Hey Guys,
So I am currently a a double major. I plan on applying to med school June of 2016. I have recently begun to consider dropping the non bio major and graduating 1 semester early. The reason why is that I LOVE research. I would like to take a year and a half and just do plain research and HOPEFULLY crank out a few papers.
I've been thinking about it all weekend. I know a lot of people take a year off during medical school to do research and rack up publications for those competitive residencies. I would only do this if I could get a good research gig lined up (clinical preferably) and think I can get a few pubs.
My question is, will it be looked down upon? Also, would getting a few publications now outside of medical school help me down the line for residency selection, or do they mainly consider publications while in med school?
So I am currently a a double major. I plan on applying to med school June of 2016. I have recently begun to consider dropping the non bio major and graduating 1 semester early. The reason why is that I LOVE research. I would like to take a year and a half and just do plain research and HOPEFULLY crank out a few papers.
I've been thinking about it all weekend. I know a lot of people take a year off during medical school to do research and rack up publications for those competitive residencies. I would only do this if I could get a good research gig lined up (clinical preferably) and think I can get a few pubs.
My question is, will it be looked down upon? Also, would getting a few publications now outside of medical school help me down the line for residency selection, or do they mainly consider publications while in med school?
