Extracurriculars for someone wanting to go into medical fieldAnswered
I’m currently a sophomore is HS, and I want to eventually go into the medical field. I either want to be a Physicians Assistant, or a Nurse Anesthetist. I’m looking for some extracurriculars that I could do that would maybe apply to these types of jobs. My goal school is University of Michigan.
Start a medical club at your school
Thank you so much, Ill plan on starting that club next year! I believe you have to be sixteen to shadow a doctor, so I plan on doing that after my birthday this summer!
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im in the same boat! umich is upon my list of colleges i'd like to go to as well. even volunteering at hospitals is a great way to show interest! my school offers an outside resource to let us take a hands-on medical career or nursing career course that allows you to get a certification to start getting clinical hours before college begins, try figuring out if your school or state offers a similar oppurtunity! try an internship or getting a job as something even as simple as a receptionist at a hospital because you'll be dealing with actual cases and filing them for patients etc etc.
internships/shadowing, HOSA are 2 options.
I recommend reading this CollegeVine blog post for some medicine-related extracurricular ideas. Hope this helps!
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Reach out to your local doctor's office (peds, optometrist, etc etc) if you can intern / shadow / work there.