Can a lit review be considered "research" for residency applications?

[zebalong]

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If I help do a literature review and it gets published at my school's journal of biology or something.. would that be something you could put down on your ERAS when it comes time to apply for residency?

 

[K31]

You can put it down as a publication. It is not research unless you are doing a metaanalysis or something like that.

 

[zebalong]

You can put it down as a publication. It is not research unless you are doing a metaanalysis or something like that.

aahh gotcha! thanks - never did "research" as a premed so this info is helpful.

 

[CWWinning]

You can put it down as a publication. It is not research unless you are doing a metaanalysis or something like that.

If a published case report is considered "research" then why wouldn't a published literature review be "research?"

 

[K31]

If a published case report is considered "research" then why wouldn't a published literature review be "research?"

Because it is not unique work but rather summarizes what is already known. A published case report in theory describes a unique observation.

 

[DrCoffeeBean]

So drying new 'look-what-we-found!' -> research
Paraphrasing already known facts/ideas -> publication but not research

 

[Elbowstoopointy]

It counts as something. Put it down even if you don't get published.

SDN standards make you think that everything is insignificant unless you get published in NEJM...don't believe that bs

 

[rbnsafsadgf]

Whatever you are doing is research, even if it is library research. Don't let others downplay that type of research. What do you mean by your school's journal? Only put it down as a "publication" if it is peer reviewed, as (mostly) summarized here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=751255 . I disagree with that FAQ on a few minor points. If it isn't peer reviewed, you can still put it down on ERAS and your CV, but don't think of like a "publication".

 

[Elbowstoopointy]

Whatever you are doing is research, even if it is library research. Don't let others downplay that type of research. What do you mean by your school's journal? Only put it down as a "publication" if it is peer reviewed, as (mostly) summarized here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=751255 . I disagree with that FAQ on a few minor points. If it isn't peer reviewed, you can still put it down on ERAS and your CV, but don't think of like a "publication".

This x2. Obviously a lit review you presented at your schools research conference isn't the same as a NEJM pub, but it certainly is something

 

[michaelrack]

Whatever you are doing is research, even if it is library research. Don't let others downplay that type of research. What do you mean by your school's journal? Only put it down as a "publication" if it is peer reviewed, as (mostly) summarized here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=751255 . I disagree with that FAQ on a few minor points. If it isn't peer reviewed, you can still put it down on ERAS and your CV, but don't think of like a "publication".

I don't know much about ERAS, but it can be listed on a cv as a non-peer reviewed publication

 

[mdeast]

I don't know much about ERAS, but it can be listed on a cv as a non-peer reviewed publication

Most PI's list review articles under publications so I don't know why you shouldn't. Something in your med's school student journal won't be as impressive as something in a peer reviewed outside journal though.

 

[CWWinning]

I don't know much about ERAS, but it can be listed on a cv as a non-peer reviewed publication

A lot of reviews are peer-reviewed, at least in most PubMed indexed journals.

 

[Shoushu]

If a published case report is considered "research" then why wouldn't a published literature review be "research?"

I wonder which is easier? Case report or lit review?

They are obviously different in one way, one is a unique case (original "research"), other paraphrases others' works.

 

[FunnyCurrent]

I wonder which is easier? Case report or lit review?

They are obviously different in one way, one is a unique case (original "research"), other paraphrases others' works.

Too variable. But in general I think case reports are easier

 

[Shoushu]

Too variable. But in general I think case reports are easier

Easier to write or easier to get published? I do agree it may be hard to come by some unique case though....

 

[michaelrack]

A lot of reviews are peer-reviewed, at least in most PubMed indexed journals.

agree