If physician shadowing requires connections

thumper1
Thu, 16 May 2019 17:37:19 +0000

This might help DO applicants.

https://www.aacom.org/become-a-doctor/applying/preparing/shadowing

And this. Read the last paragraph…more than once!

https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/shadowing-doctor/

What if I can’t find a shadowing opportunity?

Getting clinical experience is important to confirm that medicine is the right career for you, and to build your application to medical school, but it doesn’t necessarily have to include shadowing. In a 2016 survey of medical school admissions officers conducted by the AAMC, 87% of respondents indicated that they accept an alternate activity instead of clinical shadowing. Check out these alternatives to shadowing, and more ways to get experience here.

Also…IIRC, any shadowing you do as a HS student won’t be considered when you apply to medical schools after undergrad.