Two Questions

The Big Don · Jul 28, 2010

First, I want to get some health care experience. I currently volunteer at a local free clinic, and I have shadowing. But, I would like to do something health related and get paid for it. I was wondering what are some types of jobs I could try for. And what type of training do I need for that?

I have no health care education beyond the prereqs.

Second, I failed Orgo II by foolishly registering, not attending, and dropping too late. I, however, retook and got an A. I was just wondering how this looked.

UpwardTrend · Jul 28, 2010

The job you want should involve direct patient care. You could get a job as a CNA or Patient Care Tech with very little training. Or you could get your EMT license and work as an ER tech or on an ambulance service. An EMT license should take one semester at around 8 hours per week of class.

That F and A will average to a C under AAMCAS. If you were to apply for DO school then the A replaces the F.

seelee · Jul 28, 2010

The Big Don said:
First, I want to get some health care experience. I currently volunteer at a local free clinic, and I have shadowing. But, I would like to do something health related and get paid for it. I was wondering what are some types of jobs I could try for. And what type of training do I need for that?

I have no health care education beyond the prereqs.

Second, I failed Orgo II by foolishly registering, not attending, and dropping too late. I, however, retook and got an A. I was just wondering how this looked.

You may want to see if you can get hired transporting patients, but in general there are very few health field jobs that do not require some kind of certification. So the short answer is to get certified and get a job. The quickest are probably EMT, Phlebotomy, CNA. Some of my classmates had jobs as ER scribes, but I am not sure what kind of certification you had to have and how much it paid.

Re: your second question. A similar thing happened to me with a biochem class, except they gave me a W. How you handle it depends on the situation. If you couldn't handle the class, then try to phrase that in a way that doesn't make you sound like a person who can't handle a tough course load. If you had a scheduling conflict or something, then just be honest about that. If you only have one or two blemishes on your record, it won't be a big deal.

The Big Don · Jul 28, 2010

seelee said:
Re: your second question. A similar thing happened to me with a biochem class, except they gave me a W. How you handle it depends on the situation. If you couldn't handle the class, then try to phrase that in a way that doesn't make you sound like a person who can't handle a tough course load. If you had a scheduling conflict or something, then just be honest about that. If you only have one or two blemishes on your record, it won't be a big deal.

Thanks for advice.

What happened is that I registered for this class for the summer session. I changed my mind cause of a work crisis, but I missed the drop deadline which is incredibly short for the second part of the summer session. I petitioned for review, but the University denied me. So, I got stuck with the grade. It's not that I am incompetent or anything. In fact, I am very good at orgo which is quite easy, and I was going to have one of my professors do a LOR for me.

The Big Don · Jul 28, 2010

seelee said:
You may want to see if you can get hired transporting patients, but in general there are very few health field jobs that do not require some kind of certification. So the short answer is to get certified and get a job. The quickest are probably EMT, Phlebotomy, CNA. Some of my classmates had jobs as ER scribes, but I am not sure what kind of certification you had to have and how much it paid.

I am leaning towards EMT myself. I found that I can do the course at a local CC for cheap.

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