Hi, everyone!
This year is my gap year, and I am trying to decide what to do for the next year. I was planning to gain some clinical experience during this year because it seems to be the part of my application that may be lacking. However, I was just offered a position as a post-bac at the National Institute of Health.
I am trying to decide whether to take this position or to take a job as a medical scribe in an ophthalmology office. The post-bac salary is much higher than that of a medical scribe. However, I took the year off to gain more clinical experience, and I fear that I may not be able to obtain needed clinical experience while working at the NIH. For those who have been post-bacs at the NIH, were you able to get much clinical experience while there (shadowing, volunteering in clinical environment, etc.)?
I would really appreciate any insight!