Adding shadowing experience on secondary app?

[pathhermit]

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I recently started a job that has allowed me to meet a lot of different physicians. A few of them have offered to let me shadow them throughout the summer. I'm planning on applying this cycle, and so was hoping to submit my primary application either this week or next week as I finish up my Work/Activities section.

I'd feel disingenuous naming physicians that I hadn't yet shadowed, but planned to, on my primary application. Is it acceptable that I put these hours on my secondary application as I get through them? Will adcoms consider them when they aren't on my primary?

So far, I have 60 shadowing hours, but they're all with specialists. These new physicians are primary care, so I think it'd be helpful to get them on my application somewhere.

 

[Catalystik]

I recently started a job that has allowed me to meet a lot of different physicians. A few of them have offered to let me shadow them throughout the summer. I'm planning on applying this cycle, and so was hoping to submit my primary application either this week or next week as I finish up my Work/Activities section.

I'd feel disingenuous naming physicians that I hadn't yet shadowed, but planned to, on my primary application. Is it acceptable that I put these hours on my secondary application as I get through them? Will adcoms consider them when they aren't on my primary?

So far, I have 60 shadowing hours, but they're all with specialists. These new physicians are primary care, so I think it'd be helpful to get them on my application somewhere.

Perhaps add a statement at the end of your Shadowing entry that primary care Shadowing is pending without specifying hours.

 

[ChrisMack390]

Why are you naming physicians anyway? Just say shadowed a ___ologist.

 

[pathhermit]

Why are you naming physicians anyway? Just say shadowed a ___ologist.

Aren't you supposed to provide contact names for activities?

 

[ChrisMack390]

Aren't you supposed to provide contact names for activities?

Oh sure, but just 1. Just pick someone you've actually shadowed as the contact .

 

[aalamruad]

Oh sure, but just 1. Just pick someone you've actually shadowed as the contact .

No, you're supposed to add a contact for each person you shadowed.

 

[PatchAdams25]

Is it okay to list contact information for 3 shadowing experiences I did extensively (120 hours between 3) and then at the End say something like "Also had shadowing experience with Family Medicine and Allergist for 6 hours each" with no contact information?