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No but it obviously won't look as good as continuing it.
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Clinical volunteering (clinical experience in general) is an unwritten requirement. You need clinical experience. Research isn't quite as essential, but still helps. Obviously, it would be best to do both, but if you have to choose between one or the other, clinical experience wins - doubly so if you are lacking. Triply so if you already have two years of research.
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Pursuing a new project is pointless. If you are close to finishing your old project and publishing something finish it up. Otherwise, leave on good terms and be able to snag a decent PI recommendation letter later on.
Clinical exposure is what you need. There's this myth that you need to devout enormous amounts of time for research to get into big name schools; it's complete nonsense. Top 20 schools are full of students who did nothing more than 2 semesters of research of a summer research internship or two and just had some basic poster presentation. Research experience and exposure is what you need. There are many other (and honestly more direct) ways to stand out in the application process than research. So no, quitting now won't crush anybodys application anywhere. But come up with a better alternate than just trying to pursue a new project and start from scratch.
Clinical exposure is what you need. There's this myth that you need to devout enormous amounts of time for research to get into big name schools; it's complete nonsense. Top 20 schools are full of students who did nothing more than 2 semesters of research of a summer research internship or two and just had some basic poster presentation. Research experience and exposure is what you need. There are many other (and honestly more direct) ways to stand out in the application process than research. So no, quitting now won't crush anybodys application anywhere. But come up with a better alternate than just trying to pursue a new project and start from scratch.