AMCAS Activities - Publications

[01923847]

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I had a quick question about listing publications in the activities section on the AMCAS application. While I do have 1 publication for which I am listed as an author, there are a few "institutional" publications that I am listed as a study staff for. Should I bother listing these? How would these look to med schools?

 

[deleted781806]

I do not think non-authored studies count towards publications on AMCAS, I'm not even sure what an "institutional publication" is. Just because you worked as a staff member for a project, does not mean that you could be considered a co-author and therefore you probably should not list it as a publication. You could probably write about the experience as a study staff member, depending on what you actually had to do for the program, but I wouldn't call it a publication.

 

[01923847]

By institutional publication I meant that through my job, I work on publications that undergo review and get published with the organization listed as the author. But I get what you're saying. I'll just list the title of publications under the work experience

 

[aldol16]

I don't think it could hurt if you contributed to the study, can talk about it, and are listed in the publication itself. It's obviously not as high-impact as an authorship on a peer-reviewed publication that has only a few authors but if it's still a publication in a peer-reviewed journal, it's still worth listing.

 

[Catalystik]

By institutional publication I meant that through my job, I work on publications that undergo review and get published with the organization listed as the author. But I get what you're saying. I'll just list the title of publications under the work experience

Are they Searchable on-line, aka, can you prove they exist? If not, an alternative would be asking your boss to specifically mention them in an LOR.

 

[01923847]

Are they Searchable on-line, aka, can you prove they exist? If not, an alternative would be asking your boss to specifically mention them in an LOR.

Yes, they are searchable online. I guess I'll be a bit more clear, I work for the Institute of Medicine and all the reports we publish are officially authored by the IOM - but I would be identified as staff within the report. I was planning on asking my boss to mention it. Based on what feedback im getting above though, I'll list the title of the report in my work experience section

 

[medbunny56]

Are they Searchable on-line, aka, can you prove they exist? If not, an alternative would be asking your boss to specifically mention them in an LOR.

if an abstract has a URL (searchable online) since it was published in an online supplement to a reputable journal, are they considered publications or just list them under posters/presentations with the URL in the description?

 

[Catalystik]

if an abstract has a URL (searchable online) since it was published in an online supplement to a reputable journal, are they considered publications or just list them under posters/presentations with the URL in the description?

I suggest listing it under Presentation/Posters.

 

[foucault]

If you are named as staff in the report and contributed to it, I think you should list them! IOM/NAM reports are significant.

 

[LizzyM]

This should go under the job description in your experience section under paid employment.

 

[medbunny56]

I suggest listing it under Presentation/Posters.

should i include the URL?

 

[Catalystik]

should i include the URL?

You may, but if it's too long, look into creating a mini-URL. You might review how to cite an on-line source using a link, as we discussed here: *~*~*~*Official AMCAS Work/Activities Tips Thread 2017-2018*~*~*~*

 

[JJRousseau]

You may, but if it's too long, look into creating a mini-URL. You might review how to cite an on-line source using a link, as we discussed here: *~*~*~*Official AMCAS Work/Activities Tips Thread 2017-2018*~*~*~*

Are URLs preserved in a submitted application? Just curious as I would've never thought this to be the case.

 

[Catalystik]

Are URLs preserved in a submitted application? Just curious as I would've never thought this to be the case.

Some years ago the PDF software updated to allow for active links, so if one reads an application while online, one can click them instead of copy and paste them into an address bar.