Considering nursing home volunteering as non-clinical

[Premedstudent149]

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Hello, I’m currently in the process of applying and I was wondering if I could considering nursing home volunteering as a non-clinical experience? My volunteering mainly involves leading activities with the residents and engaging in conversations. I did not follow any of the doctors or nurses. I’m asking since I already have clinical volunteering experience but no other significant non-clinical volunteering. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on this.

 

[coramDeo]

I believe this would be considered clinical since you're directly interacting with the residents(patients).

In the words of @LizzyM, if you can smell the patients, it's clinical.

 

[Catalystik]

Hello, I’m currently in the process of applying and I was wondering if I could considering nursing home volunteering as a non-clinical experience? My volunteering mainly involves leading activities with the residents and engaging in conversations. I did not follow any of the doctors or nurses. I’m asking since I already have clinical volunteering experience but no other significant non-clinical volunteering. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on this.

You are interacting with "residents," not patients. It is not a clinical experience for AMCAS purposes. You do not describe a role that has anything to do with the medical issues of the folks with whom you interact.

 

[Premedstudent149]

Thank you very much for the responses!