lindsay013 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 While I was in college I volunteered at a crisis/suicide hotline. I took a wide range of calls and often times had to contact proper psychologists/authorities/etc. in emergency situations. I'm not sure if this counts as direct contact hours, healthcare hours or volunteer hours? I'm thinking healthcare hours but I'm not 100% positive since I'm technically still directing interacting with a "patient", giving advice, and play a part directly in their care. Anyone have any recommendations of how to list in on CASPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggySRNA Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Volunteer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodlingj Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Definitely not direct pce. Direct PCE usually means like physically examining a patient, taking vitals, walking/exercising patients, helping to transfer them, etc. (Check out this program's definition, its a pretty universal definition for all programs: http://pap.med.ufl.edu/admissions/prerequisites-2/patient-care-experience). I would be hesitant to say it is even healthcare hours, I would lean towards volunteering just to be safe. If it wasn't in a healthcare setting, it probably wasn't healthcare experience. Its definitely valuable and favorable volunteering experience though because it shows that you have good communication skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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