How were things after? Did you get any pubs?
For those who worked at the NIH(SIP, Post bacc etc) How did it help you in the long run?
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Getting a pub or not will depend largely on you, your mentor, your project, and where the project is when you arrive and when you leave.
In terms of being at the NIH, the networking opportunities are terrific. I had an offer for a post bacc fellowship before I left at the end of the summer after my Junior year. Labs are very different from university labs, and, in my experience, the lab I was at was way more productive. Mostly because most of the research was done by post docs as opposed to grad students and a full time lab manager ensured that we had everything we needed for our experiments all of the time and also made sure the lab stayed organized and tidy.
For me personally I found it very beneficial to meet a lot of MD/PhD researchers doing post docs/fellowships or running labs at the NIH. I had several long conversations with the ones in my lab and others at the NIH (which I set up by email) and these helped me solidify in my mind that the dual degree path was better for me as well as giving me a more concrete picture of what the end of training / job outcomes looked like.
10/10 would recommend.
In terms of being at the NIH, the networking opportunities are terrific. I had an offer for a post bacc fellowship before I left at the end of the summer after my Junior year. Labs are very different from university labs, and, in my experience, the lab I was at was way more productive. Mostly because most of the research was done by post docs as opposed to grad students and a full time lab manager ensured that we had everything we needed for our experiments all of the time and also made sure the lab stayed organized and tidy.
For me personally I found it very beneficial to meet a lot of MD/PhD researchers doing post docs/fellowships or running labs at the NIH. I had several long conversations with the ones in my lab and others at the NIH (which I set up by email) and these helped me solidify in my mind that the dual degree path was better for me as well as giving me a more concrete picture of what the end of training / job outcomes looked like.
10/10 would recommend.
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I'm currently working here post-grad, so I can't say whether it will help me get into med school (fingers crossed), but I've definitely had a lot of really valuable opportunities already and can add some info about slightly different experiences.
I work in an administrative capacity rather than a lab (gonna leave out specifics for at least a small attempt at anonymity) and have gotten the opportunity to to network both on campus and around the country because of it (I get to travel and work with a lot of researchers/clinicians involved in large research consortia). I've also got a couple pubs in the works - nothing first author, and may not be finished by the time I apply, but still good opportunities. In addition to what @Lucca mentioned, there are also lots of opportunities to meet visiting researchers and attend really interesting lectures on campus, shadow in the clinical center, attend grand rounds, etc. Your experience can vary a lot by lab/institute/role (keep in mind that the NIH is a very big place), but there are many good opportunities if you take advantage of them.
I work in an administrative capacity rather than a lab (gonna leave out specifics for at least a small attempt at anonymity) and have gotten the opportunity to to network both on campus and around the country because of it (I get to travel and work with a lot of researchers/clinicians involved in large research consortia). I've also got a couple pubs in the works - nothing first author, and may not be finished by the time I apply, but still good opportunities. In addition to what @Lucca mentioned, there are also lots of opportunities to meet visiting researchers and attend really interesting lectures on campus, shadow in the clinical center, attend grand rounds, etc. Your experience can vary a lot by lab/institute/role (keep in mind that the NIH is a very big place), but there are many good opportunities if you take advantage of them.
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Got a pub and 3 poster presentations out of it. Another potential pub on the way too. I think it helped me get accepted into other research fellowships. Haven't applied to med school yet, but a dean of admissions commented on my experience during a meeting.
