Advice for Shadowing

[Mr.Potato]

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Hello everyone, I'm feeling a little lost in the process of getting shadowing hours. I'm a non-trad from a military/engineering background with no connections to doctors. I've tried cold calling around local hospitals and clinics here in the LA area to see if I could shadow, but i've had no luck. I even tried my local VA but they do not allow shadowing. Just wondering how everyone else was able to secure their shadowing hours? I'm planning on applying to MD and DO schools, so I believe I have to shadow both.

 

[chilly_md]

MD schools won't mind if you just have shadowed DOs. You can try asking your local DO school if they have physicians you can shadow.

 

[camplakemn]

If you have any clinical experience I would suggest starting there. Supervisors, managers, other leaders, peers, etc. may have contacts that they can help bridge you with. You may want to reach out to academic centers and/or those within private practice. Academic centers are probably your best bet, but sometimes those within private practice are willing to extend that branch as well. Lastly, if you are on LinkedIN I would suggest attempting to find others who have a similar background/connection to you and see if they can help. Sometimes your network is all you need!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Pre-Med Volunteer Shadowing Program - Los Angeles, CA | Cedars-Sinai

The Pre-Med Volunteer Shadowing Program, under the leadership of Jason Cohen, MD, is for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students who are planning to attend medical school.

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Pre-Med Shadowing

Program Overview: Applicants must be at least 16 years old The program involves shadowing of a Kaiser Permanente physician in the office and/or hospital setting The duration of the program is...

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Dornsife/Keck Shadowing Program - Dornsife Pre-Health Advisement Office

USC Dornsife Pre-Health Advisement Office

dornsife.usc.edu

Physician Volunteer Roles/Definitions - Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California

Pre-Medical Students - Represent - Kaiser Permanente Undergraduate & Graduate Medical Education Northern California

REPRESENT was created for Pre-Medical undergraduate students that are traditionally under-represented in medicine. We currently serve students that are from or

residency-ncal.kaiserpermanente.org