Publications?

[mickmouse301!]

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Hello everyone!

I am just wondering how useful it is to have publications and published abstracts when applying to medical school. For example, here is what I have published:

Science-- 2019 (1st author)
Cerebral Cortex -- 2019 (3rd out of 7)
Neuroimaging-- 2019 (3rd out of 5)
Another two in preparation (2 other first author papers, should go to a respectable journal, probably won't get officially published until 2020)

10 2018 Abstracts/Posters/Talks (1st author on two of them, middle author on the other ones)

:/ My GPA is okay, and my MCAT score is okay, but I just wanted to kind of see how schools view all the research?

How does it look for us with some publications?
Are there specific schools that like to see more research?
Does the name of the journal really matter?

 

[ChymeofPassion]

Hello everyone!

I am just wondering how useful it is to have publications and published abstracts when applying to medical school. For example, here is what I have published:

Science-- 2019 (1st author)
Cerebral Cortex -- 2019 (3rd out of 7)
Neuroimaging-- 2019 (3rd out of 5)
Another two in preparation (2 other first author papers, should go to a respectable journal, probably won't get officially published until 2020)

10 2018 Abstracts/Posters/Talks (1st author on two of them, middle author on the other ones)

:/ My GPA is okay, and my MCAT score is okay, but I just wanted to kind of see how schools view all the research?

How does it look for us with some publications?
Are there specific schools that like to see more research?
Does the name of the journal really matter?

Research is most important for top schools. Icing on top when your cupcake is a 520. Name of journal can be a distinguishing factor. Lower ranked schools may not value it as much because of differences in mission compared to research powerhouses (t25). However, it will never hurt your application and will be useful for secondary essays.

 

[wb100]

What is your MCAT and GPA?

I think most schools will appreciate your research experience, it’s pretty impressive. From what I’ve read online, the top schools tend to emphasize research experience more. Either way, publications will help or even boost your application, but other areas need to also be strong (mcat/gpa, have shadowing, clinical and volunteering experience, etc).

 

[mickmouse301!]

3.5, 508 -- I know they could be stronger, but honestly I worked very hard for those numbers so

BUT I have worked on a surgical floor for about 2400 hours, have had a ton a pt interaction and have done a ton of volunteering with my female community and have shadowed a ton

 

[sadpremed121]

Dang 1st author in science is crazy. Good job! Pubs will help but the MCAT and GPA need to be there first.

 

[907914]

3.5, 508 -- I know they could be stronger, but honestly I worked very hard for those numbers so

Unless you are URM, with those numbers your excessive research (while quite impressive) will yield little to no benefit for application.

 

[mickmouse301!]

Unless you are URM, with those numbers your excessive research (while quite impressive) will yield little to no benefit for application.

And I'm a URM, sorry forgot to mention

 

[907914]

BUT I have worked on a surgical floor for about 2400 hours, and have done a ton of volunteering with my female community


And I'm a URM, sorry forgot to mention

Are you by chance also from the Midwest?

 

[mickmouse301!]

Are you by chance also from the Midwest?

Ahh nope!

 

[Lawpy]

are you planning on applying MD/PhD?

 

[907914]

Ahh nope!

Lol Either way, URM, Female, with lots of clinical employment and volunteering and several pubs...508/3.5 is sufficient enough that you should be able to comfortable apply to Einstein/Hofstra/Keck types sprinkled with some (like...3...) Duke/WUSTL types. I would say do 10 schools in the GWU/Georgetown class, 7 in the Einstein/Keck class, and 3 in the Duke/WUSTL class.

 

[mickmouse301!]

are you planning on applying MD/PhD?

yesss...I applied to a couple (pray for me). I know it is a stretch, but I love the combination of being able to push science forward while concretely implementing it through clinical practice #bemoreofanerd

 

[Goro]

Hello everyone!

I am just wondering how useful it is to have publications and published abstracts when applying to medical school. For example, here is what I have published:

Science-- 2019 (1st author)
Cerebral Cortex -- 2019 (3rd out of 7)
Neuroimaging-- 2019 (3rd out of 5)
Another two in preparation (2 other first author papers, should go to a respectable journal, probably won't get officially published until 2020)

10 2018 Abstracts/Posters/Talks (1st author on two of them, middle author on the other ones)

:/ My GPA is okay, and my MCAT score is okay, but I just wanted to kind of see how schools view all the research?

How does it look for us with some publications?
Are there specific schools that like to see more research?
Does the name of the journal really matter?

The research ****** will LOVE you

 

[wb100]

Based off what I’ve seen in the URM and LM <70 thread from last year, you’ll definitely have a good cycle with the URM status, high quality research and good chunk of clinical experience. Your MCAT and GPA will be good enough for mid tiers, but you may get some love from T20’s too 🙂

You could also look through those threads and get an idea of where people interviewed with your stats.

 

[710118]

If you really got a first author pub in science, congrats, how did you do that? I know PhDs (and work with many of them) who never got a first author pub in a journal like science. Im not doubting its possible but considering how much work the research takes to get to those journals, I find it difficult to believe that an undergrad would be able to do that. Hell, it took me two weeks just to find the loading dye!

 

[deleted972488]

I know PhDs (and work with many of them) who never got a first author pub in a journal like science.

 

[NickNaylor]

That's quite the research portfolio. You will be more than fine, at least as it relates to research.

 

[CAFFEINE!]

The research ****** will LOVE you

Am a research wh*re; can confirm.

 

[mickmouse301!]

ahh sorry everyone, this is too open of a forum. I am not an undergrad though -- I have been doing research for a couple of years in college and then full-time post-undergrad.