Non-Lab Research Position

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[tiedyeddog]

Hello

I have been looking into research positions at my university and found one a little interesting. The position is basically watching video of anesthesiology residents performing a task in a simulator and marking down in a checklist whether the resident followed all the steps. This seems like a great position to learn more about how residency works. But its not the traditional research position that involves lab work. Do you think by working this position I would be at a disadvantage when it comes time to apply to medical school? I heard it depends on how much of a emphasis a certain medical school puts on research. If so then how do I find out which medical schools are research heavy when it comes to admissions?

Thanks

Research heavy = top 20 medical schools, for the most part.

 

[hopeful22213]

OP- you can look at the MSAR online and see what % of matriculants cite research experience (typically higher at research heavy schools) - for example at someplace like Johns Hopkins you'll see >90% participated in research whereas a school like Mississippi to pick one randomly you might see <60%.

That said, I think your research prospect seems like a very worthwhile endeavor.

"research heavy" is generally just a measurement of institutional funding though, so you can just look at the rankings of schools by NIH $$.

This isn't the most recent data but should give you an idea:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com...-funding-rankings-medical-schools-2008-a.html

 

[ppfizenm]

Does anyone else think it seems a tad boring?

Edit: It's a job and if you are being offered one definitely do not turn it down

 

[candav]

Research is very broad and encompasses much more than the traditional bench lab. I've only ever done public health/health psychology research and all of my "labs" have consisted of office space and cubicles.

That said, this position doesn't sound very interesting or rewarding...

 

[JCTWP46]

I just joined a research project last week and it is not in a lab either. Really surprised me when I first met to discuss the project. It takes place at a local elementary school. In short, we are looking at what an after-school running/fitness program for elementary school students can do for their health by taking various bodily measurements (weight, bmi, bp, pulse, and many other measurements that I am not exactly sure what they are yet) and timing their miles at the beginning of the program and at the end. So far I have really enjoyed it.

 

[johnisles2011]

That sounds like a great research experience. You'll be paid (right?), it's medically relevant, and you can probably make it "SOUND" a lot better on your application than it does here. You're not watching videos and filling out a checklist, you're assisting physician researchers with surgical procedure analysis designed to build a more effective way to structure the training program of resident surgeons. You can probably do better than that, but you know what I mean.