do you really need 1000 clinical hours?

[andii]

non trad career changer. if all goes well hoping to accrue clinical hours in the next year and apply in 2025. not sure I will be able to hit 500-1000 with my full time corporate job (which I cannot quit for practical reasons). I have shadowed previously though.

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[Mr.Smile12]

non trad career changer. if all goes well hoping to accrue clinical hours in the next year and apply in 2025. not sure I will be able to hit 500-1000 with my full time corporate job (which I cannot quit for practical reasons). I have shadowed previously though.

I don't think you need 1000 hours before applying unless you are getting for PA (and there is a different nuance there). 250 to 500 total by submission, which includes 50 hours of shadowing, is solid. 150 minimum.

 

[Goro]

non trad career changer. if all goes well hoping to accrue clinical hours in the next year and apply in 2025. not sure I will be able to hit 500-1000 with my full time corporate job (which I cannot quit for practical reasons). I have shadowed previously though.

No, somewhere you've heard pre-med delusional thinking.

150 hrs is fine, 200 + is great!

 

[Med Ed]

non trad career changer. if all goes well hoping to accrue clinical hours in the next year and apply in 2025. not sure I will be able to hit 500-1000 with my full time corporate job (which I cannot quit for practical reasons). I have shadowed previously though.

No, one does not need clinical hours that would equate to 6 months of full-time employment in order to get an acceptance to medical school.

Clinical exposure should be sufficient to tell you what you're getting yourself into. Most applicants satisfy this with a mixture of shadowing (up to 50 hours) and some type of clinical volunteering. A subset will take gap year(s) and get clinical jobs (MA, scribe, etc.). Those are the people who rack up thousands of clinical hours as paid employment.

 

[LunaOri]

You need enough hours to show that you are truly interested in medicine and know what you are getting into. Do as many hours as you need to have a good narrative to explain your career change. There is no “golden” number.