<p>I have heard that to get into a 7 or 8 year program you should have had experience with patients in a hospital setting. I have worked in a lab at one of the best universities in the country all four summers of high school and would this be equivalent? Would this either hurt/help my application?</p>
<p>Help, but not replace the hospital vollunteering that is almost essential.</p>
<p>Vollunteer, Shadow, Research = order of importance (most to least)</p>
<p>volunteer before shadowing, are you sure? I would pick shadowing, research, volunteering</p>
<p>volunteering in a hospital is NOT a vital part of getting into a guaranteed program. I have never worked in a hospital but was admitted to HPME and USCs Bac/MD so far.
I did have research, however. One summer only but it was under a NIH scholarship.
Hope that helps.</p>
<p>With the uptmost certainty I can say that volunteering and shadowing are more important than research. However, research does help.</p>
<p>But if you have not shadowed or volunteered, you should considering doing so before you consider reserach.</p>
<p>I only volunteered for 2 summers. That was it, although i'd done a good bit of social work. However, I wouldn't have gotten in without my interview to explain the relevance of all my ECs. They're not looking for ppl who are doctor-ing and researching already; they're looking for personal qualities over anything else.</p>
<p>I agree with mea. I volunteered/shadowed throughout high school, and did NIH research over the summer and this year, but i think the interview was the most vital part. It gives you the chance to really explain your ECs, what you have been doing with your time, and why the program/medicine is best for you. Some students don't get the opportunity to volunteer/do research/shadow, etc., but it all depends on how you present yourself during your interview. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>Hi, I have a 690 in Cr, 790 in math and 770 in Writing. Do you think I need to take my SATs over to get into Miami or Brown's PLME?</p>
<p>I've done a lot of med stuff. I've been a hospital volnteer since 8th grade, I became an intern for a nephrology clinic last year, I became a student athletic trainer certified in sports safety training, researched EEG at a hospital research center, and recently became an emergency medical technician. </p>
<p>In order from importance id say</p>
<p>EMT, intern, research, athletic trianing , volutneering. </p>
<p>Hope that helps, what i recommend is get more stuff</p>