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Just wondering if it’s just our local hospital system....... Id Like to hear from anyone involved in hospital research. Do you have permission to use a Remote Desktop or remote access to continue your work?? our rule is that you have to be present on the hospital property using a hospital...

Hello, this is the first post that I've created. I have been reading SDN posts since my Junior year of high school, but as admissions deadlines near, I have decided to start using it more seriously. A little bit about myself: I am 22 F, Caribbean black, bisexual 1st generation, bilingual with...

Hi everyone, I am writing today because I am seeking guidance regarding my gap years. I am in a special situation because after trying to decide between a regular MD and an MD/Ph.D., I finally decided to pursue an MD/Ph.D. However, I have only a year of undergrad research--since I transferred...

Join the Curtis National Hand Center research team and collaborate with the Johns Hopkins University Department of Plastic Surgery for 1 or 2 years of basic science and clinical research projects. Apply Here Research Assistant Category: Research Job Requisition: 29210 Department: Research-MCRC...

Hey all! I am a first year looking for advice as to how to spend my (last) summer. I have been accepted to a rural preceptorship for the majority of my summer. My other option is research. I would prefer the preceptorship over research, but am wondering if research is the better option. As...

Are you located near the NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland? We are seeking 3rd and 4th year medical students who would like to participate in an innovative healthcare study using virtual reality. The study involves one 90-minute visit to the NIH Campus, and is compensated with a $100 amazon...

Hey all. I've been a SDN forum stalker for quite a while, and decided to make a post to hopefully get a little bit more perspective on my situation. I'm really looking for a second opinion on where my resume is weak. I originally had a goal of becoming a CRNA. I'm a very industrious person, so...

Hello everyone! I am currently a sophomore pre-medical student and I am involved in clinical research with an academic general surgeon. I have one poster presentation, no publications yet. Most of the studies are retrospective chart reviews. Is this a good position for me to be in or should I...

Alright so I figured I'd try to start this year's thread. What programs has everyone applied to? I applied to: Jackson Laboratory Gerstner Sloan Kettering University of Oregon (Rejected 2/14) Purdue MBAP Cornell MBG REU Tufts University Pepperdine SURB Northeastern University NCAT REU Synthetic...

I am currently in the process of applying for a stipend to conduct research in my current (basic science) lab over the summer. However, I just found out about a clinical research position with potential publication opportunity doing retrospective studies. Is this likely to occur over one summer...

Hello SDN, I'm currently planning on applying to MD/PhD programs in the coming summer/fall. I'll briefly post my stats and relevant experiences below, and some concerns I have. Any thoughts and advice will be greatly appreciated! -cGPA: 3.6 (sharp incline after sophomore year, ended with three...

Hi all, I've posted some stuff like this in the past, but now I have more concrete details that I was hoping would help people give me some better opinions. I will likely be applying to programs this upcoming cycle, and was hoping to get some insight. My problem: I feel like I wouldn't be...

Hello everyone, Another year’s match has come and gone. Everyone should be proud of your achievements so far, regardless of outcomes. For those who may not have a plan set up for next year, we would like you to know about a great opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

Hello everyone, So Im (premed) currently filling out applications for summer research opportunities and they all require a CV. I’m a sophomore and am not completely sure what add on it. Really want to make myself a great applicant but afraid that my lack of research experience will not help...

Hi all Long time SDNer here, from young pre med to now a physician at Mass General Hospital/Harvard Medical school. I'd love to give back! My lab is looking for 3 bright, enthusiastic students with skill in statistics and data analysis to volunteer and work with our lab, part of the Department...

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Hey everyone, I'm currently a PGY2 IM resident at a community program with no internal cardiology fellowship spot. I'm also a US-IMG with average board scores and with currently 1-2 poster presentations under my name and no other research. My goal is to start two retrospective research...

I know that research is a valued component of an application (although not necessary), I was just wondering what kind of research would be considered valuable? I have experience as a research assistant in a psychology lab, so not really animal related at all.

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The proposal of vaccines against cancer is presented in three stages, the first stage covers the research published by Moshe Reuven et al in the American Chemical Society in which a immunotherapy prevention is created, that, by using antigens and glyconanoparticles created by a biomimetic...

Hi aspiring physicians, I'm a former chiropractor turned skeptic who left the field out of discust for it's rampant quackery, disregard for patient safety (overutilization of spinal manipulations with attendant stroke) and very common expoitation of patients to sell lifetime palliative passive...

I am a sophomore and I plan on taking a gap year. I will be applying to medical school at the end of my senior year and I was wondering when is it best to get involved in research. I am really excited to get started with research because there are some interesting opportunities at my school but...

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I'm a freshman on the premed track and I was looking at research opportunities for next year or next semester. I'm deciding between majoring in psych or bio. I wanted to do research in either of those fields. How do med schools feel about research in psych? Are there any preferred fields?

I'm a 3rd year medical student who was a co-author on a neurology paper and invited to present at a neurology research conference. However the issue is that I would be missing 3-5 days of my psychiatry rotation (that I can potentially make up), and it would cost quite a bit of money to fly over...

Hello, I am looking to apply to Clinical Psychology PhD programs and am interested in finding faculty that have research focuses in PTSD, trauma, and emotion dysregulation. Even better would be a PI that also utilizes MRI. Any guidance/information would be appreciated!

We are two medical students conducting a research study and invite you to participate in a study about sleep and lower back pain. We also invite you to enter a drawing for a chance of one of four $25 visa gift cards. This study will take less than 5 minutes and all responses are collected...

Hello everyone, Please help me decide a research topic that is viable for journals and conferences. All of these topics tickle my core interest and other factors like literature have been already looked at, but it is getting really hard to choose a topic. Please give your valuable suggestion...

Hello, everyone. Long story short - My grades, LOR's, extracurriculars, etc should be decently competitive for medical school and wouldn't use this masters in a way to try to "boost" my application. I decided to pursue medicine after dietary and lifestyle changes that helped me tremendously. I'm...

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I know this varies greatly by specialty, but I was wondering if anyone had any insight on how many papers medical students should have in order to be competitive for residency? I have 3 but my highest authorship is 2nd. Two of the journals have a good impact factor and the other paper id a low...

Hello all, I wanted to see if anyone had any insight on how D.O. programs view research experience. Personally, I am pushing 3000 research hours in a molecular oncology lab (couple 2nd author pubs under review) but performed sub par on the MCAT (499, 125/124/127/123). Can anyone spread some...

I am applying for some summer research programs at my university but I have no research experience. What kinds of activities do you think will strengthen my application? Since I don’t have any research experience would activities like volunteering be good?

Hey guys! I am preparing myself for applying to MD/PhDs with a Public Health/Epidemiology program in the future. I am going into my second year of undergrad and have now 2 months (albeit only 100 hours thus far) of experience at my local medical school's cardiac research lab and plan to be...

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I am interested in completing some undergraduate research. I am currently in between my sophomore and junior years. I plan on taking the MCAT next Spring (2020) to and apply for medical school that summer. Over my junior year, I will be studying for the MCAT and working part-time. I don't know...

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Hey everyone, I am, like many of you, applying to medical school for Fall 2020. I work in a well-respected (non-clinical) research lab at Penn Med, and we are seeking a few techs to help out with experiments. We would strongly prefer people who can work full-time, which is why this is more...

Good afternoon. I am considering applying for a PhD program in Clinical Psychology. It is at a local college, approximately a 40 minute drive so I am a resident. They offer a few routes to PhD with Psych; clinical, social, developmental and cognitive. It is the only school within driving...