How to Find Opportunities to Shadow a Doctor: 7 strategies for Premed Students

How do you find opportunities for shadowing a doctor as a premed student?
In this video series, Dr. Rajani Katta, author of the MMI book and The Medical School Interview book, discusses her expert strategies on finding opportunities to shadow doctors as a premed student.
While some students have connections that make finding shadowing opportunities quite easy, many students have found it very difficult to find these opportunities. So if you don't have these connections, where do you start? In this video, Dr. Rajani Katta will discuss how to find physicians to reach out to, what to say in your email request for shadowing, as well as how you can reach out to physicians in person for shadowing.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction to Finding Shadowing Opportunities
3:00 - Strategy 1: Contact Your Own Physician First
3:58 - Strategy 2: Ask Your Family and Friends
4:48 - Strategy 3: Reach Out to Upperclassmen
5:43 - Strategy 4: Speak with Your Premed Advisor
6:39 - Strategy 5: Join Your College's Premedical Society
7:36 - Strategy 6: Use Your Volunteer Connections
8:35 - Strategy 7: Reach Out Directly to Physicians
9:31 - Strategy 7: What Should You Say in Your Email?
10:30 - Strategy 7: You Can Also Reach Out In-Person
11:27 - Strategy 7: How Many Physicians Do I Need to Contact?
12:23 - Conclusion: Putting It All Together
Who we are: At MD2B, our admissions and interview expertise has helped thousands of medical students, IMGs, and premedical students achieve success in medicine. Dr. Samir Desai and Dr. Rajani Katta are the authors of multiple best-selling books, with over 250,000 copies sold. They are award-winning educators, medical school professors, and practicing physicians, and through their insider expertise, books, courses, podcast, and consulting services they have helped thousands of medical school and residency applicants achieve their goals.