I’ve been seriously considering taking a year off for research, but with my past experience, it seems like the majority of projects takes at least 8 months or so to finally get off the ground / get published. Does this mean that most of the projects I work on during my LOA will not be published by the time ERAS rolls around? If so, what’s the point of taking a research year (if most of the things you work on don’t show up your record)? Apologies if this question is a stupid one (my brain is going through acute congestion right now), but any advice would be much appreciated! Thank you!
Taking a research year – will publications even get out before eras?
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Totally depends on the PI and the project status when you start. If they just need someone to come in and finish data collection/analyze existing data and write up a manuscript then it's possible. If a PI wants you to start a project from scratch...good luck.
Publications aren't the only positive outcome, though. Conference presentations, meeting people in the field, letters of recommendation, time away from school if you're burnt out, etc.
Publications aren't the only positive outcome, though. Conference presentations, meeting people in the field, letters of recommendation, time away from school if you're burnt out, etc.
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Agree with the other posts here. To paraphrase a the great general Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, "most research plans fail to survive contact with the lab bench."
My own papers generally have a two year "start to in print" timeline.
My own papers generally have a two year "start to in print" timeline.
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If you're talking clinical research, and you have a good PI, you should be able to rack up some things. If you can get asked to maybe write the paper for a project that has already had data collected and stats done is a quick way to get your name on things, on top of that you could do a case presentation or review. Like said above, you present a couple of these things are local and national conferences. By the end you should be able to have plenty to show for it. I was surprised how much I was able to accomplish just in spare time between March last year and time for ERAS.
