<p>Thanks for the response. I am not taking any summer classes but I think I will start so I can load up on BCPM classes. After taking my Microbiology and Biochemistry class I will ask my teachers if they need TA’s because I haven’t taken the class yet. </p>
<p>Also, after I take my general chemistry’s I can TA in those classes as well. </p>
<p>I enrolled in General Chemistry and will decide about switching majors after I talk to my adviser but will keep biochemistry in mind. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>Hey, I am planning to get EMT basic certified through my school - NCSU. I already have extensive clinical hours (shadowing, internships at hospital). When I say extensive I mean like over 100 hours. I was wondering if volunteering or working as an EMT would count as clinical hours in medical school admission officers eyes.</p>
<p>Do an EMT-B only if you want to do it for your own sake. Don’t do it to impress the adcoms. EMT-Bs are a dime a dozen on med school applications. </p>
<p>And 100 hours isn’t “extensive”. 1000 hours is extensive. (D2 had 1000+ clinical hours at graduation; she’ll have close to 3 times that when she applies to med school next year.)</p>
<p>RE: does it count? Some of it will. </p>
<p>Training–doesn’t count. Practicing your skills on your fellow students–doesn’t count. On call time/waiting around for something to happen–doesn’t count. Dealing with an actual patient/being on a call out—that counts.</p>
<p>Does the volunteering and shadowing during High school count in med application?</p>
<p>Generally anything does in high school does not count on one’s AMCAS application.</p>
<p>Exceptions might be an major national or international award (like Intel Science winner) achieved during high school or some medically related activity that was begun during high school and was continued on thru college. (Example: doing volunteer work in a particular clinic with particular doctor while in high school then continuing to work with that doc during college.)</p>
<p>Thanks for all the advises we got. My son’s sophomore year courses are as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>Gen Chem Molecular science I + lab</li>
<li>Org Chem II + lab</li>
<li>Bio - anatomy + lab</li>
<li>EMT - prereq</li>
<li>PE </li>
</ul>
<p>Total 16 credits. He says that he can handle 3 sciences as the gen chem is going to be easy. Planning to take genetics and biochem courses for spring along with gen chem II.</p>
<p>He also started internship with the genetics professor. Thanks for your advises.</p>