Medical Hospice or Hospital for clinical volunteering?

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I am currently applying to both a hospice and a hospital for clinical experience but if I end up getting into both will end up choosing between the two. What would be a better choice for clinical volunteering experience?

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[GoSpursGo]

On its face both of these are good experiences. Pick the one that gets you more hours and more face-to-face patient contact. If everything else is truly equal I'd probably suggest hospice as interacting with dying patients is always a meaningful experience.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Both are good.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Is one considerably or even marginally better?

Im not sure how we could more clearly answer no. Plus I wouldn’t seriously worry about this until you have a decision that needs to be made

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

no

 

[Goro]

I am currently applying to both a hospice and a hospital for clinical experience but if I end up getting into both will end up choosing between the two. What would be a better choice for clinical volunteering experience?

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I have a very high regard for people who work in hospice.

Very few people are willing to get up front and personal with our mortality

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

I have a very high regard for people who work in hospice.

Very few people are willing to get up front and personal with our mortality

Would totally agree with this. Dive in.