Being a caregiver for a family member—does it count as clinical experience for med school? A lot of premeds aren't aware, but this has actually been directly addressed by the AAMC on their website.
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Our question this week comes from a premed who's taken on the work of administering at-home hemodialysis for their father. The work required 2 months of training, and it requires intervening in acute situations like a BP drop-out. But will medical schools view this kind of at-home caregiving as clinical experience?
First of all, yes, at-home caregiving most certainly CAN count as clinical experience. A lot of premeds don't know this, but the AAMC website has actually addressed it directly.
Where you can especially get into trouble, however, is if your ONLY clinical experience—or the bulk of your clinical experience—is taking care of a loved one. Because yes, it's simply going to be a different experience than working with strangers in a hospital setting.
Before I close out the video, I also share why a lack of clinical experience is often behind a weak personal statement. A lot of premed students don't think about this, but I've seen it again and again when helping students with their applications!
As always on the OldPreMeds Podcast, our question this week was taken from our nontraditional premed forum. (Ask your own questions at [ Ссылка ].)
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