<p>I took a clinical research class that required me to spend around 8 hours a week for 15 weeks in the ER enrolling patients in various studies.</p>
<p>Would this count towards the medical experience part of the application? Or would medical schools look down upon this because it was part of a class I received a grade in. I had to spend many more hours per week in this class as compared to other classes (3 hours class/week, 8 hours in hospital/week).</p>
<p>You won’t be able to put it down in the extracurricular section of the application since this was done as part of a class.</p>
<p>Although I should note, the above was just my opinion. People do this all the time. Someone will take research for credit and still put it as an EC. I personally don’t feel that’s right. If you get academic credit and a grade for something, it is NOT an extracurricular activity. I’ve even heard of people trying to get credit for the time they spent at the hospital as a PATIENT. If I get hit by a car and have to spend 3 weeks at the hospital, it’s ridiculous of me to put that down as 400 hours of “clinical experience.” I think premed has gotten to a ridiculous point where everyone is trying to get credit for every little thing that they do. What’s next? Volunteer hours for helping old ladies cross the street?</p>
<p>Continue it after the class and you can add it to your ecs</p>
<p>so what if you get paid over the summers and get credit during the academic year? would you consider it a “true” EC?</p>
<p>If i recall, you could put “job” or “paid internship” or something like that on AMCAS.</p>
<p>LOL at the listing hours spent as a patient, but sad because I could totally see that happening.</p>