Do we classify shadowing as "healthcare experience" on AACOMAS?

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Vertu

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I know on AMCAS, shadowing is its own separate category. AACOMAS is making me choose between:
1) Extracurricular Activity
2) Non-Healthcare Volunteering/Community Enrichment
3) Non-Healthcare Employment
4) Healthcare experience

I know for some professional schools, patient contact is required for something to be considered healthcare experience. What about for DO schools?
 
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I would be inclined to say Healthcsre Experience. It wouldn't really fit into any of the other categories. I don't have any experience with AACOMAS (yet) but this is my guess. Might want to have someone more experienced verify.
 
Shadowing is more Health Care experiences as opposed to the other options
 
Did you guys separate shadowing from your other experiences? I have shadowing lumped with my volunteer healthcare experience at a peds department.
 
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