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Hallo! I know my questions might be dumb.
First thank you everybody, I am in med school now. School is unique, it's in El Paso with P/F. I am learning Spanish now. (already speak fluent French and German)
Background:
Born in China (US PR), PhD from UT Austin in orchem, 9 pubs, 1 year API analysis in pharma, 1 year associate lab supervisor in pharma development for anti-cancer drug. Artiste dissolu, play fancy piano and sing fancy but couldn't go to music school due to Asian parents... My goal is to become physician scientist to conduct clinical trials and connect scientists to medicine
Difficulties:
Met my mentor in neurosurgery office, strongly recommended me to do surgery instead of research. I found neurosurgery is also really my favorite, especially glioblastoma. I really like different types of malignant brain tumors. I enjoy watching resection. However, neurosurgery is ultra competitive and even I get in I'll stay away from pharma development. I am struggling between 2 paths:
1) IM+oncology
2) neurosurgery
Question:
when is the deadline to determine between 1) and 2) What's your recommendation?
If choose 1) what should I do including research in my med school? Step 2 score to be competitive? Also other fellowship I can consider beyond oncology for research in pharma?
if choose 2) what should I do including research in my med school? Step 2 score to be competitive?
Do 1) and 2) have overlapping research can cover both?
I have 3 summers to do research, so which directions should I go?
I am humbly consulting your general opinions. (just be concise, I don't want to waste your time)
First thank you everybody, I am in med school now. School is unique, it's in El Paso with P/F. I am learning Spanish now. (already speak fluent French and German)
Background:
Born in China (US PR), PhD from UT Austin in orchem, 9 pubs, 1 year API analysis in pharma, 1 year associate lab supervisor in pharma development for anti-cancer drug. Artiste dissolu, play fancy piano and sing fancy but couldn't go to music school due to Asian parents... My goal is to become physician scientist to conduct clinical trials and connect scientists to medicine
Difficulties:
Met my mentor in neurosurgery office, strongly recommended me to do surgery instead of research. I found neurosurgery is also really my favorite, especially glioblastoma. I really like different types of malignant brain tumors. I enjoy watching resection. However, neurosurgery is ultra competitive and even I get in I'll stay away from pharma development. I am struggling between 2 paths:
1) IM+oncology
2) neurosurgery
Question:
when is the deadline to determine between 1) and 2) What's your recommendation?
If choose 1) what should I do including research in my med school? Step 2 score to be competitive? Also other fellowship I can consider beyond oncology for research in pharma?
if choose 2) what should I do including research in my med school? Step 2 score to be competitive?
Do 1) and 2) have overlapping research can cover both?
I have 3 summers to do research, so which directions should I go?
I am humbly consulting your general opinions. (just be concise, I don't want to waste your time)
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