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I'm applying to med school next spring and I'm trying to figure out what to do to bolster my resume. I've worked for the past three years in a medical research setting, but I have very little recent clinical experience. I've thought about shadowing a doctor for a while, but I'm also considering getting certified as a medical interpreter as I am fluent in Spanish. I feel like that would give me some good hands-on experience and would also give me another option for a new job in between applying to schools and (hopefully) starting since I'm not sure I want to stay at my current research job past next summer. However, interpreting courses can be expensive and I might not do it if it won't be any more beneficial to my resume than just shadowing a doctor. Does anyone have any experience with this? My MCAT is 525 and my GPA for the premed postbac I'm in is 3.61, hopefully will have brought it up a bit by the end of next spring.