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I'm an MS1 with a strong desire to work abroad for a significant portion of my career. Doctors Without Borders is something I've been considering for years now. My question is how do physicians manage to incorporate longer work abroad experiences into their careers? Obviously I'll have loans to...

I volunteered at my local hospital throughout my four years of high school and accumulated over 300 hours of volunteering. Would this be something to include in my dental application or are schools looking for volunteer experiences throughout college? Thanks in advance.

I was really wanting to become an EMT, but there’s no EMT volunteer opportunities near me. Seriously, none. I emailed every county within an hour from me and none take volunteers, which is highly surprising since I’m in a pretty rural location in south GA. I spoke with the Regional EMS Director...

Long story short - due to my circumstances in college (family financial struggles, having to graduate early, etc.) I was unable to have a clinical volunteer position during school. I have 300+ hours of non-clinical volunteering that I am extremely passionate about but technically no clinical...

Since many of the feedback answers usually say the rest of the application matters, i'll give a brief description of my app before i dive into my question. - 3.8c GPA, probably 3.75s; for DO schools GPA will be much higher since they use different conversion scale for my school. - numerous...

I am a hospice volunteer and a patient I had just visited just died. I am incredibly sad. I just visited him and his son. HIs son is an amazing person and he called to tell me he had died. I am now in shock and dont know what to do. Should I go visit him and console him, or should i give the...

I have already been accepted to a school. However, in my application, I projected that I would have completed 75 hours of this volunteering experience. However, it looks like I will only be able to do 50. Seeing that I'd only be doing 2/3 of the reported hours, is it worth calling admissions to...

Hi, everyone. I currently work 60 hours per week at a job that’s two hours away round trip. I’m attending two colleges as well - one to get a diploma to become a Surgical Technician (switching from a great paying aviation job to healthcare) and another to complete my undergrad in Biological...

Hi everyone, Question about summer jobs during the application cycle. I've had a hard time finding a health-care related job for the summer. Right now my best option is working as a part-time summer nanny and getting more involved with volunteer activities (I figure I will be pretty busy with...

Hi, I'm a freshman Premed student who's just about done with my first year in university. I work part time in a clinical job every other weekend. I would like to volunteer, and I know the importance of volunteering in a clinical position, but I am wondering how to know if an opportunity is...

Hi, I am a 3rd year nursing student trying to go to medical school, hopefully in 3 years. Unlike other nursing students, I did not apply for any nursing internships for this coming summer, because I am taking summer classes for pre-reqs which I do not have time for to take with my nursing...

I'm from Chicago and I plan on doing premed. Any help in making a decision would be great. Thanks!

Hi guys! I was reading the instructions for 2018 AADSAS application, and came across the following instruction for providing info about volunteer experience. Volunteer: Volunteer work done outside of the health care field; for example, working for Habitat for Humanity, tutoring students...

Forgive my ignorance because I'm just an undergrad pre-med, but I am very interested in OBGYN. REI and MFM seem very intriguing, but I was just wondering if once you subspecialize you only see patients exclusively relating to that subspecialty. For example, can an REI doctor volunteer at a...

So I have anxiety and volunteering has been though. I volunteer at a homeless shelter right now but it doens't give me many hours and i dont feel as if i am helping people. But when I have to volunteer in a public crowded setting my anxiety acts up badly. Just wondering any premeds with anxiety...

Hey everyone! If you are in need of volunteer hours in a medically-related field please inbox me! :)

question for med students past MS1 or grads - i'm currently a first year med student trying to figure out plans to keep myself occupied over the summer. ideally i would have wanted to become involved in a legitimate research project, but as of now all that I have been offered is a position as...

I'm pretty new to this website but I was hoping maybe some of you guys could give me some advice! I am a high school sophomore and I am very interested in going to vet school. I am lucky enough to have a program at my school that allows me to start college classes in the fall so that I can...

