Insignificant shadowing experiences?

[footNankle]

So I'm just wondering what you guys think.

I've had multiple shadowing experiences, with DPMs, DOs, and MDs. Most of these experiences have been excellent, however there have been a couple times where I didn't really feel all that welcomed, didn't really learn much from the experience, only shadowed once for a couple hours, etc etc.

Do you guys think I should even bother listing these insignificant experiences on my AACPMAS application? Is there anything wrong with not listing all of them?

Thank you!

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[alien4]

I only went in to shadow a podiatrist for a day or two. They didnt question it in my interviews. Just tell them what you learned and saw the day you went.

I shadowed a lot of MDs and DOs as well but didn't list that I did on my application. I brought them up in the interviews if needed

 

[heybrother]

Is there anything wrong with not listing all of them?

If the sampling of your shadowing experience is sufficient to demonstrate your commitment and interest then I don't see any reason to list things you feel were insignificant. There may be a small case to be made for the fact that you spoke with multiple podiatrists, but perhaps your record already contains this. As a personal example - I spent the majority of my time shadowing 1 podiatrist, but had an opportunity to spend an hour with 2 others including a resident. I went ahead and listed, but honestly we're really fretting over nothing here. If you've got your LOR lined up you are certainly good to go in this department.

 

[FootAndAnkle]

Do you guys think I should even bother listing these insignificant experiences on my AACPMAS application? Is there anything wrong with not listing all of them?

I definitely don't think here's anything wrong with not listing them on your application. That said, I didn't find much in the interview that focused on these as talking points, so I wouldn't really worry about the quality of a couple if you do want to record them with the others.

 

[footNankle]

Thank you for the responses, everyone!