Do you have something else to list under the Research tab? Are you planning to target highly-selective, research-oriented med schools (aka, top twenties)? What other clinical experience and shadowing are you planning to list?
I plan to apply to T20 schools, pending my MCAT in March (3.97 GPA). Hours are given based on what they will be when I apply. I've included my CRC position hours/description below for reference. I am a traditional applicant (currently in my junior year), and my school is not high-tier. ORM. CA resident.
Clinical Research Coordinator (2100 hrs over a little under 2 years): Recently named lead coordinator on 20+ trials, mostly industry-sponsored, for a specific disease. I do IRB work (modifications, initial submissions, etc.), negotiate budgets and contracts, screen patients for eligibility, attend Investigator Meetings on behalf of our hospital, and perform patient follow-up visits (mostly in-person with the occasional weekly check-in phone call) for about 30-40 enrolled patients. Also have to manage patient medications and changes to patient health, through phone calls and in-person visits, with guidance from our PI as needed.
Research
Human subjects lab (600-700 hrs over 2.5 years): Previously helped with data collection and very minor data analysis. Currently working on my own project with guidance from postdoc/PI. 2 poster presentations within my school, no publications.
Clinical Experience
Clinic (250-300 hrs over 2 years): Volunteer for an entirely undergraduate-run clinic to provide free healthcare to the underserved population in the area. Have a leadership role helping run a specific subpart of the clinic, which focuses on providing ophthalmic/vision services to the underserved.
Hospital Volunteering (125 hrs): Volunteered in a few departments in a hospital in high school and continued for the first year of college when I was back for vacations. I plan to talk about my experience doing this in my PS since it was important early in my path towards medicine.
Clinical Research Intern (150 hrs over 1 year): Spent a year screening ED patients for studies and assisting in the consent process for those who qualified. It was a lot less involved than my CRC position (solely screened and consented, did not do follow-up visits or any IRB work/contracts/budgets) -
is this the correct section to place this under?
Shadowing (30 hrs): Shadowed a couple EM physicians for a few of their shifts and shadowed a psychiatrist in my clinic for a few hours.
I plan to get ~25 hours in primary care by the time I apply.
