For activities in the AMCAS app, in what category does shadowing belong? Would it be “Community Service/Volunteer - Medical/Clinical” or perhaps “Extracurricular/Hobbies/ Avocations?” Neither seems to quite fit.
For the sake of completeness - and in case anyone’s interested in the app - this is what AMCAS provides:
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Experience Type
From the drop-down list, select the Experience Type that best represents the experience you wish to include. Because these are arbitrary categories, it is up to the applicant to decide which experience type best suits each particular experience.
From the drop-down list, select the Experience Type that best represents the experience you wish to include. Because these are arbitrary categories, it is up to the applicant to decide which experience type best suits each particular experience.
List:
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Paid Employment - not Military
Paid Employment - Military
Community Service/Volunteer - not Medical/Clinical
Community Service/Volunteer - Medical/Clinical
Research/Lab
Teaching/Tutoring
Honors/Awards/Recognition s
Conferences Attended
Presentations/Posters
Publications
Extracurricular/Hobbies/A vocations
Leadership - not Listed Elsewhere
Other
Intercollegiate Athletics
Artistic Endeavors
Paid Employment - Military
Community Service/Volunteer - not Medical/Clinical
Community Service/Volunteer - Medical/Clinical
Research/Lab
Teaching/Tutoring
Honors/Awards/Recognition s
Conferences Attended
Presentations/Posters
Publications
Extracurricular/Hobbies/A vocations
Leadership - not Listed Elsewhere
Other
Intercollegiate Athletics
Artistic Endeavors