Questions Regarding Research and Veteran Status

[airquis91]

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Hello,

This is my first time posting on this fourm, so im not sure if i am posting in the correct area. I apologize in advance. I still have about year left on my prerequisites and i was wondering how military service was looked at in regards to medical schools (possible military friendly medical schools?). Also, I've been searching for a research opportunity at my university and it seems like very little professors offer any opportunities, so i went to the career development center at my university and they put me in contact with a professor at the DO school on campus. Long story short, i was offered to do research with the professor, however, its not lab experience. He wants me to do the paperwork aspect initially, and then the following semester execute the experiment. Has anyone else have to do something of this sort?

 

[Donald Juan]

1) I think almost across the board military experience is looked at favorably; I'm not sure about any schools that are more friendly than others, but most adcomms will look highly on a non-traditional student with military experience.

2) Research that's not lab is fine. There's a lot to learn from putting together a research project, and for a physician the least important aspect is how to run gels and micropipette. I'm not fully clear on what you're being asked to do though...is executing the experiment next semester mean this will ultimately be lab work? or is it clinical based?

 

[Greg K]

Think I might be a bit late with this but I did this program last summer and the folks are great, summer gig, $5k stipend w/living accommodations at some great schools/labs.

http://susnano.chem.wisc.edu/rev

Another one:

http://www.csne-erc.org/content/veterans

This might be late in the game, but you never know if they need someone and the programs really take pride when in them when applying for funding. Also these are probably programs that it is just good to get the word out on.