<p>After a few refusal for shadowing a doctor, I wondered if there was an alternative to this.
What other ECs are considered medically related by BA/MD programs?
Hospital volunteering is one but the deadlines for the local hospital just passed so I decided to do something else if this is possible.</p>
<p>did you ask your own personal doctors? if you know them beforehand, it'd be more likely that they'd agree to let you shadow, as opposed to if you were some random kid calling.</p>
<p>Actually, I have no personal doctor because I just came to the US. My former personal doctor is now in France.</p>
<p>Hrmm, well what I did was volunteer at a day care w/ assisted living for the elderly as well as shadow my doctor during the summer; then in the fall of senior year, I volunteered in the ER, so you may want to try again in the middle/end of summer to get a position in the hospital. But just call around and be persistent; it took me a while to get my positions. Good luck!</p>