specific types of research better for applying?

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Do research geared medical schools (espically higher tier) prefer a more biology/life sciences approach in terms of experience?

I'm currently in a research spot in physics, and enjoy it quite a bit too, but I don't like to think that its not valued as highly as something in biology

If anyone can let me know I'd appreciate it

 

[KTownGT]

Something interesting to you.

If you like the research, you'll be more into it, have more stories to share at interviews, and possibly more publications/posters.

 

[kautionwirez]

Do research geared medical schools (espically higher tier) prefer a more biology/life sciences approach in terms of experience?

I'm currently in a research spot in physics, and enjoy it quite a bit too, but I don't like to think that its not valued as highly as something in biology

If anyone can let me know I'd appreciate it

depends on how you present it.

i would stick with what you enjoy.

and it doesn't necessarily have to be about life sciences.

 

[n3xa]

A non-trad classmate of mine worked with our p-chem professor doing something with lasers.

He ended up at UCSF and is now doing radiology somewhere in the PNW. He was a good egg.

 

[whiteshadodw]

Do research geared medical schools (espically higher tier) prefer a more biology/life sciences approach in terms of experience?

I'm currently in a research spot in physics, and enjoy it quite a bit too, but I don't like to think that its not valued as highly as something in biology

If anyone can let me know I'd appreciate it

you may think other people won't appreciate your research interest. however, you'll be surprised. science is not only highly diverse, but you can apply physics to health. NMR/MRI comes straight to mind. so while it may not seem to you that it relates to health, other people might see that it does.

 

[Kaustikos]

A non-trad classmate of mine worked with our p-chem professor doing something with lasers.

He ended up at UCSF and is now doing radiology somewhere in the PNW. He was a good egg.

Yeah, that definitely helps. Gotta brush up on my physics before I try for rad onc 👎laugh:

 

[deleted380953]

thanks for the input guys!

It seems such schools want to see an applicant's research experience for the sake of knowing if he or she worked in a conventional lab setting for a good amount of time and liked it. Am I right?

you may think other people won't appreciate your research interest. however, you'll be surprised. science is not only highly diverse, but you can apply physics to health. NMR/MRI comes straight to mind. so while it may not seem to you that it relates to health, other people might see that it does.

Our group's work is actually in nuclear physics, not really bio oriented, but enjoyable nonetheless

 

[KTownGT]

Adcoms mostly just want to see publications, I don't think simply being in a lab is very important.