~100 hours of shadowing a dentist

[meddesire]

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So I put 100 hours of shadowing a dentist into the activities/works. How would adcoms think of it? What could they ask about it so far?

 

[confidentandgood]

You just have to show them that you're committed to medicine; they won't hold anything against you because you checked out other professions to make sure. This is where your application essays come in handy.

 

[JustAPhD]

Just make sure you are able to confidently answer the question "why medicine?" I trust you have plenty of MD/DO shadowing?

 

[raf1ki]

This is an interesting question. Will it hurt to include it? I'm not sure if I personally would.

 

[Necr0sis713]

Bring it back to medicine. Focus on the patient centered aspect of it.

 

[Catalystik]

So I put 100 hours of shadowing a dentist into the activities/works. How would adcoms think of it? What could they ask about it so far?

Giving evidence that you've checked out other health-related careers is fine. I suggest you list fewer hours of dental shadowing than you do for MD/DO shadowing, though. And be prepared for a "Compare and Contrast"-type question at interviews.