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Being an admitted that did not do any formal medical assistant/emt, I noticed schools appreciate a fresh perspective (for me it was athletic training). I think experiences that still relate to medicine are extremely powerful, and they especially have meaning to you. Make yourself interesting.
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Make-a-wish, IMHO, would not be sufficient as clinical experience. It is also not quite what adcoms tend to look for in terms of community service with the needy. If you feel drawn to the work, go for it, but it is "extra" not essential.
This is the first Google hit in my search:
This is why I want to know more. Few of these descriptions inform me about what this internship is like in a clinical setting. We also need more information if clinical exposure is truly lacking in the OP's profile. It's a great non-profit experience, but it doesn't meet our service orientation expectations.
Yes, do it because you love to help patients with an appreciative "bucket list"-level event and negotiate any health-related logistics. But as a physician, you also need to comfort those patients on their worst days too.
This is why I want to know more. Few of these descriptions inform me about what this internship is like in a clinical setting. We also need more information if clinical exposure is truly lacking in the OP's profile. It's a great non-profit experience, but it doesn't meet our service orientation expectations.
Yes, do it because you love to help patients with an appreciative "bucket list"-level event and negotiate any health-related logistics. But as a physician, you also need to comfort those patients on their worst days too.
Brave that you would let this escape the Reddit stratosphere. The advice you got there was a little more... colorful than I would venture to write here, but the underlying substance is true. Using the stories of terminally-ill patients as trauma p*rn for your application narrative is going to be transparent and frowned upon.
Also, I don't think that such an activity actually helps you in the way you think it helps you. You would not be accumulating service orientation simply because the foundation/development work you would be doing is in service of a patient. They are not "patients" to Make-A-Wish. They are beneficiaries of targeted funding.
Also, I don't think that such an activity actually helps you in the way you think it helps you. You would not be accumulating service orientation simply because the foundation/development work you would be doing is in service of a patient. They are not "patients" to Make-A-Wish. They are beneficiaries of targeted funding.
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