From what I'm told, "if you can smell patients, it's a clinical experience."
So volunteering in an ER should work out.
My problem is that I have a deviated septum and all kinds of other nasal issues, so basically it is really difficult for me to smell a lot of times.
I've been around a lot of patients that I was told smelled to high heaven, but for the life of me, I couldn't smell a thing. Now, it's June already and I haven't gotten a decent whiff of a patient; and it's not for lack of effort.
I'm planning to use Afrin and Sudafed before I shadow tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed.