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Need some clinical experience

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hey guys, I feel worried about the clinical aspect of my application. I am a traditional applicant. I have volunteered in the ER and radiology department for 4 years.... But that is it. I also plan to shadow a DO doctor this semester or next. What do you guys think?
 
wondering about that myself. volunteered at a nursing home and outpatient surgery ward of a hospital and worked for 2 internists.

Id like to shadow a DO.
 
That's probably enough. I volunteered in an osteopathic FP clinic and a large urban ER, and I've been told that's enough.