Hours Required for Clinical Experience

WayOutWestMom
Wed, 14 May 2014 23:46:12 +0000

Except for CU (which “unofficially” requires 400 hours of clinical experience), I don’t know of single med school which lists a required minimum number of clinical volunteer hours. Or even a recommended number of hours.

You need to volunteer enough to give yourself a broad exposure to variety of healthcare settings and to be able to articulate clearly what you’ve learned about the clinician/patient relationship.

I’ve seen applicants with clinical hours that range from around 100 hours up to several thousands of hours.