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Discover Your Odds of Getting into Medical School
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Why not? Personally, I spent 300 hours in an emergency radiology department and really enjoyed it (i.e., I made myself useful and did productive things). Just give it a chance and see what you get out of it. It doesn't sound like you have much hospital experience, so it's not a bad idea.

If you don't enjoy it after a few shifts, maybe they can move you around to different departments. It is what you make of it -- at the very least, you decide you don't like it after a few weeks and find some shadowing or a different volunteer opportunity like the hospice... or just do both! :shrug:
 
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If you feel that your time would be better spent volunteering at hospice and you can get a volunteer spot there, go where your interests lie. There's no rule that says clinical volunteering absolutely has to be in a hospital.
 
futuredoc520 said:
I have my interview to volunteer in the radiology department tomorrow, and I don't really know if I even want to volunteer at the hospital. Everyone I know who currently volunteers hates it. They don't do anything productive. I felt the same way when I did it in high school. I feel like I would better spend my time at Haven Hospice or volunteering at a day care. In all honesty, I would only do it for the hospital exposure and so I can have it on my resume.

Should I try anyway?
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If you volunteer, politely inquire about additional volunteer positions where volunteers are more active and do more. Ask other volunteers if they have volunteered in other healthcare settings or other departments. Ask any pre-med workers at the hospital.

I'm not sure what sorts of duties you would like to be doing, but at some hospitals volunteers: hand out blankets/pillows/magazines, if a patient already has an ice/hot pack check to see if it's still warm/cold, transport patients to radiology/other departments, walk patients/family/visitors back to the patient's room, hand out crayons to kids/parents of kids, stock supplies, translate for doctors/nurses, help patients adjust beds/stretchers from sit-up position to lying down position, etc.
 
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