Research Job with Clinical Aspects?

[strangequark]

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Hi! I'm a prospective applicant for the 2021-22 cycle, who has been working in an MD-run lab since graduation in May 2020. The research I do is considered basic/translational, but one of my main responsibilities is to bank tissue samples from surgeries, which has resulted in me spending in excess of 50 hours so far (probably > 100 by time of matriculation) in the operating rooms at the hospital. This has allowed me to interact with the doctors and nurses in the OR quite frequently (average of 1-2x a week), and I think overall I've learned a lot about how everything goes during surgery. I am wondering how I should list this experience in my work/activities section of my application.

I should note one of the main reasons I ask is because on the whole I don't have much clinical experience (~110 hrs of shadowing, ~10ish hrs helping out at a COVID vaccination site which I won't list) in comparison to my research experience (~8000 hrs by matriculation), so possibly this could help?

Thanks in advance!!!

 

[ValentinNarcisse]

Hi! I'm a prospective applicant for the 2021-22 cycle, who has been working in an MD-run lab since graduation in May 2020. The research I do is considered basic/translational, but one of my main responsibilities is to bank tissue samples from surgeries, which has resulted in me spending in excess of 50 hours so far (probably > 100 by time of matriculation) in the operating rooms at the hospital. This has allowed me to interact with the doctors and nurses in the OR quite frequently (average of 1-2x a week), and I think overall I've learned a lot about how everything goes during surgery. I am wondering how I should list this experience in my work/activities section of my application.

I should note one of the main reasons I ask is because on the whole I don't have much clinical experience (~110 hrs of shadowing, ~10ish hrs helping out at a COVID vaccination site which I won't list) in comparison to my research experience (~8000 hrs by matriculation), so possibly this could help?

Thanks in advance!!!

I think if you were actively observing cases in the time prior to your sample pickup, that would be fair to classify as shadowing.

 

[ShinySephiroth]

I'll add to ensure you extract the hours you will use for shadowing or clinical away from your research activity so you aren't double dipping. 🙂