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[CorgiLoaf]

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[TheDataKing]

You can put down 450 - I see no reason not to as you were still involved in the activity in that time (even if it was training). If you were an EMS, that's clinical. As LizzyM says something like, "if you can smell the patient, it's clinical" If it was paid, it will be paid-clinical experience. If it was volunteer work it will be clinical volunteering!

 

[CorgiLoaf]

You can put down 450 - I see no reason not to as you were still involved in the activity in that time (even if it was training). If you were an EMS, that's clinical. As LizzyM says something like, "if you can smell the patient, it's clinical" If it was paid, it will be paid-clinical experience. If it was volunteer work it will be clinical volunteering!

Thanks! Should I put the entire experience as "Volunteering - Clinical" and list the EMS hours in the description, or should I make a whole other activity just for the EMS portion? It seems redundant since I was at the same station with the same roles..

 

[TheDataKing]

Thanks! Should I put the entire experience as "Volunteering - Clinical" and list the EMS hours in the description, or should I make a whole other activity just for the EMS portion? It seems redundant since I was at the same station with the same roles.

Keep it all as one entry and then in the one entry you can break it down

 

[CorgiLoaf]

@Catalystik Bumping for a second opinion. Should I break down "training hours" and "on-scene" hours in the description?

 

[Catalystik]

I'm in a bit of an uncommon situation and looking for advice on how to enter my hours into AMCAS this cycle.

For 3 years in undergrad, I volunteered as a firefighter/EMT-B at my local station. My department has one of the strictest training regimens in the state, and as you can imagine, it was pretty long and brutal. Between BEFO/Firefighter-1, the additional probie trainings, and the semi-monthly drills, I probably sank at least 250+ hours just on FF training. I'm not including my EMT class as I took it for credit at a local community college.

Call-wise, I spent around 200 hours on the actual scene. In my app, should I put down ~450 hours for the activity or should I only put down the time I was at the scene?

Additionally, would this qualify as "clinical experience?" About 60% of the calls I went on were EMS related and 30% were non-EMS but involved talking to/comforting people.

Should I put the entire experience as "Volunteering - Clinical" and list the EMS hours in the description, or should I make a whole other activity just for the EMS portion? It seems redundant since I was at the same station with the same roles.

@Catalystik Bumping for a second opinion. Should I break down "training hours" and "on-scene" hours in the description?

Personally, I would rather see you use two spaces for the two roles. There is a perception that firefighters spend a lot of time sitting around in the station. If you are not explicit about your actual time on the scene, your entry will be open to misinterpretation which would not be in your favor.

In the volunteer firefighter entry (not clinical) mention the separate training hours and the "on-a-call" hours in the description. Include all the hours added together in your Total Hours.

In the volunteer EMT (clinical) entry include the EMS related hours (stating that those hours were on the scene) and a separate description. You can mention the additional classroom hours of EMT-B training in the narrative, stating that they are not included in the total hours at the top. "Comfort" contact that did not involve your clinical skills can be included with the nonclinical entry.

JMO.

 

[CorgiLoaf]

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[Catalystik]

Thank you. Yes, at least IMO, that perception is somewhat true. I probably spent close to 150 hours just sitting at the station studying. Would it look better if I list my hours out or write them in a paragraph form?

A) Volly FF: 250 hrs training
80 hrs fire call
[Experience description follows....]

B) As a volly FF, I spent 250 hours in training during BEFO, probie work, and refresher drills. Over the years, I spent 80 hours responding to fire/non-emergency calls that ranged from [Experience description follows....]

I liked A) better as I can see the breakdown immediately. And it leaves you more characters for description.