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EC Sonographer
Started by LL562
I would think so, anything that gets you to meet and touch real live patients is a good thing.
Goro is of course right. My only concern is that a sonographer/us tech requires a 2-year AS degree doesn't it? And none, if any of those allied health classes will transfer into your bachelors. I'm assuming you're just starting out. Please correct me if I'm wrong. If you are just looking for a way to pay bills and get clinical experience, there are several other ways to go about it that don't require you deviate 2 years from your overall goal.
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I've already finished a Bachelors and all I have left is the MCAT. The sonography program is 18 months long but includes like 1000hrs of externship. I'm applying this upcoming cycle which kinda seems like i'm not banking on getting in this time around but my EC are severely lacking. So I don't really know how great my chances are with my current EC's;
- EMT volunteer 911 calls - 120hrs
- currently working at non-profit promoting community health awareness - 2 months ongoing,
- shadowed DO neurologist - 50hrs
- EMT volunteer 911 calls - 120hrs
- currently working at non-profit promoting community health awareness - 2 months ongoing,
- shadowed DO neurologist - 50hrs
ECs look fine to me. Take the next 6 months to keep EMT volunteering and maybe add some "non-medical" volunteer hours (habitat for humanity, etc.) and you're good to go, assuming you do well on the MCAT and your GPAs are on par.
The emt hrs came from a requirement I had to complete from an emt training course I was in. So, not sure if they would let me continue completing hrs now that the course is over. But yeah I'll figure something out, just thought I'd ask about the sonography thing. Thanks!
The emt hrs came from a requirement I had to complete from an emt training course I was in. So, not sure if they would let me continue completing hrs now that the course is over. But yeah I'll figure something out, just thought I'd ask about the sonography thing. Thanks!
No problem. So I assume you have your EMT certification? You might look into doing that or working as an ED-Tech at your local hospital. EMT certification is usually all that's required and the position offers great patient exposure and experience, especially if you have any interest in emergency medicine in the future.
