What else can I do

[futuredoctor1995]

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[lalex]

I have 40 hours for an Internal medicine physician shadowing and I shadowed another 40 hours for an oncologist. Volunteering at our local hospital is very hard because they don't accept people unless you have connections. What can I do otherwise? I am also going to Peru for 14 days in the summer but I have no other clinical experience. Please help!

Do you have any local clinics or retirement homes?

 

[futuredoctor1995]

I volunteered at a retirement/ nursing home but it was more about interacting with them and helping them in playing games and crafting. What would that count as?

 

[gyngyn]

A trip to Peru will not generally be considered clinical experience.

 

[Goro]

Patient contact experience! !

Look into clinics or hospice. Your mission trip won't count for anything, BTW. Go check out the trip to Haiti thread

I volunteered at a retirement/ nursing home but it was more about interacting with them and helping them in playing games and crafting. What would that count as?

 

[NotWayneBrady]

I have 40 hours for an Internal medicine physician shadowing and I shadowed another 40 hours for an oncologist. Volunteering at our local hospital is very hard because they don't accept people unless you have connections. What can I do otherwise? I am also going to Peru for 14 days in the summer but I have no other clinical experience. Please help!

Try to find a hospice or long-term care facility where you can volunteer with patients. If you're dealing with patients directly, it's clinical experience.

Except the Peru thing, that won't count for much honestly.

 

[BeachBaby]

Scribe?

 

[DokterMom]

Hospice, memory care unit, retirement community, homeless shelter, VA hospital, senior day care, school for disabled children, ESL night classes, food pantries, suicide hotlines, tutoring for disadvantaged students -- LOTS of volunteer opportunities if you're willing to leave the clean and safe suburban hospitals.