Is this clinical experience?

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I have the opportunity to take a position as an assistant in the operating room. According to the job description, this means helping prep patients for surgery, holding retractors, and helping turn over rooms. I will definitely be close enough to smell the patient, but I think patients will probably be under anesthesia ~90% of the time I work with them. Can I still count this as clinical? The only thing my app is missing is clinical experience (currently sitting on like 200 hours) so I’m mainly just concerned with getting that knocked out.

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[cj_cregg]

Yes.

 

[Moko]

I have the opportunity to take a position as an assistant in the operating room. According to the job description, this means helping prep patients for surgery, holding retractors, and helping turn over rooms. I will definitely be close enough to smell the patient, but I think patients will probably be under anesthesia ~90% of the time I work with them. Can I still count this as clinical? The only thing my app is missing is clinical experience (currently sitting on like 200 hours) so I’m mainly just concerned with getting that knocked out.

This is clinical experience; however, you should also have experience interacting with patients who are awake / not knocked out. So your application will still be lacking in that respect. Just my thoughts.

 

[Goro]

This is clinical experience; however, you should also have experience interacting with patients who are awake / not knocked out. So your application will still be lacking in that respect. Just my thoughts.

I agree with my wise colleague!

 

[Elite Medical Prep]

Yeah this counts! Definitely tie this experience into your personal statement and applications. Especially if you are interested in surgery or anesthesiology.

 

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I agree with my wise colleague!

I’ve got ab 200 hours at a free clinic where all I did was interact with patients and field complaints, take vitals etc. Is that + the OR job enough do you think?

 

[Goro]

I’ve got ab 200 hours at a free clinic where all I did was interact with patients and field complaints, take vitals etc. Is that + the OR job enough do you think?

Yes, definitely!