Is it worth it to do a pre-doctoral orthopedics research fellowship?

[Thumpar]

I've been looking at a couple of these programs. How beneficial are they for matching orthopedics?

Typically it seems like you take a year off and do a bunch of research into whatever your mentor is into, you publish several papers, are part of a journal club, and have various other responsibilities. Some of these are meant for medical students, others are looking for med school grads.

Are they worth doing?

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[docmcstuffins3]

I've been wondering the same thing! I saw 85% 2018 yale med students took 5 years to graduate most choosing to do a research year (some pursue second degree), does this indicate that fellowships like those are beneficial ?

 

[skol926]

I did one before starting medical school for a year. Worked with a few med students between 3rd and 4th yr. We all got around 20 publications each during the year (some were shared obviously, so differing author positions), but I would say it is 100% worth it