Stanford Secondary Question

[Long_John]

How have some of you guys gone about answering question c) on the Stanford secondary?
The question reads
"How will the Stanford curriculum, and specifically the requirement of scholarly concentration, help your personal career goals?"
I personally want to do private practice and am having a difficult time understanding how doing research would help me reach this goal.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[Iwy Em Hotep]

How have some of you guys gone about answering question c) on the Stanford secondary?
The question reads
"How will the Stanford curriculum, and specifically the requirement of scholarly concentration, help your personal career goals?"
I personally want to do private practice and am having a difficult time understanding how doing research would help me reach this goal.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Mention strong points of the Stanford curriculum that you do like. Briefly mention how the emphasis on scholarly concentration will sharpen your knowledge in your chosen field and help you in private practice.

 

[constructor]

you can do research in private practice too.. maybe you can say you wanna start your own company or something along those lines... ?? 😕

 

[mdsh00]

you can do research in private practice too.. maybe you can say you wanna start your own company or something along those lines... ?? 😕

Very true. Clinical Trials are done by private practitioners as well as medical staff.

 

[JDAWG07]

Research in the field that you will go into will give you a greater knowledge and feel for the science behind it which you could transfer over to better care in clinical practice. However, if research really isn't your bag, then maybe you should reconsider where you want to apply. The Harvards and Stanfords out there are really for students that want to end up teaching and doing research, at places like Harvard and Stanford. If you go there, expect to be all but forced to do research and buy into that lifestyle at least during your med school years.

 

[PookieGirl]

They are not all research in the traditional sense. They have "Community health and public service" for instance. So it's not as if you'd be doing benchwork. I would read more about these and choose one that you like and think of how it could help you in private practice.