Clinical Hours?

[mbio2015]

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I worked as a phlebotomist for a little over a year, but it was for a pharmaceutical donation center (CSL Plasma, BioLife). Does that count as clinical? I’m on the fence since they weren’t patients, but I was doing a medical task...

 

[Blueprint Med School]

I think it is definitely clinical.

 

[LizzyM]

It is one of those gray zones. These were not "patients" and you are generally not working in the presence of physicians. It should certainly be listed as employment, which is good, but it should not be counted as a clinical experience... get some other activities that count as clinical.

 

[Catalystik]

I worked as a phlebotomist for a little over a year, but it was for a pharmaceutical donation center (CSL Plasma, BioLife). Does that count as clinical? I’m on the fence since they weren’t patients, but I was doing a medical task...

A great experience, but NOT clinical for med school application purposes.

 

[mbio2015]

It is one of those gray zones. These were not "patients" and you are generally not working in the presence of physicians. It should certainly be listed as employment, which is good, but it should not be counted as a clinical experience... get some other activities that count as clinical.

Gotcha. I have a couple thousand clinical hours from another job, but wanted to see if this would count as well. Thank you!