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Find ways to get experience in the medical field before you attend medical school.
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If you are considering taking time after graduation and wondering what you could do, we’ve compiled a list of things for you to think about.
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Gaining experience is an important part of the medical school application process. But to be considered a competitive applicant, do you really need to shadow a physician?
Public Health Training Opportunities for Premedical and Prehealth Students.
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A medical student shares what it's like to work as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and how it prepared her for medical school.
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A graduate student talks about what it was like to be a medical scribe and how it will prepare her for medical school.
How to shadow a doctor as a premedical student.
How to get health care related volunteer opportunities as a premed student.
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Summer is a great time to get medically related experience, which can be an important piece of a medical school application. You can volunteer, shadow a doctor, work in a lab, or participate in a summer program that may include several of these experiences.
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Two medical students answer questions about what it was like to enroll in a post-bacc program and how it prepared them for medical school.
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Working in a research setting can help make you a competitive medical school applicant and help you to determine if a career in medicine or medical research is right for you
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