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PhotoMed

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Ok guys, I have a silly question.

I have worked in the hospital setting for quite some time. I have witnessed countless physician-patient encounters and have actively assisted in more than a dozen codes. Therefore, I'm curious. Is shadowing really necessary, given my circumstances?
 
Eh....you don't really need a lot of shadowing hours, but I think adcom's look for it. What's the harm in formally shadowing a few docs for a day or two if it'll help you get into med school. Realistically, I don't think it's necessary, but I wouldn't really want to chance an application cycle just because of that. I have worked in the ER, side by side with docs (I'm a scribe) for about a year and a half, and still ended up shadowing. It was REALLY relevant to the one school I received an acceptance to (PCOM). It was one of the first questions they asked me (about my experience shadowing a D.O. who exclusively performed OMM), and we ended up spending a good chunk of my interview talking about it. If you do, definitely try shadowing a D.O.

Good luck!
 
PhotoMed said:
Ok guys, I have a silly question.

I have worked in the hospital setting for quite some time. I have witnessed countless physician-patient encounters and have actively assisted in more than a dozen codes. Therefore, I'm curious. Is shadowing really necessary, given my circumstances?
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Yes
 
AkGrown84 said:
Eh....you don't really need a lot of shadowing hours, but I think adcom's look for it. What's the harm in formally shadowing a few docs for a day or two if it'll help you get into med school. Realistically, I don't think it's necessary, but I wouldn't really want to chance an application cycle just because of that. I have worked in the ER, side by side with docs (I'm a scribe) for about a year and a half, and still ended up shadowing. It was REALLY relevant to the one school I received an acceptance to (PCOM). It was one of the first questions they asked me (about my experience shadowing a D.O. who exclusively performed OMM), and we ended up spending a good chunk of my interview talking about it. If you do, definitely try shadowing a D.O.

Good luck!
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Fair enough. Thanks for your response.
 
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