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Simply put, I never started any clinical experiences until this past January. Mainly because of my own self questioning to actually pursue medicine while in community college at the time. I was 98% sure I would sign into a label to pursue music full time, travel and take a break from school. But turned it down once the opportunity arose for a number of reasons.
I've really enjoyed my "clinical" experiences so far, I spent time in the ED doing the "normal" volunteer work and providing directly for the patient. I feel I can excel at it and am (so far) comfortable with it. I've been working the food service (In-n-Out and Sbux) since I was 16, so providing customer service is my speciality so to speak, and it wasn't difficult to manage with patients in the ED, I think my work experienced helped!
I am now in a research associates program where we conduct most of the clinical research in the ED. It's allowed me to learn how to use EPIC and I think has better suited me in the fact that I've had to learn proper bedside manners and uphold patient privacy and research ethics to the highest extent. About 75% of our time is asking patients questions, and the other 25% is spent dealing with the computers and inputting that information into 3 different programs which has been quite the pain.
Along with shadowing a few docs, I believe I have a good amount of experience so far and am continuing to pursue them. But I am hoping that AdComs see to it that I am taking this seriously. I write about my transition from music into medicine in my PS draft and so am hoping that they (AdComs) don't consider my story a lack of commitment to medicine. I truly want to pursue medicine with the full extent and understanding of the trials and sacrifices it comes with, and feel I've have gotten a pretty fundamental understanding of what to expect in choosing this career path.
Any opinions or criticism (constructive or SDN-ive) of my overtly increasing neuroticism as the next cycle approaches will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks ahead!
I've really enjoyed my "clinical" experiences so far, I spent time in the ED doing the "normal" volunteer work and providing directly for the patient. I feel I can excel at it and am (so far) comfortable with it. I've been working the food service (In-n-Out and Sbux) since I was 16, so providing customer service is my speciality so to speak, and it wasn't difficult to manage with patients in the ED, I think my work experienced helped!
I am now in a research associates program where we conduct most of the clinical research in the ED. It's allowed me to learn how to use EPIC and I think has better suited me in the fact that I've had to learn proper bedside manners and uphold patient privacy and research ethics to the highest extent. About 75% of our time is asking patients questions, and the other 25% is spent dealing with the computers and inputting that information into 3 different programs which has been quite the pain.
Along with shadowing a few docs, I believe I have a good amount of experience so far and am continuing to pursue them. But I am hoping that AdComs see to it that I am taking this seriously. I write about my transition from music into medicine in my PS draft and so am hoping that they (AdComs) don't consider my story a lack of commitment to medicine. I truly want to pursue medicine with the full extent and understanding of the trials and sacrifices it comes with, and feel I've have gotten a pretty fundamental understanding of what to expect in choosing this career path.
Any opinions or criticism (constructive or SDN-ive) of my overtly increasing neuroticism as the next cycle approaches will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks ahead!
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