Shadowing question

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So I am currently working in my gap year as a medical assistant for a large private practice and one of the physicians that I work for is an osteopathic neurointensivist (along with other pulmonologists). He only has clinic once a week and sees most of his patients in the hospital. However, I have really been able to see the daily life of a D.O as he sees patients in the office. I plan on shadowing him in the hospital but I'm wondering if I can count the hours that I am working for him as "shadowing." Or would this just be considered clinical experience? I obviously interact with him as well as the patients to do what the physician orders so there is a lot of patient contact but does shadowing strictly have to be in an observatory manner?

Thanks for the help!

 

[ERinspired]

I'd fall on the side of, if you are getting paid, that's not shadowing.


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