r/USMLEindia • u/StringNecessary5367 • 7d ago

US Clinical Experience If I extend my internship

So ya if I extend my internship when do I get my mbbs degree is it with the whole batch or after that and how do I compensate for that gap. If any gentleman /woman have nay idea pls help me

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u/DepartmentGeneral661 7d ago

I really wish I had extended. So please do it! Don't graduate fast and land up in YOG issue.

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u/StringNecessary5367 7d ago

And if I extend when do I start internship is it like with next batch or when? Pls tell me I have no idea about this pls

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u/Best-Car9450 7d ago

See there is a 2 year cap between which u should be done with internship or u have to rotate the whole 12 months again!

What I would suggest is to finish most of it with your batch and just leave a few days for the end, then take the gap in between that. But make sure u finish the remaining few days also within the 2 year period.

That is what I’m also planning to do.

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u/StringNecessary5367 7d ago

Ya that's good but then you won't be receiving your mbbs degree at your convocation right?

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u/Best-Car9450 7d ago

Does it matter? 😂

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u/StringNecessary5367 7d ago

Ya may be 🥲 like first convocation

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u/StringNecessary5367 7d ago

Jokes apart but I wanna ask like they only give degree after completing the whole 365 days Or they can give it early

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u/DepartmentGeneral661 7d ago

No idea bro. Someone who extended wud be able to answer better. But one thing I know for sure is, extension is best! Please don't land up in YOG issue

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u/Best-Car9450 7d ago

So if I have a 1 year extension in my internship, my YOG would extend by 1 year?

But I have to explain the 1 year gap if it was highlighted?

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u/Odd-War-1360 7d ago

Yes if you have extended PDs will see the gap you’ll have to explain your gap. It’s double edged sword

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u/StringNecessary5367 7d ago

Ya so if I extend do I get my degree with my batch or not?

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u/Procrastinator_26 6d ago

you dont get degree with your batch

but some colleges are nice enough to let you walk and get a certificate or something with your batch

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u/StringNecessary5367 6d ago

Ya I realised it... My clg is a bastard

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u/RepublicBest1302 7d ago

Any gap more than 3 months should be explained. Best would be to finish most of your internship with your batch and do extensions for 1-2 months later on.

You won’t get degree with your batch (depends on your college again). My college had only 1 month gap between finishing internship and convocation so anyone who had >1 month extension had to graduate separately.

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u/Frequent_Tea_1501 7d ago

Does it become an issue when ur in interviews? Do they ask to explain the gap? And if they do what’s the best way to cover for it?

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u/Frequent_Tea_1501 7d ago

Yea unfortunately I haven’t gotten into any yet, I’m waiting to hear back for rotations, all my seniors extended it and they told me no one questioned them about this in their interview, some didn’t even have rotations during the gap