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Hey everyone-
I haven't found any threads for this, so I'm posting. I'm a brand new older post-bac pre-med. I want to try doing research, and I know I'm supposed to go to my professors (I'm doing an informal post-bac at a state university) and ask them to do research, but I found this amazing research project that I'd love to be a part of at a local hospital. I've been told that "no one will turn down free labor", and I would LOVE to volunteer on this research project (it has to do with a disease I've been personally impacted by), so my question is,
Should I just email the doctor in charge of the project stating my desire to work for her and asking if she needs volunteers? It's not like I have a bunch of research experience to bring to the table--none in fact. Should I tell her I'm pre-med? Is it like a job cover letter sort of thing? Or should I just send a quick query? If anyone has experience with this sort of cold call volunteering I'd love to hear it...
Thanks everyone--
I haven't found any threads for this, so I'm posting. I'm a brand new older post-bac pre-med. I want to try doing research, and I know I'm supposed to go to my professors (I'm doing an informal post-bac at a state university) and ask them to do research, but I found this amazing research project that I'd love to be a part of at a local hospital. I've been told that "no one will turn down free labor", and I would LOVE to volunteer on this research project (it has to do with a disease I've been personally impacted by), so my question is,
Should I just email the doctor in charge of the project stating my desire to work for her and asking if she needs volunteers? It's not like I have a bunch of research experience to bring to the table--none in fact. Should I tell her I'm pre-med? Is it like a job cover letter sort of thing? Or should I just send a quick query? If anyone has experience with this sort of cold call volunteering I'd love to hear it...
Thanks everyone--