Can any 3rd or 4th year premed students help?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>This is for all students considering premed :) I know it's recommended to get involved...but, I don't want to get into an activity if it is going to help me gain skills/help others in the community.</p>

<p>I've been to quite a few workshops about the medical field, had a lot of flyers for premed associations handed to me at activities fair, and looked at descriptions of the groups online, but I have no idea which ones I should get involved in...I've talked to a couple older students and asked them what they're involved in and they say some activities are better than others. </p>

<p>Of the following premed groups, which have you participated in and would you recommend it or not? These are just a few I've heard of, feel free to add one if you have had a good experience.</p>

<p>Why? Some examples: good hands-on experience, patient interaction, flexible with your schedule, good mentors, good recommendations, felt like you made a difference in the community?</p>

<p>Emergency Medical Training (EMT)
Global Medical Training (GMT)
Global Medical Brigades
Asian Pacific Health Corps
FISH
Care Extenders
Pre-Medical Peer Association (PPA)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
Research through SRC
Phi Delta Epsilon (PDE)
Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED)</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>AED and PDE are frats and are thus for losers and are a waste of time…</p>

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<p>While AED and PDE call themselves pre-health and pre-medical organizations respectively, they’re mostly there for the social aspect. They do have helpful resources for pre-health/pre-meds, but they’re mostly useful for first and second years.</p>

<p>I know people in most of those organizations or programs and from what I have heard, none of them really give you what you’re looking for. Either the program is too big and therefore cannot offer much to each individual, like the Care Extender program, or they’re too new or unorganized and have not accomplished much.</p>

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<p>*sorry i meant if it is NOT going to help me gain skills/help others in the community</p>