How do I maximize research efficiency in Medical School?

[Goro]

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Thank you for the very wise comments, colleague. I am always bemused by pre-meds who think that Adcoms, PDs, etc, "....don't have time for that!".

I was going to quote a bunch of posts in here, but I think it is better if I just say things in one shot rather than breaking it up.

#1 Why be productive in research while in medical school? I assume that the primary reason is to make yourself more attractive as an applicant for residency. Also, given that the main residencies that value research heavily are the academic programs at bigger places, I assume that the purpose of doing the research is specifically because you have an interest in ending up at one of those residencies.

I am at a big name academic program in a competitive field. Research is probably more important to us than all but maybe 1 or 2 programs in our specialty in the US. We interviewed last week and have another interview day coming up, so I am in the thick of reviewing applications, so...

 

[evilbooyaa]

Would you please explain it in details? Just being curious.

This is getting away from the main reason for the thread, so I'll keep it brief:

In short, NYC has, in general, the worst conditions for residents. You're overworked, underpaid (for CoL in NYC), it's mostly all inner city so the patients are more apt to be un/underinsured. Some people say that they are less appreciative of your efforts (not a fact). Most notably, the nurses union is rock solid, and simple nursing duties go undone, routinely. I don't work in NYC, but I have a ton of medical school friends and classmates that did it as the draw to live and work in NYC as a doctor was too much to look past. You will arguably be the biggest scut monkey, as the nurses have no motivation to assisting you with anything (or even doing their own jobs fully given the nursing unions).