Virtual Shadowing for APAMSA:
Medical Specialties
Need shadowing hours for medical school? We recruited over 25 top physicians to bring you a guided tour of the medical specialties, delivered 100% virtually. Shadow a cardiologist, radiologist, dermatologist, and more, as they give you a behind-the-scenes look at what their jobs are really like.
Explore 25+ medical specialties. Add the hours to your resume.
Hours of Shadowing
Yes! At MedSchoolCoach, our mission is to help the next generation of physicians launch their careers. While we have paid programs where you can work one-on-one with our physician advisors, we also believe that every future doctor should have access to high-quality career exploration tools like this one.
Yes. Upon successful completion of each learning module, you'll be able to download a personalized Certificate of Completion.
In-person shadowing is still the gold standard because it lets you observe in-person physician–patient interactions in a real-life clinical setting. However, most medical schools recognize virtual shadowing as a useful supplement that can add to but not replace in-person clinical experiences.
Our Virtual Shadowing series features practicing physicians who trained at some of the top medical institutions in the world. Each session offers a specialty-specific walkthrough similar to what you'd learn at an in-person shadowing experience. This includes an explanation of the typical training path and day-to-day patient care, a HIPAA-compliant patient case walkthrough, and advice for interested students.
We recommend that you use this series as an accessible way to explore different medical specialties to guide your career as a future physician. Pair these hours with in-person shadowing for a more well-rounded medical school application.
Application policies vary by program, so always check requirements for your target schools.