Research in medical school is an entirely different ball game than it was in college. At least at my school (granted it's a small class and an enormous hospital) there are many times more possible projects than there are students to carry them out. The work people do varies, but is usually answering important questions. At this time, I am working on 4 different projects, including looking at the efficacy of a new therapeutic gel, putting together a phase 2 clinical trial with a med onc to find a compound to treat skin tox of EGFRI's, a vasculitis study to look at renal involvement, and a radonc project to find an effective dose to treat a certain non-malignant condition. I am the leading author on all of those projects.
Compare that to undergrad, where I was doing PCR on a project where I didn't even really know what was going on. The opportunities for research during medical school can either be extraordinary or you can choose to not be involved at all.
