What are some jobs you can do BEFORE a career as a doctor to have a great record?

Question

What job can you do at the age of 12?
What job can you do as a teenager?
What job can you do as an adult?
**TO HELP ME HAVE MORE BUSINESSES WANT TO HIRE ME, TO HAVE A GOOD RECORD**

I don't need money. I just need a simple job just for fun and a good record so that i can show someone that I have experience.

Answer 1

At any age, you want to have jobs that show that you:
- care deeply about other people, their problems, and their pain
- enjoy helping people with your skills and knowledge
- enjoy learning and gaining new understanding
- understand the value of learning beyond just the subjects you take in school
- are interested in how the human body functions
- are intrigued by the ways medicine can be used to improve life

One way of showing many of these things is to volunteer in a hospital, for the Red Cross or similar organization, or nursing facility. Here are some examples of these types of jobs:
http://www.abbottnorthwestern.com/ahs/anw.nsf/page/volunteer?OpenDocument#who
http://www.sazredcross.org/GetInvolved/youth_opportunites.htm
http://www.baptisteast.com/career/volunteering/teen.cfm
http://www.cincinnatiredcross.org/MainRedCross/pages/Youth/Volunteen.htm
http://www.thewartburg.org/volunteers.htm

Check with your local hospitals, Red Cross, and nursing facilities for more information.

This web site has tons of information about volunteer and other work opportunities for kids and teens:
http://www.idealist.org/kt/index.html

Once you graduate from high school, you can find paying work as an aide in a hospital or an aide in a long-term nursing facility. Here's an example of such a job:
http://www.ohsu.edu/hr/jobs/job_details.cfm?job_posting_id=IRC15882

This web site has a variety of information to help you continue making the decision about being a doctor.
http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/decision.htm

Answer 2

Since Doctors have such an unselfish profession that cater to folks having trouble, I think anything that you could do with a similar motivation would be great. As a 12 year old you can candy stripe at a hospital - volunteer at a retirement home, etc. You could volunteer to do filing at a local Dr's office.

As a teenager, you could apply to be an orderly in a hospital maybe. Volunteer at a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter. Maybe you could volunteer or get a job helping out in a day care center if you want to work with kids.

As an adult you could do some counselling maybe or work in a clinic.

Of course if you will be spending your life helping others, maybe you want a fun job while you are young. Any job shows responsibility - a job or volunteer work doing something for the community or that helps people, shows your dedication to people and helping them that would look great on your Pre-Med record.

Of course, these types of references will help you get into a good med school and will look good when it comes time to find an internship or get a job at a hospital or private practice. If you want to open your own practice - I think volunteering in a private drs. office would give you a better understanding of all the things you need to know when you are in business for yourself as well.

Peace!

Answer 3

You are probably too young to get a job! If you want to have a good record keep ALL your grades up(It looks great in your college application)!!! And when you're in High School and old enough to get a job volunteer a lot like at hospitals or social places (colleges love people that volunteer) and start with a small job! If you want to have a good record when you become a doctor I suggest that first get a career that has to do with medicine such as nurse or something like that, that doesn't take as long as medical school and that is not as expensive and while you work as a nurse(or whatever you choose) you'll earn money to pay for your own college, or to help yourself out, and that'll give you alot of experience!!!
P.S.
Right now enjoy your last years as a kid and enjoy your teen years, don't worry so much about the future because in the future you're going to regret not enjoying your years as a child or as a teenager, live life to it's fullest!!!

Answer 4

Volunteer as a candy striper now. Some animal shelters bring animals to hospitals to lift the spirits of patients. I'm not sure you will be able to get any real "jobs" as a teenager in the medical field but in college, you can become a registered nurse before grad school and work nights as a nurse while you go to med school. It also depends on what kind of doctor you want to be. But either way, volunteer, volunteer, volunteer! You want to be a doctor to help people right? Volunteering is helping people and is definitely more noble on a college or job application or resume than a paid job (not to mention the hefty scholarships you can earn by volunteering).

Answer 5

If you are only 12 I don't think there are any jobs you can do, but when you are old enough to work (say 16) and still at school you could do work at your doctors surgery in the holidays, say on reception, it would at least give you a feel for how the place is run and also would look good on your CV as you are taking the initiative to gain experience. Or work in a pharmacy - that way you could learn about drugs.

Answer 6

I doubt if you would have to have any job unless you just need the money. The hospitals look at your academic records in Med School, and your internship. Your best bet is to get and continue getting excellent grades. No cheating. Get these grades by hard study. You may not even have time for a job, unless you are very intelligent and school comes easy for you.

Answer 7

Spend some time volunteering at hospitals, nursing homes, etc.

Find a job looking for someone to work in a doctor's office that does not require experience. Ex: Stocking supplies, filing, cleaning.

In college try to find someting that relates to your particular field. My room mate was a kinesiology (study of human movement) major, and she got a job in a physical therapy/chiropractic office as an aquatic therapist.

Answer 8

its nvr 2 early to start planning. mabye find a dr at a hospital thatll let him observe his wrk and the diff types of doctors 2 c if that rlly could b something hes intrested in pursuing. then n 9th grade theres certian math n science classes that would help him. and at alot of schools your jr n sr yrs u can go 1/2 aday 2 HS then the other half 2 voteck (career training) ima sr n go now 2 b a nurse, itsa great program. by the end of this yr ill already b a CNA. we get 2 work n the hospitals (no pay or nuthn lol) n learn the ropes n evrything. best of luck, hes still got plenty of time tho! lol

Answer 9

Age 12 - Babysit (get CPR and first aid training)
Age 16 - Camp counselor (Lifeguard?)
Age 18 - Be an EMT (or work for the volunteer fire department's medical staff) Lifeguard
Adult - EMT, Work for social services agency, work for a doctor.

Answer 10

I have three very good friends who are doctors all three are highly respected in there fields two worked as nurses in order to be able to afford med school the other put himself threw med school playing pro football.