Cardiology book chapter

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residentk3

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Does anyone know how much a book chapter weighs as a publication?

As in when applying for a cardiology fellowship position, how does a book chapter stack up against an original research article vs abstract vs poster presentation?

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A book chapter is not as strong but still looks good. Academic places are looking for you to push forward the field rather than rehash known material, for better or worse.

So it's going to help you but it's not a publication in Nature.
 
Instatewaiter said:
A book chapter is not as strong but still looks good. Academic places are looking for you to push forward the field rather than rehash known material, for better or worse.

So it's going to help you but it's not a publication in Nature.
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Thanks for your reply, that makes complete sense.
 
residentk3 said:
Thanks for your reply, that makes complete sense.
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To expand on what I was saying, it shows you are motivated and shows someone thought highly enough of you to let you write a book chapter- which obviously are both good things. But at big academic powerhouses that are looking for research because they want to turn you into a little research monkey, it's not going to take the place of research. They'd rather you know how to use STATA than a stethoscope... but I digress.
 
Instatewaiter said:
To expand on what I was saying, it shows you are motivated and shows someone thought highly enough of you to let you write a book chapter- which obviously are both good things. But at big academic powerhouses that are looking for research because they want to turn you into a little research monkey, it's not going to take the place of research. They'd rather you know how to use STATA than a stethoscope... but I digress.
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By academic powerhouse, are we talking about the harvards, mayos, Hopkins, etc? Because if that's the case I have no doubt that those places would laugh at my application if I applied, not saying that I haven't done well for myself but just haven't done nearly enough research to be competitive.

That being said, I would ideally like to be at an academic institution and not just be a research monkey; somewhere in between. I imagine that's what most applicants look for.

So if I were not gunning for these academic powerhouses, would a few book chapters between long hours of residency be sufficient to show interest in the field, in your opinion?

That's probably a hard question to answer as things are always changing and the applicant pool always varies.
 
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