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I have just a couple short questions..
1) I'm an undergraduate research assistant on a big genetics study in the psychology department at my school, but the main things that I do is data management (coding, entry, verification, etc), recruiting study participants, helped with equipment calibration, and other random tasks. Its a longitudinal study thats been going on for a long time and since I will have only worked there for about a year come next application cycle theres definately no chance I'm getting published... Since this study is a psych study rather than bio or chem, do you think it will even look very good on my app (esp. since I'm not really interviewing the people or doing the statistical analysis)?
2) When people talk about clinical experience, what kinds of things does that include? For instance I volunteer in a local ER and I get plenty of patient contact, but its usually in the form of me delivering food to them, bringing them ice packs, calling family members, or just chatting to keep them calm when the docs are busy. Since I'm not on staff I obviously can't help with any medical procedures or even help people sit up in their beds for that matter. Is this still considered a clinical experience?
1) I'm an undergraduate research assistant on a big genetics study in the psychology department at my school, but the main things that I do is data management (coding, entry, verification, etc), recruiting study participants, helped with equipment calibration, and other random tasks. Its a longitudinal study thats been going on for a long time and since I will have only worked there for about a year come next application cycle theres definately no chance I'm getting published... Since this study is a psych study rather than bio or chem, do you think it will even look very good on my app (esp. since I'm not really interviewing the people or doing the statistical analysis)?
2) When people talk about clinical experience, what kinds of things does that include? For instance I volunteer in a local ER and I get plenty of patient contact, but its usually in the form of me delivering food to them, bringing them ice packs, calling family members, or just chatting to keep them calm when the docs are busy. Since I'm not on staff I obviously can't help with any medical procedures or even help people sit up in their beds for that matter. Is this still considered a clinical experience?