Emailing a PI at a local hospital

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When you applied for research, did you ever mention to the PI that you are premed student? I am reluctant to put in my email as the PI would more likely trash the email thinking I'm not there for their research? Also, what would be the template when emailing to PI about volunteering in their lab?

 

[smukke]

Subject: Lab Volunteering

Hi Dr PI

My name is smukke, I'm an undergrad at whatever-local-university and saw your labs website/heard from X/found-it-in-a-fortune-cookie/etc that you do research in Y. I'm interested in Y because (draw on your vast previous experience, classes you've taken, what you heard from Oprah, the fact that you are a premed, etc but keep it to a sentence, add in a sentence if what you can contribute if unique like I have a MS in statistics).

I'm interested in volunteering in your lab, if you have any openings would you have time to meet and discuss the details. I'm available (keep it broad and general times, like weekday afternoons after 3pm).

Thank you for your time
smukke


Keep it short and sweet. If free labor doesn't get them, they aren't interested.