Credit Worthiness for Rotation Application

[Dares Dareson]

I'm an M3, but for reasons outside the scope of this thread, I ended up filling out an away rotation application for a different clinical site within my medical school's systems. I have two issues:

(1) The application required a $250 fee. Are fees like this standard practice for away rotations?

(2) The application required a release for them to check my credit report "at any time" with no limitations on whether they can sell that information to be used by telemarketers and spammers. Is this common as well?

(3) They also asked for release to check my criminal record. This makes more sense but still seems a bit extreme.

I was really taken aback by the credit report form. I've never once been asked about credit worthiness in the course of medical school or undergrad. I suppose it might be relevant when it is time to apply for a medical license, but for a simple 4th year rotation?

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[WheezyBaby]

1 absolutely. 3 I'm 99% sure was a thing. I remember nothing a out a credit check and don't understand the justification for one

 

[Jabbed]

1. It happens but I wouldn't call it common. $250 just for the application? No thanks..
2. lolwut. Red flag #2
3. Common

 

[Mad Jack]

I'm an M3, but for reasons outside the scope of this thread, I ended up filling out an away rotation application for a different clinical site within my medical school's systems. I have two issues:

(1) The application required a $250 fee. Are fees like this standard practice for away rotations?

(2) The application required a release for them to check my credit report "at any time" with no limitations on whether they can sell that information to be used by telemarketers and spammers. Is this common as well?

(3) They also asked for release to check my criminal record. This makes more sense but still seems a bit extreme.

I was really taken aback by the credit report form. I've never once been asked about credit worthiness in the course of medical school or undergrad. I suppose it might be relevant when it is time to apply for a medical license, but for a simple 4th year rotation?

What the hell sort of operation are they running? A few bucks, sure, I'd pay, but $250? I paid less than that for housing at one of my rotations for the month.

 

[WheezyBaby]

I misunderstood number 1. I thought that was the fee to actually rotate there.

 

[sunealoneal]

Cleveland Clinic had an application fee close to that. Don't recall a place that checked my credit score.

 

[Hakuna Matata]

1. Not common.
2. WHAT?? Hell no.
3. Very common.


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