I have 3 presentations, 6 projects, and two first author publications (case report and systematic review). I feel like my number of presentations is super weak and I'm concerned I need a research year to help with this.
MD Do I need to take a research year for urology?
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Matched my #1 this year with 3 presentations and 2 first author pubs. Had >25 interview invites, several from top programs. You don't need a research year. Much more important to have great Sub-I performance, strong letters, and a good Step 2 score.
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I matched with one paper that i wasn’t even first author on. Connections via sub-Is and letters are more important IMO
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Depends on school tier tbh.
If you go to a school like harvard, you don’t need one and will definitely match. If you go to a low tier school, it will be hard even with a research year
If you go to a school like harvard, you don’t need one and will definitely match. If you go to a low tier school, it will be hard even with a research year
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