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I've composed a letter to a private forensic medical group to inquire about research opportunities. I'd like you all to critique it, since I'm not quite sure how to go about soliciting this sort of thing. Cold calls and cold letters can be so awkward and I'd like to put my best foot forward.
I know that there are other research opportunities available, and I think it will be easier to make those contacts once I've started my post-bacc work, but I was thinking that I should start sooner than later and this is a field of particular interest to me.
"Dear Forensic Medical Group,
Happy New Year! My name is ....The right Path... and I have nurtured an interest in forensic pathology for awhile now. I have researched and made the decision to enroll in post-baccalaureate courses and pursue a degree in medicine. My reason for writing is that I am looking for opportunities to assist in research and to explore the field of forensic pathology. My undergrad degree is a bachelor's deree of science in nursing and I currently work in the ICU/NSICU at .... Joe Mama Hospital....
The opportunity to assist in research is an exciting prospect for me since research is the driving force for examining/changing standards of practice in my current career. As much as I do love the direct care aspect of nursing, pursuing a graduate deree in this discipline does not appeal to me nearly as much as furthering my education in biochemical sciences. What piques my interest in forensic pathology is the desire to find answers that are meaningul not only to grieving families or in the interest of justice, but to the public at large that benefit from data that are collected from accidental death due to injury or adverse medical reactions, for instance. I love the fact that expert knowledge of the interworkings of all organ systems are imperative- on a macro and micro level.
I hope you can assist my endeavor, and I hope that I may be of some service to your group in whatever capacity is appropriate. Any words of wisdom are always most welcome as well. Thank you for taking the time to read my inquiry.
Sincerely,
The right Path"
I know that there are other research opportunities available, and I think it will be easier to make those contacts once I've started my post-bacc work, but I was thinking that I should start sooner than later and this is a field of particular interest to me.
"Dear Forensic Medical Group,
Happy New Year! My name is ....The right Path... and I have nurtured an interest in forensic pathology for awhile now. I have researched and made the decision to enroll in post-baccalaureate courses and pursue a degree in medicine. My reason for writing is that I am looking for opportunities to assist in research and to explore the field of forensic pathology. My undergrad degree is a bachelor's deree of science in nursing and I currently work in the ICU/NSICU at .... Joe Mama Hospital....
The opportunity to assist in research is an exciting prospect for me since research is the driving force for examining/changing standards of practice in my current career. As much as I do love the direct care aspect of nursing, pursuing a graduate deree in this discipline does not appeal to me nearly as much as furthering my education in biochemical sciences. What piques my interest in forensic pathology is the desire to find answers that are meaningul not only to grieving families or in the interest of justice, but to the public at large that benefit from data that are collected from accidental death due to injury or adverse medical reactions, for instance. I love the fact that expert knowledge of the interworkings of all organ systems are imperative- on a macro and micro level.
I hope you can assist my endeavor, and I hope that I may be of some service to your group in whatever capacity is appropriate. Any words of wisdom are always most welcome as well. Thank you for taking the time to read my inquiry.
Sincerely,
The right Path"