3 ways to get shadowing experience without cold emailing | advice from a current md-phd student
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I was super nervous about finding shadowing opportunities as a premed because I didn’t personally know any physicians, and the idea of cold emailing doctors felt daunting. In this video, I share practical premed shadowing tips on how to find doctors to shadow, ways to reach out with confidence, and what to do if cold calling feels intimidating.
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⭐ Chapters:
00:00:00 What I've been up to
00:01:06 Why Finding Shadowing Felt So Hard
00:01:51 Tip 1: Check Your Premed Advising Office
00:03:51 Tip 2: Use Your School’s Career & Alumni Network
00:05:24 Tip 3: Ask Your Research Mentors
00:07:03 Cold Emailing and Cold Calling Tips
00:09:59 How Many Shadowing Hours Do You Really Need?
00:11:30 1 specialty or multiple?
00:12:20 Virtual Shadowing: Is It Worth It?
00:13:39 Final Thoughts & Encouragement
⭐ Keywords: premed shadowing, how to get shadowing hours, shadowing for medical school, finding doctors to shadow, MD-PhD student advice