Networking with influential people in med school

[inkare]

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I'm currently an MS1 and I am highly considering rads for residency. I wanted to know how to network with people who are influential in the field and that can help me when applying to residency or maybe write me a LOR.

Do you contact them and ask them to shadow them ? Do you try to get involved in a research project with them ?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[MrBurns10]

Definitely research. Unless the person you want to work with is in IR, in which case shadowing may also be helpful (though not as helpful as actually doing a rotation during your 3rd/4th year).

While doing research in any field looks good for residencies, doing research in radiology not only gets you a chance to publish in rads journals but also enables you to work closely with a mentor and get a good LOR out of it.

 

[Rzarecta]

Definitely research. Unless the person you want to work with is in IR, in which case shadowing may also be helpful (though not as helpful as actually doing a rotation during your 3rd/4th year).

While doing research in any field looks good for residencies, doing research in radiology not only gets you a chance to publish in rads journals but also enables you to work closely with a mentor and get a good LOR out of it.

BTW I love that Mr. Burns pic, it's the one from Smithers's fantasy correct?

 

[MrBurns10]

BTW I love that Mr. Burns pic, it's the one from Smithers's fantasy correct?

haha yes, one of many.