Research important?

[Mrd7889]

I did research for about a year but was never published or anything. I know that some medical schools require you to do research while you're enrolled. Should I avoid applying to those? Or do you think my chances are still okay?

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[liquidsodium]

I did research for about a year but was never published or anything. I know that some medical schools require you to do research while you're enrolled. Should I avoid applying to those? Or do you think my chances are still okay?

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[LizzyM]

#notabigdeal

Schools want to see that you are curious and have been interested in being engaged in research and then done it. If no publication came of it while you were an undergrad, that's not a concern unless you are trying to be admitted to a PhD program (MD/PhD).

Most MD students don't publish the research done as part of their MD degree program.

 

[Goro]

That's OK. It's hard enough for grad students and post-docs to publish.
I did research for about a year but was never published or anything.

No.
I know that some medical schools require you to do research while you're enrolled. Should I avoid applying to those?

Your GPA and other ECs will determine that.
Or do you think my chances are still okay?

 

[Lawpy]

I know that some medical schools require you to do research while you're enrolled.

where did you get this information

 

[JustAPhD]

#notabigdeal

Schools want to see that you are curious and have been interested in being engaged in research and then done it. If no publication came of it while you were an undergrad, that's not a concern unless you are trying to be admitted to a PhD program (MD/PhD).

Most MD students don't publish the research done as part of their MD degree program.

And even then it's certainly not expected of applicants. This no big deal, OP. A year of research is fine.

 

[LoveBeingHuman:)]

where did you get this information

Under "Year Two" Title

http://keck.usc.edu/education/student-services/student-research-opportunities/

I think one example is enough to prove my point

 

[Chelsea FC]

where did you get this information

Some schools have required research embedded in their curriculum

 

[ChrisMack390]

where did you get this information

This is definitely true lol

Stanford, U of Arizona, Case Western, Mayo, U of Vermont, and that's off the top of my head.

 

[Lawpy]

Under "Year Two" Title

http://keck.usc.edu/education/student-services/student-research-opportunities/

I think one example is enough to prove my point

Some schools have required research embedded in their curriculum

This is definitely true lol

Stanford, U of Arizona, Case Western, Mayo, U of Vermont, and that's off the top of my head.

looks like i misread that part of the OP.

I did research for about a year but was never published or anything. I know that some medical schools require you to do research while you're enrolled. Should I avoid applying to those? Or do you think my chances are still okay?

given the context, i read it as "some medical schools require you to do research while you're enrolled prior to applying", because the rest of the post was discussing about applying to medical school and not so much on doing research in medical school.

i realize that several medical schools have required research in their curriculum. and of course, not being published doesn't prevent anyone from applying to research-focused schools.