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Graduated with Neuroscience (human/cognitive) PhD and decided MD would be more fulfilling.
I am wondering if my clinical experience will be enough (outlined below) or if I should wait another cycle?
Any other advice/tips welcome.
I am wondering if my clinical experience will be enough (outlined below) or if I should wait another cycle?
- 2013-2015:
- clinical research coordinator: direct dementia patient interaction in hospital (administered battery of cognitive tests, walked them around hospital)
- 2016-2017:
- lab manager, participant interaction but not clinical
- 2017-2022 PhD:
- no clinical experience (didn't decide MD until final year and didn't know I needed recent clinical experience/covid restrictions were still in effect)
- involved in educational outreach with community all 5 years in leadership position
- 2022-present:
- Working as a clinical project manager (remote), shadowed 2 docs (very difficult to find more post-covid)
- hospice volunteer since January, in a unique situation where the patient lives 1 mile from me so I can visit 3-4x a week and may reach 100 hours by June.
- "unofficial" post-doc with a prof at top university of choice
- Aiming for April/May MCAT
Any other advice/tips welcome.