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What is the best way to document shadowing hours for submitting to an ADCOM?
I don't see any reason why it would help. You should do it anyway for your personal benefit though.One more question, I currently plan on shadowing a surgeon, a GI doc, a pulmonologist, and a primary care doc. I had a dentist appointment yesterday, and my new dentist is big on teaching, and I learned so much. He offered to let me shadow him as well, and while I'm still leaning 90% towards medical school, but I figure it wouldn't hurt as a learning experience, and I hate to rule it out without giving it at least a cursory look.
Question is- could it possibly hurt to list it as a shadowing experience? I've heard of people shadowing vets and it hurting them because of dealing with animals. Is dentistry different? Its still healthcare and dealing with humans. If nothing else I could explain that I didn't want to blindly go into medicine without exploring my options.