<p>So I love my volunteer job and do get to interact with nurses, physcians, and security at least once when I volunteer. However most of the time I spend at a desk in the ER lobby not doing much (although it appears im doing a lot because I have a computer which I can look up stuff on). I want to continue volunteering, but my question is- is it a waste to do 6 hours a week at this volunteer position? Should I do the minimum (4 hours) instead? So far I have a little under 300 hours i'll be a sophmore once summer ends by the way.</p>
<p>I also have an internship at a surgical hospital which I volunteer for 12 hours a week i do 4 hours of clincal at this.</p>
<p>Ugh sorry posted this in wrong section! New to the forum, sorry.</p>
<p>Anyways, keep volunteering. Those hours are good to have! =] Though it seems sucky (and it is!) to do nothing, it's better than being overloaded...</p>
<p>If you're trying to accumulate hours to boost your resume, go for it. I personally found that volunteer jobs where I wasn't really volunteering in the traditional sense (helping those in need) and where I wasn't gaining experience was pointless. </p>
<p>If I were in your position, I would personally cut down at this place where you feel you aren't doing much, and in its place, I would try to diversify my interests, both for personal development and for the resume.</p>
<p>okay thanks, im going to reduce my volunteer hours to the minimum hours required per week (4 hours). I'll try to find more medical related stuff that is fun to me. </p>
<p>I am doing it for application padding a little, but I do enjoy the medical field and started doing it for medical experience. The hospital will probably give me a nice scholarship too like they always do to committed employees/volunteers going to college so that's another reason im doing this.</p>
<p>I am having a similar experience with volunteering at a hospital. I'm in the ER, but I mostly sit at a desk and do calculus instead.</p>
<p>My advice is to keep doing it. Because of my volunteering, I managed to land a job shadow position with a physician (otherwise, it would never have been approved). But it looks like you already have an internship, so its up to you.</p>
<p>If you can't remember or don't have any interesting that you've seen, make stuff up. (ex: The doctor showed me a patient with a skin disorder and had me guess at the diagnosis. I guessed psoriasis...actually a true story for me).
Remember HIPAA: the interviewer cannot ask for too many details.</p>