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Though a highly-relevant, interesting experience, this is not the type of active clinical experience that human med school adcomms are looking for. There is no one right way to list it.I've spent the last couple years working once every other week or so as part of an experimental surgery research team which operates on large mammals. I typically place IV lines, intubate the animals, and run anesthesia throughout the surgery, and of course, spend quite a bit of time observing the orthopedic surgeon at work.
I originally intended to call this a research activity, but I'm not sure that's the best fit for it. I personally wasn't doing research; I was assisting and observing a surgeon. The patients weren't human, but I've observed human surgeries too and the process is remarkably similar.
How would you classify this experience? @LizzyM, @hushcom, or one of the other experts, could you possibly give me your opinion?
Are you heavy in "research" and hoping to categorize this as something else to fill in a gap? That's a horse of a different color.