Ive read a lot of threads with people saying for most specialties that "research is research" but ive also seen some other people saying that for certain fields it helps to have it in the field you're considering. So long story short, im nearing the end of m1 and my school has a paid student research program during the summer that ill be participating in in some field. Im really interested in either ortho or ent at this point and have read from some ortho guys that as long as you do something itll help. So would something in ent possibly be a better idea? Any ideas?
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which one is most likely to lead to a publication of some kind?
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Yes. Getting published in a different field looks better than not being published even if that is the field you apply to, or so I have told by the chair of the field I want to match in at my institution.
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Agree with this. Pub > general research experience. Nobody will care that you spend 40 hours a week going through charts and you didn't get it published anywhere. Get a publication.
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For lab based research, I don't know what the best answer to that question is.
For clinical stuff (chart review) the answer is that you should be able to formulate your own topic, or take a topic your PI has an interest in, and do a chart review and put together a manuscript in a month of full time work.
For clinical stuff (chart review) the answer is that you should be able to formulate your own topic, or take a topic your PI has an interest in, and do a chart review and put together a manuscript in a month of full time work.
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what if you do the research and you dont publish? how helpful is it still on residency app?
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Ain't helpful at all, bro.
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No one really gives a crap unless you get a glowing LoR from your PI (who happens to be a name in whatever field you're applying for). Then, maybe they give a small crap.
I guess im just super green in this area as i have absolutely no research experience at all. Ill be doing it on the clinical side for certain, so are most projects just chart reviews where i pretty much do most of it on my own?
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Chart reviews are your best bet. Talk to your PI about questions (generally clinical treatment based) that are unanswered in whatever field you are interested in, and if he has any suggestions on what to look at.
If you need a start, look at one disease model that is treated in more than one fashion currently. Review patient charts from both treatment options (with some sense of sufficient sample size) and determine if there is any statistical difference in mortality, morbidity, time to recurrence, etc. It's hard to give specifics unless you can speak to someone in the field.
If you need a start, look at one disease model that is treated in more than one fashion currently. Review patient charts from both treatment options (with some sense of sufficient sample size) and determine if there is any statistical difference in mortality, morbidity, time to recurrence, etc. It's hard to give specifics unless you can speak to someone in the field.
Gotcha. Thanks for the advice...i appreciate it.