Creative writing is an extracurricular?

[Cashmeous]

To provide some context, I am majoring in BME and Writing (i.e. fancy English). If I have published in anthologies, would that be considered as a "publication?"

Now, I do have publications in basic science. In fact, I love basic science so much that I'm planning to apply as an MD/PhD applicant. So please don't hate on me for liking to write.

What are adcom's viewpoints on writing short stories, novels, etc.?

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[Goro]

Publications, non-peer reviewed.


This is a wonderful endeavor and not everything you do needs to be related to Medicine. Your hobbies show what kind of person you are.

To provide some context, I am majoring in BME and Writing (i.e. fancy English). If I have published in anthologies, would that be considered as a "publication?"

Now, I do have publications in basic science. In fact, I love basic science so much that I'm planning to apply as an MD/PhD applicant. So please don't hate on me for liking to write.

What are adcom's viewpoints on writing short stories, novels, etc.?

 

[LizzyM]

Tag it as a hobby/advocation rather than "publication" and describe being published in the description. That will avoid any confusion. I think it is rather nice. You are in good company with many fine fiction writers who are also physicians including Perry Klass (pediatrician) and the late Richard Selzer (surgeon).

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

I have a bunch of fiction pubs too. I was planning on grouping them all together under advocation. Glad to see another writer applying.

 

[Goro]

And Anton Chekhov, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, William Carlos Williams, Walker Percy and Michael Crichton.

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Tag it as a hobby/advocation rather than "publication" and describe being published in the description. That will avoid any confusion. I think it is rather nice. You are in good company with many fine fiction writers who are also physicians including Perry Klass (pediatrician) and the late Richard Selzer (surgeon).

 

[stickgirl390]

And Anton Chekhov, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, William Carlos Williams, Walker Percy and Michael Crichton.

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Michael Crichton?! I had no idea!

 

[Cashmeous]

Thanks everyone for the responses. I'm glad to see that it's appreciated around here .

 

[Catalystik]

Tag it as a hobby/advocation rather than "publication" and describe being published in the description. That will avoid any confusion.

As you've been published, another option is to select Artistic Endeavor.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Michael Crichton?! I had no idea!

He graduated from HMS. He published The Andromeda Strain as an M4. He technically never got a license to practice medicine, but he did graduate.