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Hello Everyone, We are reaching out to provide the opportunity to participate in a sleep and anxiety study comparing medical students in the United States and Egypt. We understand the demands that come with performing in medical school, and managing sleep is a major factor in well-being and...

Hi all. I’m a first year D.O student and had a question regarding my first couple weeks in school. So far, we have had one unit and although I passed, I did not receive an “honors” designation or a “high pass” as my school notes for better performance in the block. I am also working on 3...

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Are you planning a career in OMS? Are you interested in research? Join us for an information zoom webinar on June 21, 8 p.m. EDT, regarding the Osteo Science Foundation OMS Research Fellowship. The purpose of the OMS Research Fellowship is to stimulate a lifelong interest in regenerative...

Hello! So I currently work as an MA in a hospital setting and am being offered a job with someone who will be a sub PI for a CRO and who is simultaneously starting their own private family medicine practice. In my first interview they claimed it would be both research and MA , however in the...

Hello all, Background: I am a rising second-year undergraduate student studying biochemistry at Berea College. I aspire the career of a physician-scientist. I am currently at my summer undergraduate research internship site (the Aspirnaut program at Vanderbilt U. Medical Center). I enjoy the...

Hi everyone! I have a few questions that I’m not sure anyone in my life really knows how to answer so I decided to turn here. For background: I am currently a premed planning to apply in two years (so 2024-2025 application cycle). I am thinking about what to do for my clinical hours, and EMT...

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Hello! Just seeking some advice about plans I should do for my gap year(s) to increase my chances for acceptance into medical school. So here’s the thing, I have a low science GPA (3.0-3.1, depending on MD/DO calculations) and have not taken my MCAT yet (I am a senior for reference). I know that...

Hi everyone! I'm a current M1 interested in derm and now is about the time to look into summer opportunities; however, I've had a hard time finding derm summer research opportunities. The attending at my home program says they don't give projects to M1s, and I don't currently have a mentor that...

Hi everyone, I'm a junior who recently started volunteering in a lab associated with my university's dental school. I reached out to them mainly because I saw that they were looking for Spanish speakers, and since I spent 9 months learning Spanish during my gap year, I thought it would be a...

Its my first time posting on here not sure if its the right place but any help will be appreciated. I am a US IMG graduating from a med school in Pakistan and got a weak (in the low 220s) step 1 score and will be working to get a stronger step 2 score along with some research in the year after...

Hi, everyone. Not sure what to do and was hoping someone had experienced something similar to this. I joined a lab from the beginning of my freshman year in college and stayed with them till about the middle of the sophomore year (I'm heading in my junior year this fall). Throughout my time...

Hi I recently did research, but it wasn't through my university, it was at prestigious hospital nearby. I have a good relationship with my PI and she offered to write me a LOR for med school. While I know its better to have than not, does this fulfill any of the minimum requirements though...

Hello everyone! I am applying to dental school this upcoming cycle, and was hoping to finalize my list of schools I want to apply to. For this reason, I was wondering if anyone knew how big of an impact dental research could have on your application. I have done extensive research at a dental...

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Okay, so I need some advice. I am a sophomore Biology major with a 3.8 cGPA and 3.7 sGPA. MCAT: haven't taken yet, hoping for 510+ Community Service: I am very involved with my church and I have gone on multiple mission trips. Every year on Thanksgiving eve I go downtown and serve food to...

Hello, I wanted to ask for some opinions. I’m taking a gap year and am currently looking into applying to programs and jobs abroad. I figured this might be my only chance to do this while I’m young, and I’d love to experience living in a foreign country for a year. I will mainly be pursuing...

I will be a junior this fall 2019 and i’m looking for ways to improve my application as this is sort of the final year I can do this unless I end up needing to take a gap year. I have a 3.5 gpa, which I know isn’t too good but I am on the track to a 3.6 by the end of semester 1 of junior year...

How are 1st author (journal) papers and 1st author conference papers (not abstracts) viewed differently by adcoms?

Mt. Sinai Pros All lectures are recorded & non-mandatory Really cares about student wellness; many of the students seemed genuinely happy (as far as medical school wellness goes) Protected half-days every Tuesday (nothing scheduled after 12PM) & an examination system that allows students to...

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As the title states: I am curious if a career exists that truly allows for the integration of bench research and patient care and if so, what field/specialty/PhD topics are most conducive? I know a majority of MD/PhDs end up doing about 80/20 lab/clinic time, which is fine, but I would prefer...

hi , i recently graduated from a dental school in Armenia . i obtained a dds degree , my plan is to move to Canada and continue my education in Canada . would it be possible to study for masters or do research with a dds degree in canada if you graduated from a non-accredited university ? im...

Hi all, I am trying to do some research into post-bac programs to do during my gap year leading up to an MSTP application. I know about the NIH IRTA post-bac option but I was wondering if anyone on here knew of any other opportunities. I like the idea of a post-bac over lab tech or research...

Hi, All I literally do is follow protocols (pour plates, run experiments, keep a lab notebook, etc.); is this the way it's supposed to be? I thought undergraduate research meant developing a hypothesis to test using prior knowledge and then executing (developing experiments, performing...

I'm about to start my post bacc classes and my parents want me to get back into research. I already have a lot of basic science research hours (like 300+) since I've done a summer internship and a semester of research during college, so I would like to branch out and explore clinical research...

which is better for someone pursuing a pediatrics residency? 1. Two months of research at Johns Hopkins in computational genomics with a very good chance of publishing one paper. 2. One month clinical rotation in pediatrics surgical oncology at St. Jude children research hospital in Tennessee. I...

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Hi all. So I applied to 10 schools, all allopathic, during the 2017-2018 cycle. I got 2 interviews, which both resulted in waitlists and ultimately rejections. I am taking a year off and trying to improve my application, but need help deciding what to do during the upcoming year. Here was my...

Hi all, I hugely appreciate this forum and the questions and answers posted here every day. I'm hoping that some of you with experience in the fields that am most passionate in can offer me some guidance. Thanks in advance. I have three more semesters of undergrad before I graduate...

Hey everyone! I need advice. I’m currently a pre med student about to start my junior year of college, but now I’m not so sure I want to become a doctor. I’m interested in disease, but I think I am better suited for research than clinical work. I am studying biological psychology in school and...

Hello everyone! I need advice. I’m currently a pre med student about to start my junior year of college. I came into college wanting to go into medicine, but found I really loved neuroscience/ psychology, so I changed my mind and decided to pursue a career in research. I took a lot of statistics...

Hello SDN! I just graduated from undergrad last May and I have been working a non-for-profit, my position here continues until December. I absolutely love my non-for-profit work through the serious fun network. I have been working with chronically ill children but while working with this...

Hi there, I'm seeking friendly advice from people who have considered both MD and MD/PhD programs. Before you jump on me for not knowing if I want to do a dual degree or not and telling me I can't do it halfheartedly...I know. That's why I'm here. A bit about me: I've been pre-med since high...