Two Questions

[badmedicine]

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1. What are some good medical schools that do NOT put heavy emphasis on research. I plan on having a purely clinical career, and while I've enjoyed the research I've done in the past, I do not want to pursue it after my formal education is finished.

2. How many hours of clinical experience would you say is necessary for medical school, and what exactly qualifies as this. Shadowing, hospital volunteering, etc. ?

 

[TheBossDoctor]

1. Any school not on the top 40 research list in us news.

2. At least 159.76 hours. 159.75 hours isn't enough

 

[jdfamily]

1. What are some good medical schools that do NOT put heavy emphasis on research. I plan on having a purely clinical career, and while I've enjoyed the research I've done in the past, I do not want to pursue it after my formal education is finished.

2. How many hours of clinical experience would you say is necessary for medical school, and what exactly qualifies as this. Shadowing, hospital volunteering, etc. ?

1. What do you mean by 'good medical schools'? Opinions vary for medical schools, and some are fairly new that it is hard to say. If you see rankings from US News that might answer your question, but obviously is based off of research funding and other things.

I think what makes a good medical school myself is the competitiveness of the residency placement and average scores on the board exams. I am not the best one to respond to this question but thought I might offer my two cents.

2. Some people who work as a CNA or phlebotimist have thousands of hours, which is obviously the best but not necessary. Some schools might have different definitions on what counts as clinical experience, but from what my state school describes it as it direct patient care. I think some schools get so specific as to say direct physical contact with patients to count. So volunteering in the ER cleaning and changing beds doesn't count. I used to interpret at a hospital for nurses and physicians for Spanish patients and counted that as clinical.

How many hours is 'necessary' once again depends on the school. You can research some schools and they will show you the average amount of hours spent in certain areas such as volunteering or clinical experience. I think if you are trying to get by with less than 40 hours then you should probably make more of an effort to get more hours. I believe many students do hospice for theirs.

As a side note, what is more important than the number of hours spent in clinical hours is the experiences you get out of it, which I personally feel is what medical schools care more about. Just something to think about before you begin choosing your EC's.

 

[Radon XP]

To be safe, go for 200+ clinical volunteer hours (go for some variety) and 50+ shadowing hours.