Does this experience count as clinical at all?

[SmokeyFish]

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Im 40, had a good first career but have always wanted to purse medicine since I was a kid so went back to school at 37 for biological sciences and just finishing up , gonna take mcats.

I have done volunteering in hospitals , shadowing, etc but for clinical I have no real experience yet , except perhaps one.

I took in a homeless man when I was in my 30s and moved him into the house I have out back, we use to fish and when I found out he was living in a van I had a place for him and we became friends. He had copd and hep-c, I researched this and got him signed up with the VA for a trial drug that cured his hep-c but his copd took a toll on him. I took care of him , drove him to medical appointments and when he was in his final years I took care of him, administered his medicine, showered him, made sure he had his meals, adjusted his air, got him a hospital bed and equipment through the lions club etc..... A few times I even had to drive him to the emergency room , and in his final weeks I was at his bedside taking care of him in fact one morning I came to check on him as I usually do and he had passed and I gave him his last farewell as I waited for the EMTs. I was basically his caregiver , and instead of being a live in , he lived in my life. I took care of his funeral , got to know his family over the years and took care of everything like I said I promised him I would years ago as we had become buddies. Does any of this count as clinical experience?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Im 40, had a good first career but have always wanted to purse medicine since I was a kid so went back to school at 37 for biological sciences and just finishing up , gonna take mcats.

I have done volunteering in hospitals , shadowing, etc but for clinical I have no real experience yet , except perhaps one.

I took in a homeless man when I was in my 30s and moved him into the house I have out back, we use to fish and when I found out he was living in a van I had a place for him and we became friends. He had copd and hep-c, I researched this and got him signed up with the VA for a trial drug that cured his hep-c but his copd took a toll on him. I took care of him , drove him to medical appointments and when he was in his final years I took care of him, administered his medicine, showered him, made sure he had his meals, adjusted his air, got him a hospital bed and equipment through the lions club etc..... A few times I even had to drive him to the emergency room , and in his final weeks I was at his bedside taking care of him in fact one morning I came to check on him as I usually do and he had passed and I gave him his last farewell as I waited for the EMTs. I was basically his caregiver , and instead of being a live in , he lived in my life. I took care of his funeral , got to know his family over the years and took care of everything like I said I promised him I would years ago as we had become buddies. Does any of this count as clinical experience?

What was your legal relationship?

 

[SmokeyFish]

What was your legal relationship?

no legal relationship just friends, on his hospice documentation he had me down as friend and caregiver and emergency contact

 

[Mr.Smile12]

no legal relationship just friends, on his hospice documentation he had me down as friend and caregiver and emergency contact

It is honorable what you did. But "clinical" is a stretch here.

You may have experienced the challenges of the healthcare system, but you do not hold an appropriate professional relationship with the "patient." From what I can infer, you are not in a professional observational role shadowing the clinician or assisting the healthcare provider, so it doesn't resonate as a "clinical experience."

 

[SmokeyFish]

It is honorable what you did. But "clinical" is a stretch here.

You may have experienced the challenges of the healthcare system, but you do not hold an appropriate professional relationship with the "patient." From what I can infer, you are not in a professional observational role shadowing the clinician or assisting the healthcare provider, so it doesn't resonate as a "clinical experience."

Thank you ! I appreciate the feedback. Ill seek some clinical experience.

 

[anon2]

Remember that while you may not be able to put it down as clinical hours, your long-term care relationship would be an interesting basis for a personal statement.

Writing >> stats.

You'll need the clinical hours to understand and decide for yourself whether you would want this career as a professional, dealing with the public.