Shadowing NMD Primary Care Physician

[suomi24]

I recently met a naturopathic primary care physician (NMD) who invited me to come shadow him. I have around 65 hours of shadowing but have been looking for experience with a PCP.

Is there any problem with shadowing an NMD and listing that on the amcas application? All of my other hours are with MD's but I was just wondering if the NMD shadowing is acceptable for the app.

Thanks for the help!

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[getdown]

I wouldn't. You wanna see what they do? Go ahead and see but don't list it in a traditional MD application. They're considered quacks.

 

[OneTwoThreeFour]

I would raise my eyebrows at NMD shadowing on the application

 

[jarednogeek]

I wouldnt put it but if you want the experience do it. 65 hours of shadowing is enough. I had 50 hours, about 10 with 5 different docs, and my interviewers were very impressed

 

[Doc_Ock]

You know what ND stands for right? Not a Doctor.

 

[Catalystik]

1) Is there any problem with shadowing an NMD and listing that on the amcas application?
2) I was just wondering if the NMD shadowing is acceptable for the app.

1) This would not be looked on as a primary care provider. Keep looking.

2) It's not.

 

[gyngyn]

Is there any problem with shadowing an NMD and listing that on the amcas application?

Do not list this on your AMCAS application.

 

[OrthoTraumaMD]

They are not physicians. They are pretty much the opposite of everything physicians stand for.


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[Goro]

I wouldn't. You wanna see what they do? Go ahead and see but don't list it in a traditional MD application. They're considered quacks.

This.
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[asunday]

If I was hoping to group my shadowing experiences into one group in the Work/Activities section, what information should I put for organization name, start and stop date, and other required fields?

 

[gyngyn]

If I was hoping to group my shadowing experiences into one group in the Work/Activities section, what information should I put for organization name, start and stop date, and other required fields?

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[Catalystik]

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If I was hoping to group my shadowing experiences into one group in the Work/Activities section, what information should I put for organization name, start and stop date, and other required fields?

I responded to your question in the thread to which gyngyn referred you. You should have an alert directing you to the answer.