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I am a new pre med student and does anyone know what kind of jobs i should apply for during my undergraduate years so i can get experience about the medical field and might help my chance of getting into medical school?
mynameistino said:I am a new pre med student and does anyone know what kind of jobs i should apply for during my undergraduate years so i can get experience about the medical field and might help my chance of getting into medical school?
So do both. I've got a job while still in school. Some of us have plenty of things to pay for.viostorm said:Grades and MCAT are more important than jobs.
Getting good grades and good MCAT is your job.
mynameistino said:I am a new pre med student and does anyone know what kind of jobs i should apply for during my undergraduate years so i can get experience about the medical field and might help my chance of getting into medical school?
Chachie2682 said:I worked in the ER as a tech for 7 years. While grades and MCAT are very important, you must have clinical experience. How would you ever know this is for you...based on numbers, or based on classroom work? My close friend applied to Northwestern with a 3.8 GPA and a 31 on the MCAT...got rejected because he had absolutely no clinical experience or volunteer work. And that was NWU main argument...numbers are great...but get some work with patients for a year or so, then apply again.
viostorm said:Grades and MCAT are more important than jobs.
Getting good grades and good MCAT is your job.
Dude, work or volunteer as an EMT. Working in the pre-hospital scene is one of the best ways to experience what it's like to care for patients and have a good idea whether or not healthcare is the correct decision for you. It also will "help your chance" at getting one of those nice acceptance letters in the mail, but if that's the only reason you want to do it, then that should answer your question as to whether or not medicine is the right career for yourself.mynameistino said:I am a new pre med student and does anyone know what kind of jobs i should apply for during my undergraduate years so i can get experience about the medical field and might help my chance of getting into medical school?
bigmike said:For those of you who are techs or emts - How long did your training last? Is it something that I could do over one summer or are these year + programs?
I'm currently an EKG tech, while in college. Lots of direct patient contact.