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I started school as a PharmD guaranteed admission student, but after two years I was not enjoying chemistry heavy courseload and I have decided to switch to Podiatry. I am currently completing my second summer of research for a pharmaceutical company (would have helped for pharm) but i have already gotten offers at different companies for next summer. should i continue this pharma research (great exposure, publications, responsibility, pay) or try to do some other research? I plan to shadow at a hospital and some private practives here and there, and more intensly during the year and next spring.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by adamsos

I started school as a PharmD guaranteed admission student, but after two years I was not enjoying chemistry heavy courseload and I have decided to switch to Podiatry. I am currently completing my second summer of research for a pharmaceutical company (would have helped for pharm) but i have already gotten offers at different companies for next summer. should i continue this pharma research (great exposure, publications, responsibility, pay) or try to do some other research? I plan to shadow at a hospital and some private practives here and there, and more intensly during the year and next spring.

Thanks!

I'd keep doing it... if you get paid and published, why not?

I did orgo research last summer and it's not like it was about the foot or anything.

Originally Posted by MaxillofacialMN

I'd keep doing it... if you get paid and published, why not?

I did orgo research last summer and it's not like it was about the foot or anything.

Perfect, It is a great job, but since I am new to the whole pre-med thing I wasnt sure what kind, if any, lab research I should be doing before graduation. Thanks for the input!

Originally Posted by adamsos

Perfect, It is a great job, but since I am new to the whole pre-med thing I wasnt sure what kind, if any, lab research I should be doing before graduation. Thanks for the input!

Yeah! Good luck! It sounds like a sweet gig!

I'm doing molecular bio research on fish right now. Basically just DNA purification, PCR, and running a check-gel. Honestly it is EXTREMELY boring, I don't know how the PhD's go to schools for years just to run these experiments all day, but I'm getting paid so it works out. I would assume the likelihood to find an undergraduate research project relating to the foot/podiatry would be very rare, so take what you can get. I might switch my research project to something non-bio related, just to dab around, ya know what I mean?