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Hello all,
As the title says, I am an incoming medical student who is very interested in pathology.
Before getting accepted into medical school, I did two years of research in a cancer pathology laboratory and, while I am trying to enter med school with an open mind, I am fairly certain I would like to become a pathologist in the future.
I guess my question is what should my game plan be for making myself competitive for residencies once I graduate?
My current plan was simply to try and get the best grades and step scores I can and continue to do research throughout medical school. I have been published in two basic science papers during my tenure at the lab (second author in a review and research paper IF: ~5) and working on two other papers which I will hopefully be first author on.
I apologize if my post sounds premature/gunnerish. I am just extremely excited about getting in/attending medical school, and I want to start off on the right foot.
Thanks!
As the title says, I am an incoming medical student who is very interested in pathology.
Before getting accepted into medical school, I did two years of research in a cancer pathology laboratory and, while I am trying to enter med school with an open mind, I am fairly certain I would like to become a pathologist in the future.
I guess my question is what should my game plan be for making myself competitive for residencies once I graduate?
My current plan was simply to try and get the best grades and step scores I can and continue to do research throughout medical school. I have been published in two basic science papers during my tenure at the lab (second author in a review and research paper IF: ~5) and working on two other papers which I will hopefully be first author on.
I apologize if my post sounds premature/gunnerish. I am just extremely excited about getting in/attending medical school, and I want to start off on the right foot.
Thanks!