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2025-2026 AMCAS Work and Activities Section: What to Include (with Examples)

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The types of activities that you include, the length of time you participated in them, and your description of these events all have an impact on how admissions committees will view your dedication to this career path. These can be your focus, but also include a research activity (and don’t limit yourself to wet lab or medical research).

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What to Expect During Medical School

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If you are more of a kinesthetic learner, then time spent on hospital rounds will be a great way to reinforce concepts. Most medical schools give first-year students an opportunity to begin seeing patients and learning the basics of the medical history and physical exam.

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Beyond Hospitals: Where Else Can Medical Assistants Work?

Prism Career Institute

Typically, medical assistants will be asked to perform a mix of clinical and administrative work. Clinical Duties Medical assistants may be asked to perform the following clinical duties: Record patients’ symptoms and update medical histories Measure vital signs (i.e.,

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RETAIL PHARMACY VS INSTITUTIONAL PHARMACY

CareerStep

Working in a hospital pharmacy may involve going on rounds with the doctor or medical students if the particular hospital does rounds, according to Jesie Davenport , CPhT, pharm tech academic lead, and instructor. Institutional, or hospital pharmacy, involves less public interaction.

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What does a hospital pharmacy technician do?

NHA Now

Medication history technician Hospital pharmacy technicians may serve the role of a medication history technician. Ensuring crash carts are adequately supplied with their institution's required medications. Drip rounds - titration monitoring and calculations. Making trays and kits (CPR, transport, etc.)

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The Young, Female Patient: Sexism, Treatment inequalities, and a Breakdown in Trust

Setting Sights

For those eight weeks, I witnessed more patients slip away right beside me than I’ve ever seen in all my admissions collectively – lying next to a stale blue curtain that was closed around a still body was an uncomfortable thought and presence. The year-long hospital admission following numerous abdominal surgeries was hard.