Would it be a bad idea/look bad to do a summer internship (formal or informal) at a university in a different country?
Hi everyone! Sorry if this doesn’t fit with the theme of the subreddit, but I’m an undergrad planning to apply to MD/PhD programs later. I’m currently looking at doing a summer internship in a field I’m interested in a different country (not US) either formally through a funded program aimed at future biomedical researchers or informally. Since MSTPs are funded by the NIH, I was wondering if this would give the impression that I wouldn’t stay in the US as a physician/scientist and researcher afterwards and, as a result, not look good for my applications. I really do plan to stay in the US of course, so I’d like to avoid leaving this kind of impression at all if possible. Does anyone know how this might be seen from the perspective of someone reviewing applications? Thanks everyone!