Getting Experience

If you are considering taking time after graduation and wondering what you could do, we’ve compiled a list of things for you to think about.

Gaining experience is an important part of the medical school application process. But to be considered a competitive applicant, do you really need to shadow a physician?

Public Health Training Opportunities for Premedical and Prehealth Students.

A medical student shares what it's like to work as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and how it prepared her for medical school.

A graduate student talks about what it was like to be a medical scribe and how it will prepare her for medical school.

How to shadow a doctor as a premedical student.

How to get health care related volunteer opportunities as a premed student.

Summer is a great time to get medically related experience, which can be an important piece of a medical school application. You can volunteer, shadow a doctor, work in a lab, or participate in a summer program that may include several of these experiences.

Two medical students answer questions about what it was like to enroll in a postbacc program and how it prepared them for medical school.

Working in a research setting can make you a competitive medical school applicant and help you  determine if a career in medicine or medical research is right for you.