Do I have enough clinical experience?

[studentDOnut]

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Hello all,

Do I have enough clinical experience to take a semester or two off and just focus on grades and studying for the mcat?

-150 hours worth of shadowing ER (received LOR), Radiology (received LOR), Podiatry (received LOR), Cardiothoracic Surgery and Physiatry.
-400 hours direct patient contact
-50 hours from an Ekg internship
-350 hours working as a CNA at an in-patient. (LOR from CEO of hospital and head therapist all-in-one).
-20 hours worth of volunteering for pool therapy for kids with special needs (got a cerebral palsy patient to walk for the first time in her life in the pool).
-30 hour basic clinical skills course with volunteer patients (students) -took vitals, history, learning what to do in a code situation, blood pathogens and etc.

I am transferring schools and have a very rigorous semester for spring: biochem, physics 1, bio 2, organic lab and statistics or pathophysiology, thus =16 credits.

I plan on have a <10 hour/week job as well and participating in clubs as I always do. After I take my mcat and get my grades up a bit and an LOR from pre-med committee or professors, I plan on getting more hours as well, thanks.

 

[House D.O.]

I think you clinical experience is more than enough at this point. Also try to get in volunteer/humanitarian work,

 

[studentDOnut]

I think you clinical experience is more than enough at this point. Also try to get in volunteer/humanitarian work,

Great. I most definitely will start more humanitarian work. I only have 20 hours with the pool therapy, I'll look into some good volunteer opportunities when I go up to the new university in January. Thanks Dr. House, D.O. hahahaha!