I have an interview to do research at NYU med!

[amaliasabb]

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so i've been emailing around to start on some research and a doctor from NYU med said to come mee with him for an interview next week! so excited! I believe his research is mostly neuroimaging which is something I have always been interested about. Any suggestions on how to ace the interview for research?

 

[cheechootrain]

so i've been emailing around to start on some research and a doctor from NYU med said to come mee with him for an interview next week! so excited! I believe his research is mostly neuroimaging which is something I have always been interested about. Any suggestions on how to ace the interview for research?

Be confident and respectful. Other than that, make sure to stay on topic on why you want to do research with them and don't ever derail or sidetrack any questions. GL 🙂

 

[red doctober]

It wouldn't hurt to try to look him up on pubmed and see what he has published lately. Be sure to act very interested in the project and ask a lot of questions.

 

[DAPI]

It wouldn't hurt to try to look him up on pubmed and see what he has published lately. Be sure to act very interested in the project and ask a lot of questions.

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Go look up his/her last few published pieces so you understand what they are talking about when they start doing all of the talking- something that always happens. You don't want your eyes to gloss over cause you're lost in what they're saying.

 

[Lifeman]

Put yourself in his shoes. What kind of a kid what he want to interact with in HIS lab on a regular basis? (friendly, responsible)

 

[sector9]

Tell them you've been dreaming of working so close to the action ever since you watched "NY Med." Then when they tell you that the show was filmed at hospitals affiliated with other med schools, get up and walk away in disgust...

 

[sector9]

OK, more seriously: Make sure to come off as driven and interested but NOT in it only for presentations/papers/LOR. PI's like team players who will stick with a project for a little while, spend some time learning the ropes, then make meaningful contributions.

 

[phonyreal98]

+1

Go look up his/her last few published pieces so you understand what they are talking about when they start doing all of the talking- something that always happens. You don't want your eyes to gloss over cause you're lost in what they're saying.

This.

OK, more seriously: Make sure to come off as driven and interested but NOT in it only for presentations/papers/LOR. PI's like team players who will stick with a project for a little while, spend some time learning the ropes, then make meaningful contributions.

This, too.

Also, if you have any experience with computers/programming, play that up. I worked in a functional neuroimaging lab, and had to use SPSS, SAS, Matlab, and FSL (a software package for analyzing fMRI data) for various tasks when I was working in this lab.