Is volunteering and research only enough?

[KingBatman]

Hey, I currently finished my freshman year of college with almost all A’s, and I’m optimistic about my GPA throughout the next few years.

However an area of concern for me is the fact that I do not have much time, the only thing I’m currently doing is volunteering as triage in a free clinic every Saturday (3-4 hours), I know many people who get paid positions such as EMT and CNAs, however I don’t know how I would find time for those things, I take care of my household since my dad is absent, but also I plan on perusing research at my university.

TLDR: Can I use volunteering as a substitute to paid clinical experiences, if it counts as clinical experience in the first place (all I do is take vitals and write down concerns of patient before they are sent to the volunteer doctor).

Thank you

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[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

You don't need paid clinical experience. What you described sounds clinical to me.

 

[Goro]

Clinical experience can be either work or volunteer.

 

[Goro]

You will also need to Shadow a clinician, and have non-clinical volunteering experience.