So I am volunteering at a hospice care tomorrow and wanted to know what to expect. If anyone has volunteered at hospice before and you dont mind sharing your experiences? Thank you

Hey all, just a quick question: Is volunteering at a family room in a hospital - a place for families of child patients to kind of take a moment and rest - considered clinical or non-clinical? TYIA!

I have a fairly good application but one of my MAJOR holes is volunteer work. I have 3.9 gpa, 3.8 science gpa. I have been a senator twice for my school's student government, I am currently vice president for the largest biological sciences club on campus and I will be president next year and I...

I've been fortunate enough to receive a couple acceptances, but I haven't heard from my top choice. I wanted to send in a letter of interest with a couple of updates. I was recently hired to continue as a TA for the spring semester (didn't mention this in my app), have had some research progress...

I live in a really small border town, and there are no vet clinics. For volunteer work, I applied in a vet clinic in the nearest town. However, I come from México, I live really close by, and I go there very often. In the border town of México, there is a zoo, a variety of vet clinics, and many...

I met with a volunteer coordinator about two weeks ago, she automatically took liking to me. We had a good conversation about a little bit of everything, it didn't even feel like an interview. Basically she was telling me that in certain departments I'll be able to do a little more on the...

Hi all, I'm a non-traditional applicant currently working full-time in a non-medical field. I've been having trouble finding doctor's offices or clinics in the DMV area that are open to non-student volunteers who are only available during non-business hours (anytime other than 9am-6pm on...

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Hey everyone! I'm super confused on what to do during my gap year. I'm applying to dental school this spring and am currently studying for the DAT and plan on taking it in April. During my gap year, I really wanna do something that will increase experience and make me look well rounded. Does...

Hi everyone, I'm a first year medical student and few years ago I became involved with an organization called Ben's Friends. They are a community of online support groups for individuals with rare diseases who may not otherwise connect with others going through the same thing. Volunteering...

Does volunteering at a Blood Center count as medical/clinical experience? I was in constant interaction with the people who donated blood, taking care of them after their donations. Also performed administrative work. Thanks!!

Anyone know of good opportunities to get experience in Philadelphia? Will be here for the summer!

Hello guys, This summer I plan on getting my clinical volunteering numbers up while beginning to study for the MCAT and doing research. I have a couple options and was curious what you guys think: 1) do research, study, and work in a hospital as a volunteer all in the same summer 2) go...

This might be a silly question, but how does one report their non-clinical volunteering hours? Mine come from a single organization but are random and not tracked very easily, so how would I go about proving that I did any?

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Question for everyone: I am applying in June but with a full semester and studying for the DAT, what should I do for "patient exposure"? I worked as a Developmental Therapist for over a year: working one on one with patients with mental disorders and keeping record of how they react to certain...

Hey everyone, whenever I read med apps or chance me threads I always see people say stuff like: 50 hours clinical volunteering 100 hours volunteering non clinical 30 hours physician shadowing 6 months scribing etc., However, I'm very confused as a sophomore at the sequence I should be doing...

I've recently been volunteering at a hospital located near my university and I've been assigned basically to an information desk. My general duties include assisting people in person and over the phone in locating individual patients' room numbers, and particular areas of the hospital. I was...

There is a small chance I may take a gap year and would really like to diversify my application with volunteer activities. I'm wondering what you all have done to be active in the community.

I've participated in a few charity concerts, and I'm a little confused about how many hours to count as volunteering. Should I only count the hours spent in concert? Should I count some of the hours spent preparing? Maybe concert+ dress rehearsal + any direct organizing work I've done?

Hi everyone. I'm starting my first ever volunteer position in january (yay!) in the community hospital near my university. I'm planning on doing 4-6 hours a week for 6+ months (that's their minimum commitement, so lets hope for more :)) So, if you're currently a pre-med, how much do you...

I'm a first semester senior majoring in biochem at a state school. I haven't taken the MCAT yet. My GPA and sGPA are both a little over 3.7 (although I did my first two years a community college, which I know works against me), so not stellar. I've been a medical scribe since this summer and I...