PodiatryStudent1999
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Reach out to the residents at the program and explain the situation. You can even say that you are willing to make up any missed assignments during any of the other weekends. You usually do not have to make it up, but it is always nice to let them know you are willing to. I had friends who missed a few days to a week for various reasons and none brought it up. Do not deal with the school, call the residents and let them deal with it.Hey there, I wanted to know what the process is like for canceling an externship. I am currently a fourth-year student and will start externship next month. Life happens and it turns out that my brother is getting married in India the first week of my externship. What should I do if I wanted to go? I asked my externship coordinator at my podiatry school and she said they can only cancel an externship if there is an emergent excuse. I did not tell her the reason. Realistically, I don't want to cancel the externship, I would just miss about one week or less. I have been preparing for externships for a while and the worst scenario is I just miss the wedding. This program that I applied to was not on top of my list that I wanted to extern at. I was just doing it because my uncle lives there and I would save money on rooming. Also, the programs I wanted for that month in May I did not get. I do not care about the program but just do it for requirement sake.
I wanted to know what would be the best way to go about a situation like this, what are the pros and cons if I cancelled, or if i asked the program for a week off, etc.
Yes. Just tell the program 'family emergency' and do what you need to do. Talk to the extern director (resident or admin assist typically). Tell, don't ask.Reach out to the residents at the program and explain the situation. You can even say that you are willing to make up any missed assignments during any of the other weekends. You usually do not have to make it up, but it is always nice to let them know you are willing to. I had friends who missed a few days to a week for various reasons and none brought it up. Do not deal with the school, call the residents and let them deal with it.