Thoughts on a healthgiver job?

[hang50]

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I received this email regarding a healthgiver-type job, and I was curious if anyone had any experience doing something like this, and how people view this kind of work? Would it look positive on a med school application? It seems that it could be really rewarding and would give me some experience working with patients that have different medical issues.

Obviously I still need clinical experience and I plan to do a lot of shadowing this summer.



"This is one-on-one non-medical senior care in clients’ homes. Most of our clients

have some form of dementia, stroke, surgery recovery, cancer, Parkinson’s, etc.

This involves cooking, light housekeeping, laundry, taking them on errands, helping

them to and from the bathroom, standing by them to prevent falls, playing

cards and games with them, companionship and conversation. This is a very

rewarding field! Great for resumes! We have hired dozens of students who would

recommend us highly! "

 

[whitesheep12]

I received this email regarding a healthgiver-type job, and I was curious if anyone had any experience doing something like this, and how people view this kind of work? Would it look positive on a med school application? It seems that it could be really rewarding and would give me some experience working with patients that have different medical issues.

Obviously I still need clinical experience and I plan to do a lot of shadowing this summer.



"This is one-on-one non-medical senior care in clients’ homes. Most of our clients

have some form of dementia, stroke, surgery recovery, cancer, Parkinson’s, etc.

This involves cooking, light housekeeping, laundry, taking them on errands, helping

them to and from the bathroom, standing by them to prevent falls, playing

cards and games with them, companionship and conversation. This is a very

rewarding field! Great for resumes! We have hired dozens of students who would

recommend us highly! "

I did something similar for a year, but the job duties were a tiny bit more medically related (changing feeding tubes, diapers, etc.) in addition to the same tasks you would do, but I think it was generally looked upon favorably. I wrote about it in a few of my secondaries this cycle and listed it on my application as one of my most meaningful experiences. It was an extremely positive experience for me and made me grow as a person, I would highly recommend it.

 

[Catalystik]

I received this email regarding a healthgiver-type job, and I was curious if anyone had any experience doing something like this, and how people view this kind of work? Would it look positive on a med school application? It seems that it could be really rewarding and would give me some experience working with patients that have different medical issues.

Obviously I still need clinical experience and I plan to do a lot of shadowing this summer.

"This is one-on-one non-medical senior care in clients’ homes. Most of our clients

have some form of dementia, stroke, surgery recovery, cancer, Parkinson’s, etc.

This involves cooking, light housekeeping, laundry, taking them on errands, helping

them to and from the bathroom, standing by them to prevent falls, playing

cards and games with them, companionship and conversation. This is a very

rewarding field! Great for resumes! We have hired dozens of students who would

recommend us highly! "

If your primary purpose is to active gain clinical experience, then the housekeeping, cooking, and laundry would not count toward that goal. So it depends on the percent time you'd devote to each role and how you spin the experience on your application.

If your primary goal is to be of service where it's badly needed, even though paid, it would be a terrific activity to list.