Does "clinical research" count as clinical volunteer hours?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I will only have enough time for ONE clinical internship position, and I am really debating as to which one to pick. I am choosing between two that will be at the local medical school in my state. One of them says that it is "intended for pre-med students interested in gaining research experience", and the other one says "for highly disciplined pre-med students who plan to go into the field of clinical medicine". </p>

<p>I am looking into MSTP programs and obviously they require that I do clinical volunteering AS WELL AS laboratory research. I will already have ONE lab research position through my college, but I am not sure if I should get another one at the local med school? Or should I just go with the one that says "for students who plan to go into clinical medicine"? I would say that one is more "clinical volunteering", and the other one is more "clinical research". </p>

<p>What I am afraid of, is if I pick the "clinical research" position, it might not count as clinical volunteering, and then two years from now when I apply to MSTP programs they might think that I "don't have any clinical volunteer experience". So I don't know which one to pick.
Also, both of them include "patient contact" (interviewing patients).</p>

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<p>My gut says no but not sure.</p>

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<p>From what I’ve been told, all they want is clinical experience (basically patient contact in a clinical setting), so I’d say it doesn’t matter much which one you pick. Since you want to apply to MSTPs, I’d go with the clinical research.</p>