Hospital Volunteering

[premed0220]

Hi,

I haven't been able to find any answers regarding this, but would volunteering as a GPS volunteer due to the current COVID situation be considered clinical experience? Like the volunteering consists of guiding the patients to imaging, bringing patients down after being discharged, helping the nurses in units out and admin duties at the front desk. On different days you do different things, but thats what it usually consists of. I'm not sure if it's considered clinical experience, because its not bed-side patient interaction, but interacting with them while bringing them down to imaging, or discharging them.

I'd really appreciate any advice regarding whether or not this is considered clinical experience? and if it would fall under the AMCAS category for Volunteer - Medical/Clinical, or as a Volunteer - NonMedical/Clinical.

Thank you in advance!!!!

[shikimate]

I would consider that clinical experience since you are interacting with patients. Sounds like it's quite varied and I think you can probably come up with a lot of positive points from that experience. I think in the US they have more leeway, but as long as you explain it well I think the Americans will understand.

As an undergrad volunteer it is very hard to actually do "clinical" things, because of regulations and liability on the part of nurses, doctors, hospital etc, maybe unless it's part of research. 

[premed0220]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it!