How do you record clinical shadowing on the applications?

[KamG96]

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Hi guys,

Im curious as to how you put the time youve spent shadowing, volunteering, and time in a lab on your application when you apply to med school. Im only a sophomore and I want to know what type of information I should be keeping track of that way when application time comes I can just put it down. So what is the required info when you put it on your med school app?

Thanks!

 

[Optimus-Prime]

Start making a CV for yourself,

On the application there will be a drop down menu, it used to be this

- Paid employment (not military)
- Paid employment (military)
- Community service / volunteer (not medical / clinical)
- Community service / volunteer (medical / clinical)
- Research / lab
- Teaching / tutoring
- Honors / awards / recognitions
- Conferences attended
- Presentations / posters
- Publications
- Extracurricular / hobbies / avocations
- Leadership (not listed elsewhere)
- Intercollegiate athletics
- Artistic endeavors
- Other

https://students-residents.aamc.org...school-process/applying-medical-school-amcas/

 

[HybridEarth]

Keeping a CV is definitely a great idea. Over the course of your premed career, id also keep a notebook or document that has some brief notes about memorable experiences from your clinical experiences. Believe me, they are extremely valuable to keep for applications and interviews

 

[Dandine]

I second journals for clinical--very, very much! Especially since you are a sophomore and will be having more experiences. It will save you time as well when figuring out your start and end dates for stuff (assuming you'd be writing about those things in your journal).

 

[idontwatchgreysanatomy]

Putting shadowing on your CV is pointless. I keep a spreadsheet that lists all my volunteer work, shadowing, committees I serve on, doctors I've shadowed, research projects, tutoring etc. I keep the dates and hours. For the shadowing I keep track of the Doctor, the location, and a brief blurb about what I saw.

 

[LizzyM]

Putting shadowing on your CV is pointless. I keep a spreadsheet that lists all my volunteer work, shadowing, committees I serve on, doctors I've shadowed, research projects, tutoring etc. I keep the dates and hours. For the shadowing I keep track of the Doctor, the location, and a brief blurb about what I saw.

Putting shadowing on your CV is pointless but there is now a specific item on the pull-down menu of "experiences" on the AMCAS application called "shadowing".

Along with keeping a journal of memorable experiences (little narratives), you could keep a spreadsheet with:
Activity name
Location (name of the place, address, phone)
Contact person (name, email, phone)
Start date
End date (eventually)
running tally of hours engaged in the activity