Should I put shadowing of other medical professions?

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So before deciding on dentistry, I pretty much shadowed every single medical profession there is. I worked in a pharmacy, I shadowed a podiatrist/doctor/PA/nurse/Occupational Therapist/PT/Optometrist for at least a day if I knew it wasn't for me to over 6 months for the ones I was debating on (medical, pharmacy, and dentistry). Is this something I should include in my application or should I only include dentistry? How would I put it in because it only has the option for dental shadowing?
 
I had like 100 hours of surgery but since the category was specifically dental shadowing, I decided not to include that.
 
I personally wouldn't put it under experiences but I'd somehow work it into my personal statement.


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I put it on mine along with dental shadowing experiences. Some people asked about it during the interview. I don't think it matters, to be honest.
 
I included it in my personal statement to show how i got to dentistry and why i picked it over emergency medicine
 
You can talk about it in the personal statement if you want, but I wouldn't list it anywhere on the application itself.
 
cometx3 said:
So before deciding on dentistry, I pretty much shadowed every single medical profession there is. I worked in a pharmacy, I shadowed a podiatrist/doctor/PA/nurse/Occupational Therapist/PT/Optometrist for at least a day if I knew it wasn't for me to over 6 months for the ones I was debating on (medical, pharmacy, and dentistry). Is this something I should include in my application or should I only include dentistry? How would I put it in because it only has the option for dental shadowing?
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nope, only dental stuff because you are applying to dental school
 
I put it in my personal statement and listed the reasons I chose dentistry over it. I included it to show I put legitimate effort into choosing my career.

I did not list it on my shadowing hours, but I did list my hospital volunteer time under the volunteer section.
 
I worked as a CNA for about a year. I put it under experiences and talked about it in my PS, due to the patient care experience I gained. I did not put any shadowing of other health professions (medical doctor, PA, etc) though. Only dental shadowing.
 
BrooklynSmilez said:
wouldn't the girl you plan to marry wanna know why you chose her over any other girl you've dated in the past?
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You can try to put your hypothesis to a test. The girl in question wants to hear only why you chose her and not why you didn't opt for Peggy Sue or Cruela.
 
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doc toothache said:
You can try to put your hypothesis to a test. The girl in question wants to hear only why you chose her and not why you didn't opt for Peggy Sue or Cruela.
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Each girl is different and I guess it would depend on their curiosity. But there's nothing wrong with saying how great dental is over med in some aspects you can say that to a girl. How things are much better than your past.
 
BrooklynSmilez said:
Each girl is different and I guess it would depend on their curiosity. But there's nothing wrong with saying how great dental is over med in some aspects you can say that to a girl. How things are much better than your past.
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You speaking from experience or is it off-the-cuff?
 
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