Quick EMT question

[Dr. Syzygy]

I'm volunteering as an EMT and was wondering whether this goes under volunteering or clinical experience?

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[CTtarheel]

i think the category is volunteer--medical/clinical on AMCAS.

 

[Dr. Syzygy]

So would I need other volunteer/clinical experience since EMT is considered both? I'll probably be doing the EMT thing for two years 12hrs/week

 

[CTtarheel]

There's no requirement that you have both. I don't have a non-clinical volunteer activity. Its better to have 1 or 2 things (like EMS) that you put a lot of time into than to pick up some stuff that doesn't matter. 2 years as an EMT is a whole lotta volunteer hours, and a whole lotta clinical experience. I'd just make sure you get some shadowing or hospital volunteering so you can see what PHYSICIANS do. Maybe you could pick up a non-clinical if you find something that you want to get involved in, but if you show you've committed 12 hours a week to EMS I don't see how they can expect you to find too much more time to volunteer elsewhere.

 

[Dr.TobiasFünke]

Never being an EMT, I'd have to guess maybe but there is an equally likely chance of it being maybe not.