Do I need ENT-specific research to match into ENT?

[ilovestars]

I am interested in several IM sub-specialties and am currently doing cardiology research and disability research, but recently, I wanted to explore ENT more. I am quite deep into my current projects, but I don't think I have too much time for taking on another research one. Is it necessary for me to engage in ENT research to have any chance to match into ENT? Or do they just care that I have quality research projects and some presentations/pubs?

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[GoSpursGo]

Yes, absolutely you need to have ENT-specific research

 

[operaman]

Yes you need field specific research for ent. Not just for the pubs, but also the connections/letters that typically come with it. You need some people to vouch for you beyond working with you for 3 days on your subI. Research is typically the way to get that.

The path ahead depends mainly on where you are in school and how bad you want to go for ENT. If preclinical you’ve got lots of time, just get started asap and you should have time to get some things done. If you’re already M3, you’ve got a time crunch though still early in the year. I’ve seen people do 5 pubs between January and July, but that’s some serious work. Many others do a research year between M3/4 to bolster that part of the application.

Be wary where you get advice on this. Old docs may remember a time when you could get away with less research and advise accordingly. Make sure you get input from people who’ve been in the game recently. PD/aPD at your home program would be good sources of information since they personally see a LOT of apps every year.

 

[deomnibusdubitandum]

Yes, absolutely you need to have ENT-specific research

How specific does research like this need to be? I mean to ask if research dealing with the relevant body system and pathologies is sufficient. For instance, would a bioinformatics paper on thyroid/head/neck cancer be ENT-specific research even though it may be a couple steps removed from actual clinical practice?

 

[GoSpursGo]

How specific does research like this need to be? I mean to ask if research dealing with the relevant body system and pathologies is sufficient. For instance, would a bioinformatics paper on thyroid/head/neck cancer be ENT-specific research even though it may be a couple steps removed from actual clinical practice?

Yes this would count. Presumably such a paper would include an ENT physician in the author list.