question about the summer

[gmendese]

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I know it's probably a bit premature for this, but I have a question regarding the summer between first and second year. I would really like to do my residency at Boston Children's (I know, who doesn't - but I'm trying my best now) or another Boston hospital. Should I do basic research this summer? I have no experience with this at all. I would like to do a community service project dealing this childhood illiteracy instead, but if research is what these places want, I guess I'll have to suck it up.

Can you let me know if you have any info? Thanks!

Gary

 

[notstudying]

I'm not sure how dead set Children's is on having basic science research over more clinical research or community evaluation, but try to get in touch with Perri Klass-she's an HMS grad (wrote a book called A Not Entirely Benign Procedure), and is really active in childhood literacy issues-she directs the special interest group at the pediatric research meetings each year.

My advice would be: if you can do basic science, enjoy it, and be able to discuss it with passion at the end-go for it. But if you'll have to rehearse a few lines so that it sounds like you have a clue-do something that helps kids that you are passionate about-it is more likely to get you noticed.