Question about Research

[BUmiken12]

Ok, I was set up to do lab research over the next year and a half with one of my professors. Today, he told me that he can no longer do research because he is retiring in 2 years and is going into school politics. But he said he would be happy to do a thesis with me that did not require any lab work. My question is do med schools hold non-lab research in the same regard as laboratory research projects? Thanks in advance...

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[none]

Find another professor.

 

[brandonite]

What do you mean by research requiring 'no lab'? Just like a bit of a research project requiring you to read journals and the such? That probably wouldn't go over wery well. I don't even see how you could do a thesis without doing some experimentation!

I would tend to agree with none. As long as you haven't invested a lot of time in things thus far, you're probably better off finding another prof, unless you can make some kind of compromise.

 

[kobe8]

I would have to agree with brandonite. What you are talking about is not research in the "med school applicant research experience" sense. Schools would not take that seriously.

 

[mpp]

Research could also be an analysis of data that was acquired by some previous lab work or even data gathered outside of a lab. Research is just scientific inquiry and a laboratory is not required.

 

[altaskier]

I have to disagree, I did clinical research where we worked with patients and looked at patient charts. I was published and I've gotten interivews. I just like clinical research better.


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