Medical Does my phlebotomy experience count as clinical hours?

[Question]

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I worked as a phlebotomist in a plasma donation center where I performed a large number of venipunctures, monitored vital signs, and responded to and provided treatment for hypotensive reactions.

My concern is whether or not this truly can be considered clinical experience. Would this count as clinical experience?

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[Mr.Smile12]

IMO, if it is part of your official responsibilities, include it in your description. If you were the student trying to get certification, do NOT include those hours.

 

[Goro]

Include it in your activities and let the Adcom decide. Your donors were not patients though...more like clients.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Hard to say. I agree that these are not patients, but it is clearly a clinical skill.

More important than the categorization of this activity is the idea that this shouldn’t be your sole source of clinical hours. Do you have other activities where you have interacted with sick patients?

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Probably not clinical, but is good experience for sure.