Hey dude,
as far as I know, medical schools digg any kind of extracurricular activities and volunteer work. But you're right, you should definitely try to focus as much of that volunteer work as you can on medical related stuff.
Before I started looking around for med schools I volunteered at a Kaiser in Sacramento. They had a lot of stupid positions like working in the gift shop and whatever, but they also had two spots right in the outpatient surgery ward where you actually get to deal with patients, doctors, surgeons, and work with RN's all day. Of course you do nothing but grunt work in the meantime, but you get a lot of great exposure.
The blood bank thing is probably really good for you too, but just keep your eyes peeled and try to see what else you can find. I had my own rule of thumb that the closer you got to be the doctor, the more important your volunteer position was. If you can find observerships, or any kind of internships or research assistant programs, then definitely give those top priority.
Hope this helps! And thanks for joining our forum!
as far as I know, medical schools digg any kind of extracurricular activities and volunteer work. But you're right, you should definitely try to focus as much of that volunteer work as you can on medical related stuff.
Before I started looking around for med schools I volunteered at a Kaiser in Sacramento. They had a lot of stupid positions like working in the gift shop and whatever, but they also had two spots right in the outpatient surgery ward where you actually get to deal with patients, doctors, surgeons, and work with RN's all day. Of course you do nothing but grunt work in the meantime, but you get a lot of great exposure.
The blood bank thing is probably really good for you too, but just keep your eyes peeled and try to see what else you can find. I had my own rule of thumb that the closer you got to be the doctor, the more important your volunteer position was. If you can find observerships, or any kind of internships or research assistant programs, then definitely give those top priority.
Hope this helps! And thanks for joining our forum!
