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EC Clarification

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futureDO2025

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Hi all!

I have been volunteering as a patient screener at a blood donation center for the Red Cross in response to COVID-19. If I am taking the patient's temperature and ensuring they do not have any symptoms, would this be considered clinical or non-clinical experience? I am not sure what to categorize it as in my applications.

Thank you!