Publications (not from lab research)

[kk123]

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Most of the time when people talk about their publications for medical school application, they are talking about having their lab research published in a journal.
My lab research will not be finished by the time I apply to medical school. However, there is an opportunity at my school for students to have research articles published in a biological/health journal.
Will it look good to have an article like that published or does the publication really need to be from lab research to look impressive?

 

[kyamh]

Any reviewed approval of your work is impressive. Publishing of any sort is definitely a plus. That said, without understanding exactly what you are talking about, I can only assume that the rigor is not the same as publishing a research study in a peer reviewed journal. So your alternative publication, while certainly worthy of mention on your application, doesn't have the same umph of more traditional science publications.