Ideal shadowing hours?

[Necr0sis713]

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How much is an ideal amount of just physician shadowing ? I freak out when I see people who have like 200 shadowing hours because physicians don't usually have the time to shadow you a lot on a weekly basis, so that means that these people have been shadowing for a LONG time.

If I shadow a physician for 3 months in the summer, for 3 hours one day a week, sometime 2 days a week. This would give me about 45 to 50 hours of shadowing. Is this enough?

 

[Waillin]

50 hours is a good amount. Make sure to shadow a primary care. Shadow a DO and get a LOR (see OMM if possible).

 

[chibaddie]

Yes, it's enough. People unnecessarily rack up the hours. Main goal is to get something out of shadowing so you have something to say when asked to elaborate upon it. Quality over quantity.