Question about neuroimaging

[xroc]

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Hello, I am currently a pre-med and have some interest in radiology as a specialty. I am pretty involved in neuroimaging, and have put about two years of work into it. My question is: when/if I apply to a radiology residency, would neuroimaging research be considered helpful in terms of making me a more competitive applicant?

Thanks!

 

[colbgw02]

Yes.

 

[onyx667]

It will definitely make you more competitive, especially if you get published. At the least, I would try to present your research (poster, ppt, etc.) at a national conference or even your school's research day. I actually also did neuroimaging research as an undergrad, and most (if not all) of my interviewers wanted to talk about it because it was an interesting project. Even more, if your interviewer is a neuroradiologist (which surprisingly a lot of mine were), then you will be golden.

 

[shark2000]

most of first year radiology residents who want to do a certain subspecilaty like Neuro, MSK or Mammo will end up doing something else. How come a premed student knows he wants to do neurorad 10 years from now?
Don't want to discourage you. Medicine is a very broad field. A premed's perception of medicine is completely wrong, even if you have done a lot of neuroimaging research.

My advise is not to start your med school with such huge bias. Neurorad is one of 100s of great fields in medicine. Go to med school, take your time and do your homework.
If you think what you want to do in 10 years, you decision is based on completely wrong factors.