right now? How did you organise an externship abroad? What is it like living abroad? Any tips for students wishing to follow in your footsteps?
People usually start USMLE by their final year in med school in India. Unfortunately my medschool doesn't grant us that option and I had to wait until I graduate. Anyways, the journey is tough for anyone applying from outside of US. I am doing an externship in Internal Medicine at Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO right now. It is a hands-on experience wherein I do the duties as that of a medical student. They have a formal externship program, which I knew through a friend. Yeah, some of them have done externship here.
Doing electives as a med student is more easier than doing externship as a graduate.
So I would advise all USMLE aspirant to start early. Getting a clinical experience in US
is a very daunting task and the best way to get an opportunity is by being in touch
with your seniors/colleagues who are already there in US. Good luck!
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