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Like seriously, the sheer amount of **** (both literally and figuratively) they go through is insane. Anyone capable of doing more then a year of that must be a saint.
Low-tier X factor? Are Reddit and powerscaling terminology seeping into preallo?
It just looks like Reddit’s obsession with the powerscaling charts is getting into preallo. I won’t be surprised to see Sankey diagrams making an appearance here.I mean, I think it’s a pretty apt term for ECs that are above noncookie-cutter ECs but below things like publications in high-impact journals and Rhodes.
This, in my mind, has greater value than geriatric CNA given that you have tough conversations with families which is closer to medicine whereas as necessary as hands on "nursing care" is essential for patients' well being, it isn't close to what physicians are called on to do.I'm a hospice CNA and it's probably the best part of my application because it got me up close to death and dying, which I would argue is the hardest part of medicine. I've sat down with families at times and have had to face them after their loved one passed. It wasn't easy at first, and it never gets easier. But you learn how to do it better, and it helps you emotionally growth and improve communication.
I think that the school itself is going to determine if this counts as an "X-Factor" based on their principles/mission.
What gets brought up in an interview is often due to how unusual it is rather than how important it is to the admission decision. Interviewers enjoy talking about something "different" rather than the same old-same old.We have a college student working part-time as a CNA at our hospital. He is applying this cycle. His PS was themed around his CNA work, He has completed 4 MD interviews so far.....his CNA work was brought up in every interview. Average stats btw.