M.D. need an Advice.

[Zafkhan]

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I am very much interested in cancer research specially the basic and after completing M.D. now looking forward for a Postdoctoral or Research Fellow position, but have very littel experience in lab. Right now doing PhD will be a taking alot of time, so please let me know how i deal with this problem. what to do now,will an MS will be the right option, or what.

Thanks........🙂

 

[gbwillner]

I am very much interested in cancer research specially the basic and after completing M.D. now looking forward for a Postdoctoral or Research Fellow position, but have very littel experience in lab. Right now doing PhD will be a taking alot of time, so please let me know how i deal with this problem. what to do now,will an MS will be the right option, or what.

Thanks........🙂

If you are looking for a position in the US the best advice I can give you is to learn fluent English.
After that, it will not be difficult to get a post-doc. You will get on-the-job training, basically, so no extra degrees are needed.

 

[Vader]

I am very much interested in cancer research specially the basic and after completing M.D. now looking forward for a Postdoctoral or Research Fellow position, but have very littel experience in lab. Right now doing PhD will be a taking alot of time, so please let me know how i deal with this problem. what to do now,will an MS will be the right option, or what.

Thanks........🙂

It really depends on how much "very little" lab experience actually is. If you have none, then it might be wise to try for a job as a technician with the goal of then moving on to a postdoctoral fellowship. A masters program could also help get your foot in the door. Or if you have some skills already and show you are a quick learner and very enthusiastic about a particular line of research that is exciting to the PI you are interested in, he/she may be willing to consider you for a postdoc position. Whatever you do should really depend on your ultimate goals.

Hope this helps.

 

[Zafkhan]

gbwillner and Vader i am really very much thankful for your comments, you mentioned about getting a position of Lab technician, what about the research associate positions, what will be best the research associate or technician one.
Thanks
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[gbwillner]

gbwillner and Vader i am really very much thankful for your comments, you mentioned about getting a position of Lab technician, what about the research associate positions, what will be best the research associate or technician one.
Thanks
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I was not advocating a tenchician job but a post-doc. It actually pays about the same or worse, but it's the beginning for you. You need to learn techniques and the scientific method. You will have a PI that mentors you. You will be cheap labor and more highly prized than a starting graduate student, so it won't be too hard to get a position somewhere.

 

[Zafkhan]

Thanks gbwillner.Its really very nice of you.I do hope i will get something as a starter.