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There is a big difference in perception of the adequacy of available "clinical experience" between a retirement home/independent or assisted senior center and a skilled-level nursing home. The latter is most likely to give you the kind of exposure that would be of value to your application.I'm currently taking a gap year and hope to fix some deficits on my application, one of which is low clinical volunteering (I do have tons of shadowing, but not much clinical, hands-on exposure). Which of these opportunities would count and help fill this deficit?
1. Volunteer at an elderly home - I was previously a hospice volunteer, but the only hospice center "nearby" is ~2hrs. away! I can't afford to keep going there all the time…too far. Hence, I was wondering if volunteering at an elderly home can be equated to the kind of clinical exposure we get from hospice.
2. Volunteer at an Alzheimer's association - this involves working w/ Alzheimer's patients, playing games with them, encouraging them, making meals and overall just offering support for these patients.
3. Volunteer at a free clinic - administrative role of course; still trying to get this position
…And I can't think of any more; all the others (scribe, EMT, CNA) require a lot of training first :/
I'm currently taking a gap year and hope to fix some deficits on my application, one of which is low clinical volunteering (I do have tons of shadowing, but not much clinical, hands-on exposure). Which of these opportunities would count and help fill this deficit?
1. Volunteer at an elderly home - I was previously a hospice volunteer, but the only hospice center "nearby" is ~2hrs. away! I can't afford to keep going there every week, esp during busy semesters…too far. Hence, I was wondering if volunteering at an elderly home can be equated to the kind of clinical exposure we get from hospice.
2. Volunteer at an Alzheimer's association - this involves working w/ Alzheimer's patients, playing games with them, encouraging them, making meals and overall just offering support for these patients.
3. Volunteer at a free clinic - administrative role of course; still trying to get this position
…And I can't think of any more; all the others (scribe, EMT, CNA) require a lot of training first :/