Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD Do you need primary care shadowing for med school? See current school policies, AAMC guidance, adcom advice, and what actually counts as primary care. Last updated: September 2026 No, you do not universally need primary care shadowing… Read More »Do You Need Primary Care Shadowing for Medical School?
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspiringMD Is virtual shadowing accepted for medical school? See 2026 school policies, AAMC guidance, admissions commentary, and when you still need in-person experience. Last updated: September 2026 Yes, virtual shadowing can be included on a medical school application,… Read More »Is Virtual Shadowing Accepted for Medical School Applications?
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspireMD Learn how to balance a job with premed classes, protect your GPA, choose a realistic course load, and describe employment meaningfully on your medical school application. Should Premeds Work During College or Focus on Grades? Trying to… Read More »Should Premeds Work Full Time in College or Focus on Grades?
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspireMD Compare the best clinical jobs for premeds, including medical assistant, scribe, CNA, EMT, phlebotomist, ED tech, patient care tech, and more. Choosing your first clinical job as a premed can be surprisingly difficult because almost every option… Read More »Premed Clinical Jobs Compared: Scribe vs MA vs CNA vs EMT and More
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspireMD Learn the difference between clinical experience and physician shadowing, which matters more for medical school, and how to decide whether you have enough of each. Clinical Experience vs Shadowing for Medical School One of the most confusing… Read More »Clinical Experience vs Shadowing for Medical School: What You Need
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspireMD Learn what medical scribes do, how to become one, whether scribing counts as clinical experience, certification requirements, and if scribing is worth it for premeds. Medical scribing is one of the most common clinical jobs premed students… Read More »What Does a Medical Scribe Do? How to Become a Medical Scribe as a Premed
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspireMD Learn how to get into medical school with a step-by-step premed guide covering prerequisites, GPA, MCAT, clinical experience, shadowing, service, research, applications, and interviews. What Do You Need to Do to Get Into Medical School? What Do… Read More »How to Get Into Medical School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Premeds
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspireMD Learn how to find and volunteer at a free medical clinic as a premed, including how to apply, what clinics look for, and how to gain meaningful clinical experience. Volunteer medical clinics can be some of the… Read More »How to Get Into a Volunteer Medical Clinic as a Premed
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspireMD I’ve worked in multiple specialties as a medical assistant and have amassed over 2,000 hours of clinical hours overall. Today, I will be giving my insight into what I found employers look for during the interview, on… Read More »Succeeding as a medical assistant or any other healthcare worker right off the bat
Post By Ryan Brownlee – Founder of AspireMD Getting your first clinical experience is the hardest task of all of premed in my opinion. This is especially true if you have nobody in your family in the medical field like I did. Thankfully, there are… Read More »How to get your first clinical experience