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is this even possible?
Research during third year?
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It's definitely possible, but is hard to do well unless you take a research block(s). At my school, we could take up to 3 months of research elective time during 3rd year. I think most people ended up doing at least 1 month. It can also serve as a nice break/change of pace from clerkships.
I do know people who worked on research 'on the side', particularly during lighter/outpatient rotations. So it's possible, but difficult to do well because you're still working a lot and have to study during the clerkship. Would not recommend during tough clerkships like medicine or surgery.
I do know people who worked on research 'on the side', particularly during lighter/outpatient rotations. So it's possible, but difficult to do well because you're still working a lot and have to study during the clerkship. Would not recommend during tough clerkships like medicine or surgery.
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My school allows for a research block fourth year. We finish third year clerkships in April.
But does research fourth year help with your residency app, depending on when you do it? I don’t have any research, minus a miniscule research project I did in undergrad.
But does research fourth year help with your residency app, depending on when you do it? I don’t have any research, minus a miniscule research project I did in undergrad.
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Sorry to hijack the thread, but how much does "older" research matter in terms of applying for residency? During my MS1 I will have a total of 5 first/second author pubs and 4-6 nat/internat abstracts from my previous research job where I worked full time. Does this still have a large influence or will I have to keep doing just as much to stay competitive? Kinda similar to how HS stuff is irrelevant on AMCAS, is pre med school stuff in terms of pubs relevant when applying for residency?
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Hijack away! Lol
My fourth year mentor last year said they do count research during UG, and definitely would never discount pubs. Granted, research during med school is still important, but what you did prior won’t be mega discredited, especially with pubs in hand.
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I think it depends on your field. If you're aiming for a specialty that highly values research, then I guess some research started early in 4th year is better than none. You may have some interesting things to talk about come interview season. Though for these specialties, the competitive applicants usually have a substantial amount of research and may even take a research year, so I don't really think starting in 4th year would be enough.
If you're aiming for fields like IM, peds, anesthesia, EM, then I don't think starting research M4 year will really make a big difference.
Just my 2 cents.
Posters and peer-reviewed pubs stay on your CV forever and so they will definitely be on your ERAS. If you haven't done any research since starting med school though I don't know how valuable it is.
Did a case/control study and wrote up a manuscript during my surgery rotation with one of the residents and the attending. Didn't do well on the shelf and thus didn't get honors. Did get a kickass LOR and glowing MSPE comments though. Take that info and do what you will with it. #NotSoHumbleBrag
