Where do I go if I am looking to shadow/connect with an MD, DO or a PA to gain experience in the healthcare field?

2020-02-06T11:26:47-05:00

I am an active duty e4 soldier.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2020 11:34 AM

2020-02-06T11:34:07-05:00

Your aid station. Every battalion has a PA assigned to it

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2020 11:36 AM

2020-02-06T11:36:13-05:00

I think they would have Doctors at a hospital?

Response by LTC Vincent Moore made Feb 6 at 2020 11:59 AM

2020-02-06T11:59:34-05:00

Try the education office at your MTF.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2020 2:02 PM

2020-02-06T14:02:59-05:00

Your company’s assigned aid station, sick call place, education office at Base hospital. You’ll generally have to get some sort of permission to shadow someone with actual patients due HIPAA regulations.

Response by SFC Melvin Brandenburg made Feb 6 at 2020 11:57 PM

2020-02-06T23:57:23-05:00

I'm assuming you are thinking about going to med school. Just contact a physician in your area, or you can look for programs online, and you will find an opportunity. Explain you are trying to go to med school and it would help with the admissions process, and you think the experience would help you to decide whether being a physician may or may not be for you. It is a common practice.