Should I give up on current activities for more “clinical” ones?
I am currently in my second year as an undergrad and I have maxed out my schedule and still feel so behind on “clinical hours.” I’m so lost as to how people accumulate so many hours!! Did everyone start right away in freshman year?!
My only “might be clinical” experience right now is volunteering at the nursing unit of a hospital. However, the original description says non-clinical duties so I doubt it even counts. But my work includes helping with rounding questions and patients needs, basic restocking/food with permission, assisting patients with discharge by wheelchair, etc. I know people say anything with interacting with patients should count but Im unsure if I should seek out something more “clinical.”
I’m currently working as a registered behavior technician for 10 hours a week, which I’m unsure if it counts as traditional clinical experience but my job does provide me with a NPI number. I’m also doing paid education related research at my university and work around 10-12 hours a week on that. I love both of these activities and it would be difficult to drop either because I’m completely financially on my own.
I’d likely have to replace these with another paid job/internship.
On the side, I volunteer at local and out of state prisons as an instructor and teach courses there.
All of these leaves me with genuinely no time left for anything else other than studying and doing homework. Yet, when I look at these activities, I’m not sure if any is sufficient in satisfying clinical experiences or if I should give up on some and seek out new activities. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!:)