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

[Vertu]

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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[PA_dud3]

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.

 

[Doctor-In-Training99]

I put mine under Healthcare Experience last year and I didn't have any issues, OP!

 

[Schwifty]

I put mine under Healthcare experience, had no problems with it

 

[_Cloud9]

Shadowing is more Health Care experiences as opposed to the other options

 

[BBQisgood4u]

Did you guys separate shadowing from your other experiences? I have shadowing lumped with my volunteer healthcare experience at a peds department.

 

[Doctor-In-Training99]

Did you guys separate shadowing from your other experiences? I have shadowing lumped with my volunteer healthcare experience at a peds department.

Mine was separate