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    "Best" age of kids for a parent to go through medical school/residency?

    Hi! Not sure which sub-forum this topic might be most effective and I'm curious to learn from others what is believed to be the 'best' age(s) of a kid for a parent to pursue medical school/residency? I've felt strongly to be there for my two kids as they grow up, attend their extracurricular...
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    MD & DO Recruiting medical student parents for a qualitative study

    JHU Study Recruitment: Parenthood in Medical School Hi everyone! I am a Pediatrician and currently getting my Master of Education for the Health Professions at Johns Hopkins University. For my master’s thesis I am conducting a qualitative study of parenting during medical school. The experience...
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    Listing parent for shadowing on AMCAS...?

    I apologize if this has already been answered but is it okay to list a parent on AMCAS for shadowing? My dad is in primary care and I spent two weeks shadowing him all day in our family run clinic for about 60ish hours (2 years ago) and I wanted to list it but I wasn't sure how it would...