Research Assistant Between 2 Instititutions Baylor College of Medicine or University of Houston

[blueangel12]

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I am currently a clinical research assistant at University of Houston Main (UH) for about 1 year now and are considering going to become a clinical research assistant at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) under the William Pokorny Fellowship which is a one year endowed position in clinical research and is for post baccalaureate candidates intending to apply for medical school. When I spoke with the person in charge, they said that most people who complete the fellowship end up getting accepted into medical school. Will being a researcher at BCM which has a medical school better my chances of getting into a medical school compared to UH which does not have a medical school? Pay and benefits wise it is about the same, only difference is that I will have to contribute a significant amount each day to park at BCM versus UH. Should I leave UH for BCM?

 

[Dr.Kitty]

Working directly with the medical school will definitely add to your application. I would go to Baylor. Still, go coogs! Lol

 

[aldol16]

There's no good way to tell whether people who did that program and got into the school would have gotten into the school anyway. Unless you have it from a dean of admissions that those applicants were admitted because they did that program (and would not have been admitted otherwise). A year is a long time when you're not in school - you don't want to spend it miserable. So choose based on what work you would enjoy doing more.

 

[sliceofbread136]

Won't make much difference