Overseas research via email?

[orange_peel]

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[bashwell]

Hi,

I'm a first year med student. I was wondering, would it be possible to cooperate in research project even if you're not physically present at the institution? For example, I know a PI who is not in the states, but we do communicate electronically where I can help him with write-ups. How would this be perceived when you're applying for residencies?

Any thoughts?

No idea how realistically feasible such a project would be. But bro, however you (ethically) do it, if you can get published, that's what really matters!

 

[dgu334]

I'm in a similar situation: I help a foreign PI with write-ups of his clinical data and he's generously included my name in a couple of papers. But I don't know how residency directors would perceive this

 

[BeornBear]

I am currently doing this with my current research (involving genetic epidemiology/computational biology). Obviously, long distance research would require something that is dry lab related...

 

[Wordead]

Completely feasible for chart review based research.

Labs collaborate all the time despite being on different continents.

 

[PeurtoRico]

That will work! You might try getting case reports that you can help your PI write from long distance! Review article and chart-review based researches would be another example where you can contribute without physical presence.