UCSF SRTP vs Mayo Clinic SURF

[TheRealBatmanMD]

Hi everyone. I was fortunate enough to receive acceptances to multiple research programs this summer. I am currently deciding between Mayo Clinic's and UCSF's summer research program, but both seem to be strong research institutions. I eventually want to attend UCSF in the future but if anyone is familiar with either of these two programs, either first or second hand, I would appreciate hearing your input.

Alternatively, I can elect to stay at my home institution and publish 2-3 more papers. I will have published around 10 papers by the end of my undergrad, so I figured I should probably go to a different institution and get a novel experience/ an additional line on my CV as a bonus.

Thank you!

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[sunshine859]

Mayo, as an institution, is best known for its clinical research. Not saying you can go wrong with either of these, but would your project at Mayo be clinical or biomedical research? My two cents: if clinical, choose Mayo; if biomedical, choose UCSF. Working at UCSF and probably getting a letter of rec from a researcher there is an excellent way to get your foot in the door. 100% recommend going off campus to a big research institution as opposed to staying at your home campus; there's no real difference between publishing 7 papers vs 10 papers in undergrad--both would fall in the "way above average" category in med school admissions.

 

[TheRealBatmanMD]

Mayo, as an institution, is best known for its clinical research. Not saying you can go wrong with either of these, but would your project at Mayo be clinical or biomedical research? My two cents: if clinical, choose Mayo; if biomedical, choose UCSF. Working at UCSF and probably getting a letter of rec from a researcher there is an excellent way to get your foot in the door. 100% recommend going off campus to a big research institution as opposed to staying at your home campus; there's no real difference between publishing 7 papers vs 10 papers in undergrad--both would fall in the "way above average" category in med school admissions.

Thank you! I ended up choosing UCSF.