Does anyone get paid as a MedStudent for research in MedSchool?

[Shadowboricua]

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[megadon]

I was wondering if any of you know of any medical students getting paid for doing research during medical school?

Yes, 3400 for ten weeks. Breaks down to 8 bucks an hour. I would have made more working for Dominos. But, it's going on my resume, only thing keeping me doing Western Blots every day.

 

[lilnoelle]

I think it depends on if you can get a grant or scholarship because of your research. Perhaps there are "research positions" as well, but most of my classmates that have done research applied for a $2500 "scholarship" to do research this summer.

 

[somemaybedoc]

Yes, during summer break though.

 

[humuhumu]

Isn't that what an MD/PhD program is?

😉

 

[megadon]

Oh no, they won't give you an PhD for ten weeks of work! That's about minimum to learn basic benchwork practices! I leave in another week and finally have something maybe worth investigating. But it isn't worth so much that I am going to try and blend and blend my work with school. I'm a ghost in another eight days. That MD/PhD is serious business, I'll bet there is high stress to get published. You don't get published after ten weeks of bench work, unless you stumbled upon a leprachaun.

 

[gujuDoc]

Oh no, they won't give you an PhD for ten weeks of work! That's about minimum to learn basic benchwork practices! I leave in another week and finally have something maybe worth investigating. But it isn't worth so much that I am going to try and blend and blend my work with school. I'm a ghost in another eight days. That MD/PhD is serious business, I'll bet there is high stress to get published. You don't get published after ten weeks of bench work, unless you stumbled upon a leprachaun.

huh???? I think what they were referring to is the fact that MD/PhD's get paid stipends especially if it is an MSTP funded MD/PhD program.

And ot answer the original question, there are several people who get paid research in the summer after 1st year. I'm sure you could possibly find a paid research position as a med student if you could make the proper time, but it would probably not that much higher then minimum wages and not be salaried or anything since it would be part time.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

Paid in publications lol

 

[gujuDoc]

Paid in publications lol

One would hope but not always the case.

 

[Law2Doc]

I was wondering if any of you know of any medical students getting paid for doing research during medical school?

In my experience, it is actually much easier to get paid for research as a med student than an undergrad student (especially summer jobs after first year). Lots of schools have student research offices that can help set you up with gigs.

 

[MattD]

5K, 10 weeks

 

[Medikit]

Paid in publications lol

I wish

 

[RxnMan]

I was wondering if any of you know of any medical students getting paid for doing research during medical school?

Yes.

Oh no, they won't give you an PhD for ten weeks of work! That's about minimum to learn basic benchwork practices! I leave in another week and finally have something maybe worth investigating. But it isn't worth so much that I am going to try and blend and blend my work with school. I'm a ghost in another eight days. That MD/PhD is serious business, I'll bet there is high stress to get published. You don't get published after ten weeks of bench work, unless you stumbled upon a leprachaun.

Voted most clueless post of the thread. 🙄

In my experience, it is actually much easier to get paid for research as a med student than an undergrad student (especially summer jobs after first year). Lots of schools have student research offices that can help set you up with gigs.

A friend of mine, instead of getting a summer project through the school, went across the street to the gov't labs and used her MSc to get herself a $20/hr lab job. 😎

 

[odrade1]

I was wondering if any of you know of any medical students getting paid for doing research during medical school?

I am getting paid about 13.50 an hour for my summer research. Also, Very very few of my classmates are working for free. 50 ppl in my class qualified for a 5000 research stipend, and another 20-30 got a smaller stipend amounting to about 1000 - 2000 dollars less, depending on how many hours they work.

If your school is a research-oriented school, there will be tons of money lying around to pay med students to pad their resumes with research. I wouldn't worry much about having to do free research if you don't want to.

 

[BlazerMed]

$14/hour before taxes. ~11 weeks, ~32 hours/week.

 

[Blade28]

I was lucky and got a research scholarship for the summer after my MS-I year - I think it was around $3500 for 10 weeks, IIRC. I also participated in a one-time, 3-hr research project (I was one of the subjects!) for $1000...all I had to do was test out some new medical simulation software.

 

[InternationlDoc]

Paid in publications lol

(1) would love to have that! but ofcourse tough!

My friend is getting ~ $180 /week for 6 hours of work.

I'm getting nothing. but want (1).