Research for IM programs

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I just finished my 1st year of medical school, and now I'm doing research at UAB. I will have the chance to have a first author publication and a 2nd publication as a co-author. The project is more related to community health/preventive medicine (I have an MPH). Would this help me if I want to get into a good IM program ???? (thinking that I will get 230+ on step 1)

 

[gutonc]

Yes.

 

[Instatewaiter]

I just finished my 1st year of medical school, and now I'm doing research at UAB. I will have the chance to have a first author publication and a 2nd publication as a co-author. The project is more related to community health/preventive medicine (I have an MPH). Would this help me if I want to get into a good IM program ???? (thinking that I will get 230+ on step 1)

I agree. Sounds like a great project for a first year medical student. Rare to find something that's this good.

 

[DolphInternist]

Yes, but don't go into internal medicine. A few of the subspecialties are alright but other than that it's a wasteland. Start now and do a ton of your own independent research into specialties. Look and talk to everybody, don't just rely on your rotations. Look, listen and feel, really try to assess for happiness and spirit. Don't just trust words, everybody needs to save face. Nobody is going to come out and say "I'm miserable every second of every day". But I'm telling you exactly that. I can do that here without the need to kiss ass or pretend.

Here is the path to happiness in medicine. It won't change now or in 50 years.
1) Find a specialty you like and become really good at it
2) Practice in a city or area with a decent healthcare infrastructure.

That's it. Don't do general internal medicine (without very specific plans for a subspecialty after that) and don't practice in the boondocks.

And, 5, 10, 15 years from now, you will be able to say, at least one person told me the truth.

 

[sunshinefl]

Yes, but don't go into internal medicine. A few of the subspecialties are alright but other than that it's a wasteland. Start now and do a ton of your own independent research into specialties. Look and talk to everybody, don't just rely on your rotations. Look, listen and feel, really try to assess for happiness and spirit. Don't just trust words, everybody needs to save face. Nobody is going to come out and say "I'm miserable every second of every day". But I'm telling you exactly that. I can do that here without the need to kiss ass or pretend.

Here is the path to happiness in medicine. It won't change now or in 50 years.
1) Find a specialty you like and become really good at it
2) Practice in a city or area with a decent healthcare infrastructure.

That's it. Don't do general internal medicine (without very specific plans for a subspecialty after that) and don't practice in the boondocks.

And, 5, 10, 15 years from now, you will be able to say, at least one person told me the truth.

Who are you and why should anyone listen to you?
Also, even your own “path to happiness” said step 1 find a specialty you like. Some people like IM.

 

[DolphInternist]

I'm a general internist. I'm trying to spare the poor soul the misery to come. That's at least as important as anything you people offer to these students.

 

[IMreshopeful]

I'm a general internist. I'm trying to spare the poor soul the misery to come. That's at least as important as anything you people offer to these students.

Okay that’s nice. Some folks have practiced GIM for decades and still like it. Your experience is not necessarily everyone’s experience.

Literally every post of yours is some variation of this with a touch of racism sprinkled in (wtf is the nonsense about immigrants). Sounds like you’ve got issues outside of your work that are weighing in