Fellowship as Research Experience?

[NoSleepNoProblm]

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Hi everyone-

I have a question regarding the research training received during sub-specialty training. I have heard that a large amount of the fellowship is dedicated to research. I was wondering how substantial this research experience is, and what kinds of research a fellowship would prepare/qualify one to do?

Also, I have heard about residency-research programs, where residents are given a certain amount of protected time to engage in research. I was wondering if these programs are strictly for MD-PhDs, or what kind of qualifications these programs look for?

Thanks for your help. Really appreciate it!

 

[ChemMed]

I work in a lab where there are MD's, PhD's, MD/PhD's and MS personnel. Two of these persons are in a fellowship program with protected research time. One is a foreign grad with just an MD, but came to the states, did a postdoc then residency and finally the fellowship. The other is an MD/PhD and I know another person who was accepted who has and MD/MS. You do not have to have the PhD to get into these types of fellowships, but you do have to prove that you are serious about research. Hope that helps.

 

[Neuronix]

There are many types of research residencies and fellowships to train many types of physician-scientists. It's a very broad question with a very broad answer. You do have to prove you are interested in research, but depending on the program that could be anything from having previously published clinical research in a few months to having spent significant amounts of time on basic research.