Summer plans.

[bobthesun]

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so I was planing on going on a medical mission trip for a month or 2 weeks (not sure which one is better) in a Spanish speaking county because I wanted to experience medicine more hands on instead of just watching or stocking rooms at my local ER. The thing is I can get a research position is that better and should I not go on the medical mission trip?

I know SDNer's hate mission trips but I want to know if I should not do the service trip and instead do the research. Both are very interesting to me.

 

[loua0731]

Well, the mission trip is an annual thing I'm assuming? Is this research position going to be available to you next year? If not, I'd take that first and do the mission trip next summer.

Otherwise, think about what you'd rather do more this summer--experience a new country and try your hand at some medicine at the same time...or, if it's really cool research, get involved in that instead...esp if it's something you could continue into the school year.

 

[cwwm]

both are good, it's what you make of it that counts.

you can have a really awesome story as a result of an international service trip.

but you can also have clinical experience along with research experience (and probably get published) which would, of course, make you a more competitive applicant.

my vote is to do research

 

[Forthegood]

but you can also have clinical experience along with research experience (and probably get published) which would, of course, make you a more competitive applicant.

my vote is to do research

Published in a summer? Maybe if it is in the local newspaper.

Do whatever you are more interested in. You don't have to go to Africa to get some life experiences, though.

 

[cwwm]

Published in a summer? Maybe if it is in the local newspaper.

Do whatever you are more interested in. You don't have to go to Africa to get some life experiences, though.

Depends on what kind of research you're doing. If it's something biological, it'll likely take longer but projects during the summer at one's own institution can carry into the academic year thus giving you a quicker and higher chance of being published. If it's inorganic chemistry/math/physics research, it is fairly common to be published after 2 months of full-time research

 

[Forthegood]

Wow. I am published in Biochemistry, it took a LOT longer. I guess it depends on the manuscript anyway.

 

[gettheleadout]

Lol ColeTroll #5? #6? I wonder if it's actual users doing it or just lurkers...