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What is the best way to approach a doctor I have never met about shadowing him/her?
Maurizio said:What is the best way to approach a doctor I have never met about shadowing him/her?
FrkyBgStok said:I went to the iowa osteopathic website (hoping to go DO) to get e-mail addresses. after that i just chose randomly about e-mailing, probably 10, mostly family practice. only 1 got back to me in about 2 weeks but it happened to be the areas best plastic surgeon. needless to say, i start shadowing after finals, so don't be afraid to e-mail people you think may be a no.
N1DERL& said:In your email did you give a lot of background or did you just straight out ask if you could shadow?