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Daily Digest Archive for May 8, 2003
Q: (Initially posted on May 6, 2003) FROM MENTEE
ALICIA T. IN CA
What type of community service or internships would look good
on a college application or would help to expand my view in
the medical field, especially at hospitals? I have looked into
being a candy striper, but it doesn't exactly fit what I want
to do with my time. I would like to do something that shows
what it takes to be a doctor and what they really do in everyday
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May 8, 2003
A: FROM MENTOR DIANA DIONISIO
IN CA
I had the same thoughts that you did when I was thinking of
volunteer positions. I pictured candy stripers as girls at
the reception desk that did errands for nurses and doctors,
but I'm not trying to put them down becuase you have to start
somewhere to get some kind of experience in the medical field.
I called around different hospitals and asked about their
volunteer programs. I found one specifically for students
interested in medicine. While I had to do errands and make
up emergency room beds, I also got to take vitals signs and
watch a procedure once in a while. You might want to get hands
on type experience, but understand that it takes a lot of
school to be trained and hospitals want to ensure the safety
of their patients so they won't have you do anything too involved
just yet.
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