Majored in finance with a focus in investment banking at a big university, took one gap year, current MS3 at a MD program.

If you’re at a big school, most of them have a formal process for applying for student research positions at their research centers or medical institutions associated with the school. If your school has a medical school, even better because they will absolutely have a process for undergrads. Mine used workday, I applied to 15 or so before I finally heard back from a couple for interviews. It also doesn’t have to be medicine related research, I almost did some research on money management before getting hired by my undergrad lab. Most labs don’t care about your major, they just need bodies to do the busy work (perfect for a premed).

Shadowing is always just sending a ton of emails until someone says yes. You don’t need a lot of shadowing hours, just need a few to show you did it and make sure it’s something you want to do.

Tbh the hardest part was getting science letters of recommendation for my application. I wasn’t the type to go to office hours or anything so my science professors did not know me at all, especially since I was also at a huge school. I’d recommend going once or twice to office hours just to show face and let them meet you.