how valuable is primary(1st) authorship journal publication on your CV? will it distinguish you a lot from other applicants in the future?
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It can be quite valuable and may distinguish you during the match. It shows that you can not only take on the responsibility of a project, but that you can follow through and be productive. This does not include, however, publications such as case reports, opinion papers, or responses to articles.
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Would agree with this. Must be legitimate article as mentioned.
I was published in American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. Would having a 1st author publication in this more medically relevant journal put me at more of an advantage compared to lets say a 1st author in a chemistry or engineering journal, or does it just matter that you were able to partake in research endeavor and were able to get something out of it in the end? Just mainly asking out of curiosity. Thanks for the responses
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AJP-HC is a good journal with impact factor of nearly 4, not bad at all. What is the nature of your article? Basic science physiology?
Certainly medically relevant research is better than other fields, and especially so if its in the medical field you're interested in such as cardiology. It will distinguish you but just as in medical school applications it will not make up for unimpressive step I score or clerkship performance. Get those down and with research on top you're in great shape.
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Docs I've talked to say it doesn't matter what you do your research in, just that you do it. They're more interested in someone who has scientific curiosity and the moxie to follow through on projects than someone who's wanted to do specialty X since age 8 and has the publication record to prove it.
My situation is similar to yours, I was lucky to land a 1st authorship in basic science and to see it published during M1 to a pretty good journal (IF ~ 5). I must admit that it feels good to have that ace in my hand. After experiencing how much work it took to publish, I'm quite content to settle for 2nd author and below for the rest of med school. But yeah, if you don't get your other cards in order, you could still end up with just a high card instead of a full house.
My situation is similar to yours, I was lucky to land a 1st authorship in basic science and to see it published during M1 to a pretty good journal (IF ~ 5). I must admit that it feels good to have that ace in my hand. After experiencing how much work it took to publish, I'm quite content to settle for 2nd author and below for the rest of med school. But yeah, if you don't get your other cards in order, you could still end up with just a high card instead of a full house.
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What about a first author publication from before med school, but not in college? I have spent the past 1.5 years doing research and we have one paper on which I am first author. I am starting med school in August and it was just published. Will this have any impact on residency or will they not care since I wasn't in med school when I did the research and when it was published? It is a very scientific paper relating to diabetes.
