MalibuCA Posted July 30, 2011 Hey everyone! I know that they prefer people to shadow PAs, but is it acceptable to shadow an MD? (yes i know they are different, i was just wondering)
MalibuCA Posted July 30, 2011 Author Hey everyone! I know that they prefer people to shadow PAs, but is it acceptable to shadow an MD? (yes i know they are different, i was just wondering)
pahelper Posted July 30, 2011 you can shadow an MD but a PA is better so you can understand the work of a PA. Most schools want you to shadow a PA .......
pahelper Posted July 30, 2011 you can shadow an MD but a PA is better so you can understand the work of a PA. Most schools want you to shadow a PA .......
Guest TerryF Posted July 30, 2011 I would rather shadow a PA. You get experience, but you can gain from the PA's experience. TerryF
Guest TerryF Posted July 30, 2011 I would rather shadow a PA. You get experience, but you can gain from the PA's experience. TerryF
MalibuCA Posted July 30, 2011 Author Thanks so much for the replies! I've been volunteering and shadowing an MD for 2 years, do you think that mentioning that in my personal statment will be dumb since i obviously don't want to be an MD? I'm struggling so much with that :(
MalibuCA Posted July 30, 2011 Author Thanks so much for the replies! I've been volunteering and shadowing an MD for 2 years, do you think that mentioning that in my personal statment will be dumb since i obviously don't want to be an MD? I'm struggling so much with that :(
pahelper Posted July 30, 2011 it may add to your experience in the healthcare field, but why a PA is so u can know the diff between an MD and a PA
pahelper Posted July 30, 2011 it may add to your experience in the healthcare field, but why a PA is so u can know the diff between an MD and a PA
Texas_PA Posted August 2, 2011 I shadowed an MDs as well as a PA. The experience in the medical field is invaluable, regardless of who you are shadowing, in my opinion. Shadowing is by its very nature a passive task - you are generally observing and not "doing". Yes, you should definitely shadow a PA so that you know what they do on a daily basis and so that you know for sure this is the field you want to enter. But I think it helps to have any additional health care experience as well.
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