Should I do volunteering or a job?

[I love dogs27]

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Good afternoon, I have a question on which clinical experience I should focus on.

I am currently doing some clinical volunteering at my local hospital. This volunteering includes interacting with cancer patients and helping patients in our rehab center. I do activities, visit, and do other things to help the nurses and patients.

I will soon have the opportunity to train as a CNA and can hopefully get a job at a local nursing home.

My question is since I’m already headed into my junior year of undergrad; should I stick with the volunteer and bulk up those hours or spend the time to get trained and find a job as a CNA?

 

[2026PreMed]

Clinical volunteering and Clinical work hours are both placed in the same bucket as far as admissions are concerned thus being a CNA is far better as you get paid and will have capital to deploy to the applicaiton whilst also bolstering your applicaiton