what to call this

[qwe7791]

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I've shadowed a surgeon during his office hours. Under experiences, what would this be categorized as? I'm thinking Clinical office hours/ volunteer?

 

[ShenanigansMD]

Sounds like clinic to me, unless you mean he has students that come in and ask for help during his office hours.

 

[Praefectus]

Were you doing secretary work, interacting with patients, or watching him interact with patients?

 

[qwe7791]

I was following him around and was in the presence when he was visiting patients in the rooms. I didn't do any secretary work, but I occasionally completed small errands for him.

 

[mimelim]

I was following him around and was in the presence when he was visiting patients in the rooms. I didn't do any secretary work, but I occasionally completed small errands for him.

This is a shadowing or clinical observership. Not volunteering.

 

[Geebeejay]

I've shadowed a surgeon during his office hours. Under experiences, what would this be categorized as? I'm thinking Clinical office hours/ volunteer?

On the most recent AMCAS I'd probably put it under "other". Shadowing is not volunteering.

 

[BABSstudent]

On the most recent AMCAS I'd probably put it under "other". Shadowing is not volunteering.

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I think it is weird there isn't a selection for shadowing. You just put it as other and write "Shadowed Dr. X" as the name. That's what I did for all my shadowing hours and it is working out fine for me.

 

[cheechootrain]

Shadowing.

 

[qwe7791]

Okay. I have one more question pertaining to this shadowing experience. On my CV, I like my items listed like this: -Program/Department where experience took place -Place, city, state -Position So regarding this shadowing position with the surgeon, what would I state to be the department where this took place? Should I put "Private practice" because it is a private practice? So I would end up with: -Private practice -place, city, state -clinical observer I'm not too sure about the "Private Practice" part because it looks tacky, but I don't know what else to put.

 

[theseeker4]

Okay. I have one more question pertaining to this shadowing experience. On my CV, I like my items listed like this: -Program/Department where experience took place -Place, city, state -Position So regarding this shadowing position with the surgeon, what would I state to be the department where this took place? Should I put "Private practice" because it is a private practice? So I would end up with: -Private practice -place, city, state -clinical observer I'm not too sure about the "Private Practice" part because it looks tacky, but I don't know what else to put.

You could call it "surgeon's clinic" or some such, as it was in his clinic/office. His practice is technically everything he does, including his operations, while his clinic is the physical location of his office. I wouldn't stress about it much though.

 

[Catalystik]

Okay. I have one more question pertaining to this shadowing experience. On my CV, I like my items listed like this: -Program/Department where experience took place -Place, city, state -Position So regarding this shadowing position with the surgeon, what would I state to be the department where this took place? Should I put "Private practice" because it is a private practice? So I would end up with: -Private practice -place, city, state -clinical observer I'm not too sure about the "Private Practice" part because it looks tacky, but I don't know what else to put.

How about, "Office of Dr Joseph Gomez, MD, Surgeon?" Or you can give the formal name of his practice, eg, "Sacramento Surgical Associates."

 

[qwe7791]

You could call it "surgeon's clinic" or some such, as it was in his clinic/office. His practice is technically everything he does, including his operations, while his clinic is the physical location of his office. I wouldn't stress about it much though.

what if it's a shared clinic among a handful of surgeons?

 

[qwe7791]

How about, "Office of Dr Joseph Gomez, MD, Surgeon?" Or you can give the formal name of his practice, eg, "Sacramento Surgical Associates."

Thanks a lot!