Research opportunity, but no interest in that field

[cubswin]

I shadowed an orthopedic surgeon (MD) who gave me an open door to come back and shadow some more or do research with him. I dont start at my DO school until next year and was thinking of doing research with him, but I'm not interested in ortho. Would this research experience be good for my CV when applying to other fields? Or should I not bother, im interested in EM and IM/pulm.

Thanks

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[Jinxapotato]

I shadowed an orthopedic surgeon (MD) who gave me an open door to come back and shadow some more or do research with him. I dont start at my DO school until next year and was thinking of doing research with him, but I'm not interested in ortho. Would this research experience be good for my CV when applying to other fields? Or should I not bother, im interested in EM and IM/pulm.

Thanks

doesn't matter, any publication is great to have. Just tell your interviewers at residency that you changed your mind after 3rd year, but want to finish any research project that you've started already (shows commitment)

 

[Blunt Dissection]

Whether or not you should do research really depends on your future interests that go a little beyond just specialty of interest. If you ultimately want to work in an academic setting and do training at an academic residency, research in any field will be good to have on your CV. If you have no interest in doing a residency in academia and plan to apply for community residency programs in the future, why take the time to do research unless you're genuinely interested in doing research?

 

[cubswin]

Whether or not you should do research really depends on your future interests that go a little beyond just specialty of interest. If you ultimately want to work in an academic setting and do training at an academic residency, research in any field will be good to have on your CV. If you have no interest in doing a residency in academia and plan to apply for community residency programs in the future, why take the time to do research unless you're genuinely interested in doing research?

Not really interested in academia or performing research at a large institute. Community programs are fine for me. However I do have a belief that all physicians should be involved in research in some way and definitely want to do it in the future. I feel I need to be involved in the advancement of medicine in some way. I guess I should do it maybe to see how it works in medicine. I had bench top biophysics research in undergrad. Probably very different haha. I guess I can gain the clinical research experience and then use it later in my career.

 

[BorntobeDO?]

I shadowed an orthopedic surgeon (MD) who gave me an open door to come back and shadow some more or do research with him. I dont start at my DO school until next year and was thinking of doing research with him, but I'm not interested in ortho. Would this research experience be good for my CV when applying to other fields? Or should I not bother, im interested in EM and IM/pulm.

Thanks

Do it, just do the research. You have been given a gift. Also, your a premed, your really don't know enough yet, most likely, to know what you really want. Ortho/EM, especially trauma, have a rather close relationship anyway.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Always do the research

 

[Neopolymath]

Relatively less competitive community programs in competitive specialties still want research to stratify applicants so you should still do it if you have the opportunity and don't absolutely despise it. The idea that only people with sights on academic careers needing research is false at this point.

 

[holdthemayo]

Would this research experience be good for my CV when applying to other fields? Or should I not bother, im interested in EM and IM/pulm.

Thanks

Research can only help you, especially at this point. I would take advantage of this opportunity and seek out research during the summer following first year.

 

[pms_testosterone]

It is not very hard to find a research supervisor when you're a medical student (or incoming med student). If there's an area of research you're more interested in, I'd suggest emailing some profs who work in that area rather than pursuing research that doesn't interest you.

 

[Neopolymath]

It is not very hard to find a research supervisor when you're a medical student (or incoming med student). If there's an area of research you're more interested in, I'd suggest emailing some profs who work in that area rather than pursuing research that doesn't interest you.

This varies greatly by the school and this poster has the opportunity to do clinical research with a physician not some BS bench research with a PhD. This is a no-brainer.

 

[sab3156]

It is not very hard to find a research supervisor when you're a medical student (or incoming med student). If there's an area of research you're more interested in, I'd suggest emailing some profs who work in that area rather than pursuing research that doesn't interest you.

We are talking about DO students, not MD students. Unless you are living under a rock, you should know that everything in your post is false.

 

[pms_testosterone]

@Neopolymath @sab3156 OK, that is likely true if the OP's particular DO school is not affiliated with an academic hospital. I don't know too much about DO schools, but my impression just from talking to people was that many of them do in fact have teaching hospitals.

 

[DNC127]

@Neopolymath @sab3156 OK, that is likely true if the OP's particular DO school is not affiliated with an academic hospital. I don't know too much about DO schools, but my impression just from talking to people was that many of them do in fact have teaching hospitals.

only a handful (less than 5 do)

OP do the research. If not, ask your ortho bro if I can jump on his projects and I will do the work for him.