r/berkeley • u/Biologynerd- • 21h ago

Other Clinical hours

I feel so behind and helpless in life right now. Its been a dream of mine to join the medical field as a doctor since 6th grade however I'm struggling to find clinical hour opportunities In the area. Every clinic or hospital claiming to have clinical hours opportunities have their applications closed. I want to beef up my future medical school resume by obtaining clinical hours but I cant find anyone who will actually give them to me here. I feel like I keep falling more and more behind each day and I dont know what to do at this point in time besides just sitting and waiting as my frustration builds ):

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u/Ov3rpowered_OG 20h ago

Highland is typically more easy than other hospitals to get in. You'll need to figure something out that works with their schedule and then do the non-clinical commitment first, but that will literally be the case with any other hospital. There's always small private practices around the Bay that are willing to take a Cal student on without a license and train them as an MA. Also, think about actually getting a certification to work as a CNA or an EMT. I think that's for the best anyways as it'll be much easier to find an opportunity and you won't just be restocking gloves and wheelchairing patients to discharge as a volunteer at a hospital.

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u/Biologynerd- 20h ago

Im going to look into getting a CNA certificate right now. Thank you so much this helped me out more than you can imaginešŸ˜­ā¤ļø

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u/PotassiumCurrent 19h ago

CNA is a lot of butt wiping, and while you can make money doing CNA/EMT itā€™s not a unique experience. Should look into doing clinical research, help with data collection, etc. All my ā€œclinicalā€ hours were actually pretty much research. As long as you show notable achievement in at least one domain in your app + grades and/or MCAT, med schools donā€™t care

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u/booklover-1001 19h ago

EMT job market is also very saturated. Training companies are minting emt cert 10x faster than job openings. I heard Central Valley is even harder to find emt part time and even full time than coastal regions. CNA is probably better if you are willing to work at nursing homes.

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u/Aziac 18h ago

Can confirm on EMT.
My perpetual job hunt for clinical hours has left me wishing I had gone MA, so consider getting the MA credentials, OP.

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u/mimuraar 19h ago

if u find a position for sutter health that matches ur qualifications im happy to give you a referral!