Quality of publication impact

[mayhem2]

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I recently had a case report published as the first author/only author beside the surgeon who performed the procedure. This procedure, the subject of the report, is relatively new, with ~1,500 performed worldwide, to the best of my knowledge. It is published in a journal that realistically is not that great. What impact will this have on my application? This is the only research I have, and I feel like the limited hours I spent on this will not compare to people with hundreds/thousands of hours of research in a lab. I know this publication will not harm my application, but how positively will admission committees view it?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Without more details, the only way I can answer your question is,

 

[Hollow Knight]

I think you’re overthinking this. The VAST majority of premeds never get published. Take the win. Congrats.

 

[Goro]

I think you’re overthinking this. The VAST majority of premeds never get published. Take the win. Congrats.

This. Not everything has to be in Nature or Cell.