derm in undergrad

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hey guys,

I will be doing derm research this summer at vanderbilt's department of dermatology in coordination with my 9-week summer program (UCRIP = undergraduate clinical research internship program) + I should have a poster by the end of the summer.

How important will these credentials in undergrad serve my future purposes when i apply ot derm residency. Can i count a poster from this summer towards my future posters/pubs/presentations reporting as is stated in the NRMP statistics where the average is about 4-6 for each derm matched student?

thanks.

 

[asmallchild]

I'm not sure it will be enormously helpful.

What will be helpful is getting exposure to the faculty there (especially if it's where you'll be headed for medical school) as well as being able to demonstrate an early and hopefully continued interest in academic dermatology.

 

[DermPrincess]

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[Dermguy]

hey guys,

I will be doing derm research this summer at vanderbilt's department of dermatology in coordination with my 9-week summer program (UCRIP = undergraduate clinical research internship program) + I should have a poster by the end of the summer.

How important will these credentials in undergrad serve my future purposes when i apply ot derm residency. Can i count a poster from this summer towards my future posters/pubs/presentations reporting as is stated in the NRMP statistics where the average is about 4-6 for each derm matched student?

thanks.

I think if you published something during this experience or presented a derm-related project it could really look good on an application. Some people resent those who have an acknowledged long-term interest in derm, and, although that's ridiculous, it's true so you should consider keeping it on the DL during med school. I didn't hide it, and I am sure it hurt me on some clinical rotations, but I was lucky enout to still make AOA. Some people like to reserve the Honors for people going into that specialty so several of my AOA compatriots lied on every single rotation saying that's what they wanted to do. During 3rd year they wanted to be an OG-GYN, pediatric, surgeon, internist, etc.

 

[Icecold]

I think if you published something during this experience or presented a derm-related project it could really look good on an application. Some people resent those who have an acknowledged long-term interest in derm, and, although that's ridiculous, it's true so you should consider keeping it on the DL during med school. I didn't hide it, and I am sure it hurt me on some clinical rotations, but I was lucky enout to still make AOA. Some people like to reserve the Honors for people going into that specialty so several of my AOA compatriots lied on every single rotation saying that's what they wanted to do. During 3rd year they wanted to be an OG-GYN, pediatric, surgeon, internist, etc.

What happens when those people who lie about what they want to do on each rotation later match into derm? Do some of their previous attendings keep up with what students match into and realize they were duped?

 

[Dermguy]

What happens when those people who lie about what they want to do on each rotation later match into derm? Do some of their previous attendings keep up with what students match into and realize they were duped?

Nobody notices because those who end up going into derm just tell everyone it was a last minute decision. Everybody in my class knows who is full of BS, though, and kind of laughs about it. A couple of people in my class who knew they were going for derm early on but lied about it got mad at me when I told a couple of other classmates. It was totally innocent on my part. Somebody asked me what a classmate was going into and I said she was going into Derm. She heard that I told and got mad at me. I didn't understand the secrecy then, but I understand a little better why people keep it on the DL now. She didn't tell ANYONE until well after her applications were all out. Kind of weird. On the interview trail people would ask me how many people in my class were going into derm, and I honestly had no idea until match day how many people there were.

 

[asmallchild]

I think if you published something during this experience or presented a derm-related project it could really look good on an application. Some people resent those who have an acknowledged long-term interest in derm, and, although that's ridiculous, it's true so you should consider keeping it on the DL during med school. I didn't hide it, and I am sure it hurt me on some clinical rotations, but I was lucky enout to still make AOA. Some people like to reserve the Honors for people going into that specialty so several of my AOA compatriots lied on every single rotation saying that's what they wanted to do. During 3rd year they wanted to be an OG-GYN, pediatric, surgeon, internist, etc.

Conversely, I kept it a secret and it didn't help me throughout 3rd year or during the AOA selection process.