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Started by terra1556
I'd take this as clinical exposure.
This is a good question. I worked full-time in clinical research and interacted with participants daily + helped with MRIs.
When I asked my advisor, she said that I could use it for "research" or "clinical experience," depending on where I needed more hours. I put it down as "clinical experience." Because this was a full-time job for almost 5 years, I had >1000 hours clinical experience. My other more traditional "clinical experiences" had even lower hours than yours did.
After I was waitlisted at a school, this particular school held a workshop where they went over our applications with us. They told me that I needed more clinical exposure. Granted, they told me a lot of things, so I'm not sure how much I buy it.
The rest of my cycle went fine, so maybe some schools did see it as clinical experience. But I guess the moral of the story is that whether or not it's viewed as clinical experience may vary depending on who you talk to.
When I asked my advisor, she said that I could use it for "research" or "clinical experience," depending on where I needed more hours. I put it down as "clinical experience." Because this was a full-time job for almost 5 years, I had >1000 hours clinical experience. My other more traditional "clinical experiences" had even lower hours than yours did.
After I was waitlisted at a school, this particular school held a workshop where they went over our applications with us. They told me that I needed more clinical exposure. Granted, they told me a lot of things, so I'm not sure how much I buy it.
The rest of my cycle went fine, so maybe some schools did see it as clinical experience. But I guess the moral of the story is that whether or not it's viewed as clinical experience may vary depending on who you talk to.
Was the person a patient? If so, it can count as clinical experience although some people will differ in that opinion.
Were you in the initial steps of a research endeavor meant to generate new knowledge? Did you have any say in the design of the study, hypothesis development, selection of study instruments (surveys, screening tools, etc)? If so, it might be more "research" than clinical volunteering (there's just clinical employment and clinical volunteering, in terms of tags on AMCAS, right?)
You need more clinical volunteering. You might as well tag this as "clinical volunteering" and describe your role as collecting information from patients regarding their satisfaction with their care.
One last question? Are you face-to-face with the patients or are you communicating with them by phone or email after they leave the facility?
Were you in the initial steps of a research endeavor meant to generate new knowledge? Did you have any say in the design of the study, hypothesis development, selection of study instruments (surveys, screening tools, etc)? If so, it might be more "research" than clinical volunteering (there's just clinical employment and clinical volunteering, in terms of tags on AMCAS, right?)
You need more clinical volunteering. You might as well tag this as "clinical volunteering" and describe your role as collecting information from patients regarding their satisfaction with their care.
One last question? Are you face-to-face with the patients or are you communicating with them by phone or email after they leave the facility?
