Hi everyone. I just have a quick question regarding the importance of a journal's (that you were published on) impact factor in med school admissions. I know that a 10, like hepatology, would be weighed more than a 2, like academic emergency medicine, but does anyone know if this is a big difference when medical schools look at it? From a research standpoint, it's pretty big but i'm curious what medical schools may think about this difference.
impact factor importance?
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They care very little, if at all, about the journal's impact factor. As long as it's not a campus journal, the impact is pretty much the same. You will get a slight boost if you are published in Nature or Science, but other than that, the difference is negligible.
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Another Hepato-maniac? How was Boston? Hepatology is good but GE is a little better. SHS' factory gonna come out with any more good NOS reviews? I'm just jostlin' ya.
Since something like <5% of med school applicants have any authorship, you are prolly straight. I would recommend increasing transaminase ratios and getting that LDH up. Just watch out for the steatosis, defenestration, HSC activation, and neutrophils! Approbate.
Since something like <5% of med school applicants have any authorship, you are prolly straight. I would recommend increasing transaminase ratios and getting that LDH up. Just watch out for the steatosis, defenestration, HSC activation, and neutrophils! Approbate.
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