Will not having direct patient experience hurt me?

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I will be taking a lot of courses from now until Spring of '17 when I apply and to be quite honest I won't have any time to work ANY job, much less accumulate hours in a medical position of some sort. I have looked into scribe and phlebotomy positions but it would just be absolutely brutal with my course schedule. I just wouldn't want it to affect my grades...

I do plan to get more hours shadowing a DO, and I have a lot of volunteer hours with hospice patients but it is in home care..will not holding a formal medical position hurt my chances substantially? Especially since I am an applicant with pretty low stats (3.25 cGPA, 3.75 sGPA, no MCAT taken yet...)

 

[el_duderino]

Not having direct patient experience would hurt you, yes.

But you have direct patient experience.

No one expects you to have had a job in a hospital or something.

 

[Goro]

How many hrs in hospice care? That alone makes you golden in my book.

I will be taking a lot of courses from now until Spring of '17 when I apply and to be quite honest I won't have any time to work ANY job, much less accumulate hours in a medical position of some sort. I have looked into scribe and phlebotomy positions but it would just be absolutely brutal with my course schedule. I just wouldn't want it to affect my grades...

I do plan to get more hours shadowing a DO, and I have a lot of volunteer hours with hospice patients but it is in home care..will not holding a formal medical position hurt my chances substantially? Especially since I am an applicant with pretty low stats (3.25 cGPA, 3.75 sGPA, no MCAT taken yet...)

 

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Around 150 hours or so...id like to add that I'm not actually a hospice worker(moving patients, feeding, clothing them)but what I do is stay with them and assist them if needed 3-5 hours on weekends and some weekdays while their main caretaker is out running errands...

 

[adrian710]

Around 150 hours or so...id like to add that I'm not actually a hospice worker(moving patients, feeding, clothing them)but what I do is stay with them and assist them if needed 3-5 hours on weekends and some weekdays while their main caretaker is out running errands...

Essentially volunteering in ER making rounds. By the way, ur GPA is quite good. Get 504+ on MCAT and you'll be gold.

 

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Thanks for the replies! Feeling a bit more confident about it