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My question is about extracurricular activities for older non-trad premeds.
My stats so far (two-thirds of the way done with pre-reqs, hoping to apply for 2022-2023 cycle): sGPA 4.0, cGPA 3.6, no MCAT yet.
I work full-time (40+ hours per week) in a clinical role (NP).
I am taking 2 science prerequisite classes at a time.
I am volunteering 4 hours a week as a crisis counselor.
I have several years of research experience through my job, which includes 2-3 first authored peer reviewed articles and several poster presentations at national meetings.
My job is unique in that I see patients alone but also in shared visits with physicians about 25% of the time, so I feel like I have thousands of hours of "shadowing," since I've observed how they manage and communicate with patients and families for years. But I'm not sure if this would count as shadowing.
I am planning to try to shadow 2-3 physicians in the specialty that interests me most (psychiatry), but I haven't asked yet. I am hoping to get about 20 hours of shadowing in.
By the time I apply, I will have about 300 hours of volunteering in my current role as a crisis counselor and 14 years of full-time clinical experience in nursing.
Anyone see any glaring deficits here or areas for improvement? Thanks in advance for suggestions/guidance!
My stats so far (two-thirds of the way done with pre-reqs, hoping to apply for 2022-2023 cycle): sGPA 4.0, cGPA 3.6, no MCAT yet.
I work full-time (40+ hours per week) in a clinical role (NP).
I am taking 2 science prerequisite classes at a time.
I am volunteering 4 hours a week as a crisis counselor.
I have several years of research experience through my job, which includes 2-3 first authored peer reviewed articles and several poster presentations at national meetings.
My job is unique in that I see patients alone but also in shared visits with physicians about 25% of the time, so I feel like I have thousands of hours of "shadowing," since I've observed how they manage and communicate with patients and families for years. But I'm not sure if this would count as shadowing.
I am planning to try to shadow 2-3 physicians in the specialty that interests me most (psychiatry), but I haven't asked yet. I am hoping to get about 20 hours of shadowing in.
By the time I apply, I will have about 300 hours of volunteering in my current role as a crisis counselor and 14 years of full-time clinical experience in nursing.
Anyone see any glaring deficits here or areas for improvement? Thanks in advance for suggestions/guidance!