4 Ways Premed Students Can Make an Impact in Nonclinical Settings

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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"CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IS a key component of a strong medical school application. Clinical experience is encouraged because it can help aspiring physicians understand what the medical profession entails and whether they are suited for it. However, given their limited medical knowledge and lack of credentials, there is fairly little that premedical students can do to have an impact on the health and well-being of others in a clinical capacity.

Yet there are avenues through which premeds can have such an impact outside a clinic or hospital. Here are four examples of nonclinical activities that premeds can get involved in to positively affect the health of others and impress medical schools:

  • Providing health education.
  • Promoting lifestyle changes.
  • Getting involved in screening campaigns.
  • Supporting nonprofits that provide medical care to the underserved." ...

https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/medical-school-admissions-doctor/articles/2019-09-24/4-ways-premed-students-can-make-an-impact-in-nonclinical-settings

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The examples given are all example of community service with the disadvantaged. While adcomms do look for these types of activities, they aren’t a substitute for actual hands-on clinical experiences.

And the fund-raising activity is questionable. While fund-raising can be a worthy endeavor, adcomms want to see pre-meds who have rolled up their sleeve and gotten their hands dirty, so-to-speak, by direct, face-to-face engagement with the individuals from disadvantaged population groups.

Starting a self-sustaining community garden in an inner city food desert is a noteworthy EC. Soliciting donations over the phone is not.