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Hey SDN,
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to volunteer at a non-profit dental clinic that provides free dental care for disadvantaged members of the community, primarily those without homes as well as refugees. It was a great experience as I was able to serve as a dental assistant and work side by side with oral surgeons to assist the patients who were in such need for dental care. However, I am a pre-medical student, not a pre-dental student. My question is this: is this something I should avoid putting as one of my meaningful activities on my medical school application? The experience changed my life and has altered my perspective on patient care towards the under privileged in our community. I feel like in terms of clinical volunteer experiences, it was a golden opportunity. But I am afraid that medical school adcoms might not like the fact that it was dentistry related (it was actually more oral surgery than anything).
What do you all think? Do I stick with the fact that it was a great clinical experience or should I avoid anything that is not strictly medical-related?
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to volunteer at a non-profit dental clinic that provides free dental care for disadvantaged members of the community, primarily those without homes as well as refugees. It was a great experience as I was able to serve as a dental assistant and work side by side with oral surgeons to assist the patients who were in such need for dental care. However, I am a pre-medical student, not a pre-dental student. My question is this: is this something I should avoid putting as one of my meaningful activities on my medical school application? The experience changed my life and has altered my perspective on patient care towards the under privileged in our community. I feel like in terms of clinical volunteer experiences, it was a golden opportunity. But I am afraid that medical school adcoms might not like the fact that it was dentistry related (it was actually more oral surgery than anything).
What do you all think? Do I stick with the fact that it was a great clinical experience or should I avoid anything that is not strictly medical-related?
