Is 200 hours clinical volunteering low?

[MichiganWolverinesFan]

I have ~100 hours of hospice volunteering and ~110 hours of free clinic volunteering. But I have around 1300 hours as a paid medical assistant at a family practicel. Would this look bad for adcoms since my clinical volunteering is low?

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[Mr.Smile12]

Clinical experience is fine to me.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

(double posted)

 

[MichiganWolverinesFan]

Clinical experience is fine to me.

Especially for some of the osteopathic schools?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Especially for some of the osteopathic schools?

Can I ask you why you don't think it's enough?

 

[MichiganWolverinesFan]

Can I ask you why you don't think it's enough?

Reading everyone's WAMC posts and Sankey posts from reddit have me feeling that I didn't do enough and the vague difference of clinical experience and volunteering had me 2nd questioning if I had enough experience to show adcoms that I'm ready. Sorry if it sounded neurotic, I just wanted to make sure it was enough before I submit my AACOMAS app next week.

 

[Catalystik]

I have ~100 hours of hospice volunteering and ~110 hours of free clinic volunteering. But I have around 1300 hours as a paid medical assistant at an urgent care and 100 hours as a CNA in a bariatrics department at a hospital. Would this look bad for adcoms since my clinical volunteering is low?

Altogether, it is more than adequate.

 

[MichiganWolverinesFan]

Altogether, it is more than adequate.

Thank you!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Normally we look at all clinical exposure whether it's paid or volunteering. Stop comparing. Sankeys don't explain the whole story.

 

[cj_cregg]

Your total clinical experience is excellent and it does not matter whether it's volunteer or paid. As long as you have at least a couple hundred hours of nonclinical volunteering as well you should be in great shape EC-wise.

 

[chilly_md]

I have ~100 hours of hospice volunteering and ~110 hours of free clinic volunteering. But I have around 1300 hours as a paid medical assistant at an urgent care and 100 hours as a CNA in a bariatrics department at a hospital. Would this look bad for adcoms since my clinical volunteering is low?

I have merged your 2 threads on this question.