{"id":18076,"date":"2019-08-26T12:16:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T17:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=18076"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:13","slug":"pre-med-tips-for-shadowing-a-physician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/mcat\/pre-med-tips-for-shadowing-a-physician\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Med Tips for Shadowing a Physician"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best ways to demonstrate your commitment to medicine in a tangible way on your\u00a0application to medical school<\/a>\u00a0is by\u00a0shadowing a doctor\u00a0as a part of your clinical experience.
\nWhen reviewing your application, the admissions committee will want to see that you\u2019ve done your research and are sure that a\u00a0career in medicine\u2014which is not for the faint of heart\u2014is really for you. They\u2019ll want to make sure that you know what you\u2019re signing up for and that you\u2019ve\u00a0logged enough clinical hours\u00a0to confidently make the decision to become a doctor.
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How do you find opportunities to shadow a doctor?<\/h3>
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\nJob shadowing can be somewhat difficult for pre-med students. A lucky few will have parents who are physicians. For these students, establishing the right connections to\u00a0gain clinical experience\u00a0and asking to shadow is as easy as having mom or dad call a colleague\u2014or by just tagging along with them to work one day.
\nBut what about the rest of us who might not have grown up in a medical household, or may not have close friends with doctors or nurses as parents? How can you go about asking a doctor for this crucial pre-med job experience? Where do you start?
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