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[lionWushi]

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[Ismet]

Having a lot of non-medical experience won't hurt you.

However, make sure that you are doing something pertaining to medicine/clinical during your gap year(s).

 

[Ismet]

Does it have to be a full time occupation? Or can it be like additional volunteering or such?

Volunteering, shadowing, etc. It just raises eyebrows if you go a year or two without clinical experience when you supposedly want to go into medicine.

 

[Catalystik]

A couple of people I know said that the excessive non-medical experience can all hurt me, which is why I ask this question now. Still a red flag?

No.

It just raises eyebrows if you go a year or two without clinical experience when you supposedly want to go into medicine.

It would more than raise my eyebrows. I would be concerned.