Suggestions to do research after graduation

[emos]

Hi there!
I'm an Italian medical student, and I'll finish medical school in about 1 year time.
After that, I've decided to come to the US to study/work.
I'd like to do some good research, but, hopefully, also some hospital work.
The research I'm mostly interested in is molecular genetics, so nothing really clinical
I cannot choose between a PhD and a residency. I don't understand if there are specialty training programs that are 50% ward work and 50% research.
So I'm really puzzled here: I wouldn't bear to do clinical work 100% of my time. At the same time, working 100% of my time in a PhD seems limiting to me.
DO you have any suggestions?
Thanks

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[jmt1984]

Hi there!
I'm an Italian medical student, and I'll finish medical school in about 1 year time.
After that, I've decided to come to the US to study/work.
I'd like to do some good research, but, hopefully, also some hospital work.
The research I'm mostly interested in is molecular genetics, so nothing really clinical
I cannot choose between a PhD and a residency. I don't understand if there are specialty training programs that are 50% ward work and 50% research.
So I'm really puzzled here: I wouldn't bear to do clinical work 100% of my time. At the same time, working 100% of my time in a PhD seems limiting to me.
DO you have any suggestions?
Thanks

Many fellowship programs exist where you split your time between clinical time and a research project. This might be what you are looking for. I would start looking at research universities that you might want to work at, with programs you are interested in.

 

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[emos]

Many fellowship programs exist where you split your time between clinical time and a research project. This might be what you are looking for. I would start looking at research universities that you might want to work at, with programs you are interested in.

Thanks jmt,
do you have suggestions on where to look for interesting programs/universities? Is there a website that contains detailed descriptions of all the programs, or is it best to search university by university?
When you say fellowship, do you mean I have to undertake a clinical-only residency before applying for that?
Thanks