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How to find work to improve my odds of getting accepted to medical school?

I'm a liberal arts graduate who has been thinking about applying to medical school but have never worked in a hospital or with patients before. How can I find work to increase my odds of getting accepted? I stopped by two local hospitals in my area and looked through the job listings but all of the positions I saw required prior experience - something I don't have. What should I do?

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1. Volunteer at a hospital. Other than that I would recommend looking for a job at a nursing home, or working with developmentally disabled people. Those positions are usually entry level. Volunteering is your best bet, there are all sorts of opportunities in the medical field or working with organizations like the Red Cross. Go to http://www.volunteermatch.org to find out more about opportunities such as those, or check with your local hospitals. Good luck to you!
2. One of the few jobs in health care that doesn't require a medical license is a psychiatric aide. There is quite a variety of psychiatric settings, acute and chronic care, adult, adolescent and pediatric--so you can pick an area that might interest you. A word about this--you don't have to actually have an interest in psychiatry, but it is paid health care related work. If you also alleged you were interested in going into psychiatry, it would look good on your application. Don't worry, if you aren't interested in psych, as the majority of medical students end up changing their minds about which specialty interests them.