Hello all
I am considering changing career and going to Med School and this page has been very helpful to me.
I am a Medical Laboratory Scientist Certified by ASCP, I have experience working in Microbiology and Immunology. My question is can that work experience count toward Clinical Experience when applying to Med School or Not?
Thanks
This is a very good question that Iâm sure not many people know the answer to. This is from the Kaplan Test Prep Med School Pulse page
âLuckily, the opportunities that generally qualify as âclinical experiencesâ are broad and plentiful. As one admissions officer put it, âIf you can smell patients, itâs a clinical experience.â Within clinical experience, you can divide them into two main categories: paid and volunteer. Examples of paid positions include emergency room techs, pharmacy techs, phlebotomists, licensed practical nurses, emergency medical technicians, emergency room scribes, and paramedics.â [end quote]
So does your position answer that basic question âcould you smell patients?â. If itâs still confusing you should call each one of your prospective medical school and ask if it counts. That laboratory experience is valuable whether it counts or not, but if you werenât working with patients then you need to do some volunteer work (which you should have already), but Iâm a scribe at an ER in a hospital and itâs awesome cause I get paid for getting clinical experience. Hope this helps!
Hello
Thank you very much for the it is very helpful. At my job I do not smell or interact with patient I am in the basement testing their samples :lol:
I have a little bit of volunteer hours but I donât think it is enough so I am going to get more.
@MedicalLabScientist wrote:
Hello
Thank you very much for the it is very helpful. At my job I do not smell or interact with patient I am in the basement testing their samples :lol:
I have a little bit of volunteer hours but I donât think it is enough so I am going to get more.
Well depending on the sample you âCouldâ smell the patient. :shock: :? :o :lol: