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I applied and finished the orientation for a nonclinical opportunity. I haven't signed up for any of their shifts yet, though. I had a few trips to take out of town at the end of summer, so I was going to set up a reoccurring shift with them after the semester started up. They're a very large organization with a lot of volunteers and are very open to volunteers jumping in whenever and however frequently they're interested in.
However, I volunteer with a Hospice organization and just volunteered to take another family on the days that I had been planning on using for the nonclinical place. We just really need more volunteers at this location and there were families that have been waiting for awhile and needed someone, so I offered my help.
I guess what I'm really asking is, how negatively will my lack of nonclinical work look later on? I hope to apply next cycle (assuming I don't mess up the MCAT in January/Spring), but the only nonclinical work I have is sporadic events I've done or helped set up with my school organizations.
It's not that I'm not interested in branching out or serving my community, but I'm invested in my current volunteer work and I didn't want patients and families left without. With my schoolwork, family, hospice, and my school organizations I don't really think I'll be able to add a reoccurring shift with this nonclinical place. I could probably do their bigger events though, during breaks and stuff. But I doubt that would really add up to much...? :/
At this rate by application season I'll just have the larger events and shifts that I could randomly attend through my school groups and this nonclinical place. Will that be sufficient?
However, I volunteer with a Hospice organization and just volunteered to take another family on the days that I had been planning on using for the nonclinical place. We just really need more volunteers at this location and there were families that have been waiting for awhile and needed someone, so I offered my help.
I guess what I'm really asking is, how negatively will my lack of nonclinical work look later on? I hope to apply next cycle (assuming I don't mess up the MCAT in January/Spring), but the only nonclinical work I have is sporadic events I've done or helped set up with my school organizations.
It's not that I'm not interested in branching out or serving my community, but I'm invested in my current volunteer work and I didn't want patients and families left without. With my schoolwork, family, hospice, and my school organizations I don't really think I'll be able to add a reoccurring shift with this nonclinical place. I could probably do their bigger events though, during breaks and stuff. But I doubt that would really add up to much...? :/
At this rate by application season I'll just have the larger events and shifts that I could randomly attend through my school groups and this nonclinical place. Will that be sufficient?