Need suggestion for clinical experience

[JC Joe]

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Hi all,
My name is JC. I am currently study biology science in a college and about to transfer to GMU next year. A few weeks ago, I applied medical scribe job at Scribe America. Unfortunately, I didn't pass the final and I was rejected. The company doesn't let me to take final exam and I don't have any idea what to do next. I intended to work with SA because I though it might give countless medical information and experiences while I am studying in Uni. But right now all my dreams are disappeared. Can you guys suggest me how can I get clinical experience before going med school.

 

[RNtoMD87]

Final exam for what? Biology?

 

[Goro]

Hi all,
My name is JC. I am currently study biology science in a college and about to transfer to GMU next year. A few weeks ago, I applied medical scribe job at Scribe America. Unfortunately, I didn't pass the final and I was rejected. The company doesn't let me to take final exam and I don't have any idea what to do next. I intended to work with SA because I though it might give countless medical information and experiences while I am studying in Uni. But right now all my dreams are disappeared. Can you guys suggest me how can I get clinical experience before going med school.

Not all volunteering needs to be in a hospital. Think hospice, Planned Parenthood, nursing homes, rehab facilities, crisis hotlines, camps for sick children, or clinics.

Some types of volunteer activities are more appealing than others. Volunteering in a nice suburban hospital is all very well and good and all, but doesn't show that you're willing to dig in and get your hands dirty in the same way that working with the developmentally disabled (or homeless, the dying, or Alzheimers or mentally ill or elderly or ESL or domestic, rural impoverished) does. The uncomfortable situations are the ones that really demonstrate your altruism and get you 'brownie points'. Plus, they frankly teach you more -- they develop your compassion and humanity in ways comfortable situations can't.

 

[RNtoMD87]

Goro, I have a question about planned parenthood. I asked my OMS-IV friend about planned parenthood, since I have one right down the street. And personally, I disagree with the moral idea of abortion (although I disagree with outlawing it due to different reasons) and this is a big reason I thought to do it. I like to put myself in adverse situations, because it helps one grow as a person. To help people despite disagreeing with their choices, as well as these people needing compassion more than most (due to many being in very difficult situations relationship wise, habitat wise, substances, etc). Well my friend who happens to be VERY liberal and gay, surprisingly suggested that I not volunteer here, because some staunch conservative adcoms may not view it in a positive light, and basically the risks outweigh the positives.

Do you disagree with this assessment?

 

[Medic741]

Hi all,
My name is JC. I am currently study biology science in a college and about to transfer to GMU next year. A few weeks ago, I applied medical scribe job at Scribe America. Unfortunately, I didn't pass the final and I was rejected. The company doesn't let me to take final exam and I don't have any idea what to do next. I intended to work with SA because I though it might give countless medical information and experiences while I am studying in Uni. But right now all my dreams are disappeared. Can you guys suggest me how can I get clinical experience before going med school.

Honestly, commercial EMS. Will give you a flexible schedule, you'll see a side of the world that you didn't know existed and you'll learn 'soft skills' that will translate exceptionally well in med school

 

[pillowfighty]

What I did was just research different Universities around me and I found a surgical research internship at the local UCI hospital, and I just interviewed and got it. It just takes good internet findings at local colleges, universities, even high schools.

Also try just shadowing multiple different doctors in different fields, or going to a near by nursing home and offering to spend the day with them or make blankets for them. Any type of volunteering is really good, as long as you're doing it genuinely and not just for quick experience. They want to see dedication too, so it looks good if you volunteer or start a club that lasts longer than a few months, about 6 months to a year. They want to make sure you're dedicated towards going into medicine and won't drop out so the resource isn't wasted. Good luck!!


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[pillowfighty]

Goro, I have a question about planned parenthood. I asked my OMS-IV friend about planned parenthood, since I have one right down the street. And personally, I disagree with the moral idea of abortion (although I disagree with outlawing it due to different reasons) and this is a big reason I thought to do it. I like to put myself in adverse situations, because it helps one grow as a person. To help people despite disagreeing with their choices, as well as these people needing compassion more than most (due to many being in very difficult situations relationship wise, habitat wise, substances, etc). Well my friend who happens to be VERY liberal and gay, surprisingly suggested that I not volunteer here, because some staunch conservative adcoms may not view it in a positive light, and basically the risks outweigh the positives.

Do you disagree with this assessment?

If I may chime in here: I think if you explain that you are purposefully putting yourself in that situation where you morally do not agree with abortions (what I interpreted as non-medical situations) to try and gain some experience, empathy and compassion, and overall try to understand these things would look seriously amazing on your application. An OB/GYN I was going to shadow for was heavily against abortion, but he could not deny the need for it and that it is necessary in some circumstances. As long as you explain your motives for going there and describe how you became a better person out of it, and how you will be able to connect with more patients on a deeper level even though some of your beliefs may not coincide, would be an amazing attribute that the medical schools would want. They are looking for people who are not only qualified, but also who show growth as a mature person and go above and beyond to connect with people. Because as much as medicine is a science, it's an art as well with the way we use human judgement and connect with people to heal them.

However I am just a pre-med like you, so take it with a grain of salt because I haven't been through the admission process yet. But if I were that adcom, I'd take it.