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I scheduled an appointment with a physician in charge of the integrated plastics residency department at my school in order to talk to him about shadowing, research and getting involved in the department.
I've actually been interested in Reconstructive Surgery for a while now but sort of discounted it when I realized how competitive it was and how much of what they do is vanity related verses medically necessary. (I personally prefer working with accident or burn victims over doing boob jobs)
Anyway, I decided I should go ahead and try to get involved and decide if I like it first hand rather than discount it based on what other people have told me.
But I'm nervous. I have very little experience in research and really very little to "brag" about as far as personal accomplishments. I'm not all that creative and don't have any research ideas. I don't really even know what is involved in medical research because I haven't done any yet.
I haven't shadowed any plastics surgeons yet (although I have seen some surgeries when shadowing a general surgeon).
I don't have any problem admitting that I'm wet behind the ears and can admit humbly that I am a newby to Plastics and research. Everyone has to start somewhere, right?
So what do you think? Am I gonna look ridiculous since I really have no idea what I'm doing? Or do you think this guy will realize that everyone has to start somewhere and once he realizes how little I know about research will guide me in the right direction.
I've actually been interested in Reconstructive Surgery for a while now but sort of discounted it when I realized how competitive it was and how much of what they do is vanity related verses medically necessary. (I personally prefer working with accident or burn victims over doing boob jobs)
Anyway, I decided I should go ahead and try to get involved and decide if I like it first hand rather than discount it based on what other people have told me.
But I'm nervous. I have very little experience in research and really very little to "brag" about as far as personal accomplishments. I'm not all that creative and don't have any research ideas. I don't really even know what is involved in medical research because I haven't done any yet.
I haven't shadowed any plastics surgeons yet (although I have seen some surgeries when shadowing a general surgeon).
I don't have any problem admitting that I'm wet behind the ears and can admit humbly that I am a newby to Plastics and research. Everyone has to start somewhere, right?
So what do you think? Am I gonna look ridiculous since I really have no idea what I'm doing? Or do you think this guy will realize that everyone has to start somewhere and once he realizes how little I know about research will guide me in the right direction.