Is Volunteering as a Premed a Waste of Time? | Extracurriculars Explained

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It’s one thing to say you want to be a doctor so that you can help people, but it’s another thing to actually do it. Volunteering your time and energy shows admissions committees that you’re serious about improving the lives of others.
This video is part of our Extracurriculars Explained series, where we take a deep dive into extracurriculars to help you decide which ones are right for you. Let us know what you’d like us to cover next in the comments.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - How to Find Volunteer Work
02:09 - The Benefits of Volunteering
04:55 - The Drawbacks of Volunteering
06:04 - Getting the Most Out of Volunteering
08:43 - Become a Well-Rounded Applicant
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@MedSchoolInsiders 7 месяцев назад

Which extracurricular do you want us to talk about in an upcoming video? Leave a suggestion below! 👇🏼📝

@audrey-ib8be 5 месяцев назад

Hello Med School Insiders, I would love to hear your thoughts and insight on doing phlebotomy, or radiological technology, as clinical experience. One of my big questions is, is phlebotomy seen as a competitive clinical experience in a medical school application? Also, thank you for your videos and the information you provide to pre-med students. My dream has always been to become a doctor, and for a while, I gave up on that dream. Your videos have helped me feel not so overwhelmed in the process of trying to figure out how to get on track as I've realized there's no other job I want more. Thank you so much. :)

@dominick6131 7 месяцев назад

As an MD in the US, i view volunteering as extortion. Expecting broke college students to volunteer is demeaning and perpetuates a culture of free labour. It also further gives an advantage to the wealthy who have parents that pay their tuition and living expenses and thus can afford to volunteer as a premed compared to the majority of students who have to use student loans, thus furthering socioeconomic and racial gaps among premeds. The extortion continues in med school once again expecting medical students to provide free labour and free research. For volunteer work to be ethical, the person volunteering must have nothing to lose and is truly doing it altruistically. Dangling a medical degree in front of a student and saying "you won't get this unless you work for free' is extortion. Meanwhile Nurse practitioners can work as CNAs while in nursing school, and then work as nurses while in NP school, never having to do any free labour, and no one ever threatens to hold back your degree if you don't work for free.

@soggychip6302 7 месяцев назад

I am currently applying to med school right now and I completely agree.

@jlove4eva1234 7 месяцев назад

I say the same thing. The ones that kill me are hospital who want u to be a full time scribe with set hours but want u to volunteer. Like huh. Not everyone has money for free laber 40 hours. A week. Rediculous. At least be a patient care assistant or a porter

@niccoloreiss842 7 месяцев назад

I agree completely. I personally began volunteering in harm reduction as a high school senior, and I kept up with it when I had free time. I did it because I genuinely wanted to help, and I still do. I still volunteered in harm reduction in one form or another through med school because of that, so my volunteer work is what got me into med school, but med school isn't why I volunteer. I volunteer in harm reduction and do research on pain and pain management because it's what I'm passionate about, not for any other reason. The benefits it brings to others are the goals, and the benefits it brings me are perks.

@lanak3674 Месяц назад

Completely agree. Premed majors are time-consuming and challenging as is, and everyone needs money. Colleges don't pay us for studying; it's the other way around. No one can keep up straight A's, work, earn money, volunteer, and take care of family responsibilities (occuring for 99% of people) without something giving away.

@sim_aware 7 месяцев назад

The passion part of where you volunteer matters in how you discuss it in the interview. How does what you did supplement your "story" is one question I always ask my undergrads.

@niccoloreiss842 7 месяцев назад

I’ve been volunteering for harm reduction projects since I was in HS (did my senior civics project on harm reduction), kept doing that while I was working as a paramedic in undergrad whenever I had time. I also volunteered at a supervised consumption services site for a bit. It didn’t take up a huge portion of my time, but my work in harm reduction was literally what got me into medical school. In my first year, the dean had me work with my supervisors at the harm reduction coalition to organize a guest lecturer to speak about harm reduction and supervised consumption services and their importance as well as their effectiveness.

@MedSchoolInsiders 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your story with our community!

@Ghost-fh3lg 7 месяцев назад

Hi , what is harm reduction ?

@make725daily1 7 месяцев назад

Your resilience is truly inspiring! 💪 - "The journey to accomplishment is often fraught with setbacks."

@AudioTruyenLangQue 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your help and advice, I really appreciate your job. I wish you happiness and peace under the sky of prosperity. All the best. Take care and have a good time

@chief6541 7 месяцев назад

"You never know who you will meet on a bad day and remember it." Good point.

@yamkelanisulani252 7 месяцев назад

I'm a from South Africa. Upgrading my results next, right now I'm doing Cyber accelerated course. Can't decide whether to be a computer science major or medicine. I love helping people , the nano tech seems promising and can help solve major problems of the world. Can you please make a on how nano tech can improve medicine. I know this sounds Sci-fi😅

@nataliabalderas7932 7 месяцев назад

can you do medical assistant next? Thanks!

@christinasisk2187 4 месяца назад

I volunteered in hospice care for a year and created a relationship with a family that led to being hired as a primary caregiver. Both persons who hired me also happened to be doctors so it was also a great way to see how their work-life balance was and I will be sure to ask for letters of recommendation. I was very lucky but also very patient and didn't quit even when I felt burnt out.

@user-rk2fm3bn3u 5 месяцев назад

Thank you professor

@sebby324 7 месяцев назад

There’s a really long waiting list to volunteer with St John’s ambulance in the Uk

@neinomodiu622 7 месяцев назад

That’s sure. It take more than 2 weeks for me to get my first welcoming interview before I even head off for my weekly meeting

@user-el8ef5ht2f 7 месяцев назад

I have a question If my university does not obtain accreditation from WFME, can I work in the European Union as a doctor?

@supunfernando2590 7 месяцев назад

Hei Guys need advice on whether there are opportunities in volunteering on online platforms rather than being physically present ...

@HrugvediPatil-ds5cm 7 месяцев назад

Yeah! Same question

@GurshaanGaming 4 месяца назад

Do you get paid?

@MedSchoolInsiders 4 месяца назад

Not for volunteering

@sayanpradhan17 7 месяцев назад

❤❤

@dranjali1 7 месяцев назад

Avi we must buy 3 plus 1 apartments in casagrand flamingo, Bangalore I need my payback profits

@Dylan-jn3dq 7 месяцев назад

short answer is yeah cause you can lie about it 😂😂😂😂

@edhcb9359 7 месяцев назад

Dr Jubbal Pre-Med: “I’d like to volunteer at your hospital”. Hospital: “Sure, can you be in charge of our entire surgery center?”. Dr Jubbal Pre-Med: “OK, I guess so”. Dr Jubbal Pre-Med quits after a month because it’s not challenging enough for him. 😂