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I am currently volunteering in a primary care physicians office, so far all I have really done is answer phone calls and welcome patients; basically I am volunteering my time as a receptionist. I asked the physician whether or not I could do some form of clinical volunteering, and she asked me what I wanted to do. I then realized I do not actually know what I am legally able to do in terms of clinical volunteering. I am also able to volunteer at a hospital, although I haven't started there yet - I am wondering what it is I should be doing. My question is, what are some examples of things you guys have done during your clinical volunteer experiences either in a hospital or in a physician's office?
As I browsed this forum, I have come across this phrase "If you can smell the patient, it is clinical volunteering", if that were the case why doesn't shadowing count as volunteering? If this statement holds true, does that mean that my work as a receptionist is actually clinical volunteer experience because I can "smell" the patients as I welcome them, take their paperwork, and answer their phone calls?
I have searched for previous threads on this topic, but they have not really helped me figure out actual activities I can do while clinically volunteering:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/what-exactly-is-clinical-experience.514891/
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/what-exactly-is-clinical-exposure.529792/
As I browsed this forum, I have come across this phrase "If you can smell the patient, it is clinical volunteering", if that were the case why doesn't shadowing count as volunteering? If this statement holds true, does that mean that my work as a receptionist is actually clinical volunteer experience because I can "smell" the patients as I welcome them, take their paperwork, and answer their phone calls?
I have searched for previous threads on this topic, but they have not really helped me figure out actual activities I can do while clinically volunteering:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/what-exactly-is-clinical-experience.514891/
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/what-exactly-is-clinical-exposure.529792/