How to quantify this experience?

[TomBombadil14]

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Hello! I'm trying to figure out how to categorize and quantify this particular research experience -

- Paid employment by large university medical center with psychiatrist PI
- Primarily responsible for participant recruitment, data collection (interviews, mri, cognitive testing, etc).
- Collected urine, blood, and saliva samples
- Conducted extensive life, medical, trauma, psychopathology history interview (~5 hours per interview)
- Performed fMRI on subjects in hospital
- Conducted cognitive tests on child subjects

Why I'm confused -
- Not all of the participants had illnesses/disorders, but most did
- Program did involve diagnosis, but it wasn't done by me - just psychiatrist obviously. I would tell him the results of my clinical interviews and he would come and handle the diagnosis situation appropriately
- Project didn't really do much treatment except for substance abuse intervention, otherwise referrals to appropriate physician after diagnosis

Is this paid clinical/medical or paid non-clinical/medical or research? Do I have flexibility in choosing based on where my app is weakest?
Can I split hours spent between clinical and non-clinical/research - biological samples/fmri/clinical interviewing as clinical and cognitive testing/data entry/project administration as research?

Don't want to raise any red flags by categorizing incorrectly.

Thanks!

 

[Catalystik]

What about labeling it Research?

 

[TomBombadil14]

What about labeling it Research?

Thanks for the reply, that's what I initially decided. I just didn't know if this is considered "clinical research." One of my coworkers who is also applying to med school told me the other day she was going to split her time as "clinical paid" and "research". I wanted to check if that would be okay or if that is not an appropriate categorization. I have over 4000 hours in research. It would be helpful if I can list it as clinical paid, but I only want to do so if it is appropriate/honest.

 

[Goro]

It's research. The patients were subjects.

Hello! I'm trying to figure out how to categorize and quantify this particular research experience -

- Paid employment by large university medical center with psychiatrist PI
- Primarily responsible for participant recruitment, data collection (interviews, mri, cognitive testing, etc).
- Collected urine, blood, and saliva samples
- Conducted extensive life, medical, trauma, psychopathology history interview (~5 hours per interview)
- Performed fMRI on subjects in hospital
- Conducted cognitive tests on child subjects

Why I'm confused -
- Not all of the participants had illnesses/disorders, but most did
- Program did involve diagnosis, but it wasn't done by me - just psychiatrist obviously. I would tell him the results of my clinical interviews and he would come and handle the diagnosis situation appropriately
- Project didn't really do much treatment except for substance abuse intervention, otherwise referrals to appropriate physician after diagnosis

Is this paid clinical/medical or paid non-clinical/medical or research? Do I have flexibility in choosing based on where my app is weakest?
Can I split hours spent between clinical and non-clinical/research - biological samples/fmri/clinical interviewing as clinical and cognitive testing/data entry/project administration as research?

Don't want to raise any red flags by categorizing incorrectly.

Thanks!

 

[starspells]

Do you have any other clinical volunteering or experience? If not I think it might be best to categorize it as clinical employment but Catalystik can confirm that. It sounds clinical to me.
The research component will be clear from the title.

Thanks for the reply, that's what I initially decided. I just didn't know if this is considered "clinical research." One of my coworkers who is also applying to med school told me the other day she was going to split her time as "clinical paid" and "research". I wanted to check if that would be okay or if that is not an appropriate categorization. I have over 4000 hours in research. It would be helpful if I can list it as clinical paid, but I only want to do so if it is appropriate/honest.

 

[TomBombadil14]

It's research. The patients were subjects.

Thank you!

 

[Catalystik]

Thanks for the reply, that's what I initially decided. I just didn't know if this is considered "clinical research." One of my coworkers who is also applying to med school told me the other day she was going to split her time as "clinical paid" and "research". I wanted to check if that would be okay or if that is not an appropriate categorization. I have over 4000 hours in research. It would be helpful if I can list it as clinical paid, but I only want to do so if it is appropriate/honest.

I think your description of your role makes the case that this can be labeled Employment-Medical/Clinical. As the sole source of active patient interaction (considering the lack of acutely ill or injured folks), it would not be ideal. But it's better than none.

 

[TomBombadil14]

I think your description of your role makes the case that this is Employment-Medical/Clinical. As the sole source of active patient interaction (considering the lack of acutely ill or injured folks), it would not be ideal. But it's better than none.

I have other, more traditional clinical experience as well with patients and physician shadowing in hospitals... Just far fewer hours than 4000.

Thank you for the help!

 

[TomBombadil14]

Do you have any other clinical volunteering or experience? If not I think it might be best to categorize it as clinical employment but Catalystik can confirm that. It sounds clinical to me.
The research component will be clear from the title.

Thank you for your input! I have other traditional clinical experience as well, but not as much as research.

 

[glasseagle]

@Catalystik does volunteering in the Emergency Room of a hospital count as interaction with injured folks? I don't have much exposure to really, really sick patients.

 

[Catalystik]

@Catalystik does volunteering in the Emergency Room of a hospital count as interaction with injured folks? I don't have much exposure to really, really sick patients.

Yes. And I'm sure some were sick, though perhaps not critically ill.