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Hi all, I'll be beginning MS1 this August as an MD candidate. This summer, I'll be working as an instructor for this federally funded science camp that teaches inner-city kids science (sucks that I have to work the summer before MS1...but I can't help it. I need the money to support myself). Anyway, since the program is federally funded, they need to publish a paper about their activities every so often in an education journal detailing what they've been up to. They've offered me a chance to analyze the data they've collected / write the paper.
My question is whether or not I should accept the offer. It looks fairly straightforward to do, though I honestly have no clue how much effort it would take to actually write it up. The work will most likely spill over into the first few weeks/months of medical school though I should be able to get most of it done. I don't know for sure, but I will likely get a first authorship for the work. Would this be something that I could count as a paper / presentation / research when applying to residencies? Or would it be irrelevant since it is not directly science-related?
Thanks for your responses. I did a few searches and nothing came up, so I decided to make this thread. Forgive me if this has been discussed before and please link me to the thread.
TL;DR - Opportunity to publish a paper in an education journal. Should I pursue it? Would it be something that I could count as a publication in residency applications (not directly science-related)?
My question is whether or not I should accept the offer. It looks fairly straightforward to do, though I honestly have no clue how much effort it would take to actually write it up. The work will most likely spill over into the first few weeks/months of medical school though I should be able to get most of it done. I don't know for sure, but I will likely get a first authorship for the work. Would this be something that I could count as a paper / presentation / research when applying to residencies? Or would it be irrelevant since it is not directly science-related?
Thanks for your responses. I did a few searches and nothing came up, so I decided to make this thread. Forgive me if this has been discussed before and please link me to the thread.
TL;DR - Opportunity to publish a paper in an education journal. Should I pursue it? Would it be something that I could count as a publication in residency applications (not directly science-related)?