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Hey guys, I'm an M2 and I'm hoping to get some advice from you.
I'm interested in a competitive, research-heavy specialty, so I know that summer research and getting published is important. I got nothing out of my summer research project because it's not medically related and I don't see it being published, but the PI I'm working with is awesome, a great teacher, is well-known, and I hope to continue shadowing him and have him as a letter of rec if I decide to go into his specialty.
I'd like to get published and do research during the year. Should I...
- Look for another PI who might have a project that would be more interesting and publishable?
- Suck it up and do this project to maintain relationship with my current PI and maybe have it published?
- Not do any research, just focus on school, and start studying for the boards now (because if I don't get a high enough board score then I can kiss my hopes of going into this specialty goodbye, no matter how much research I do)?
I would appreciate any thoughts you can give. Thanks in advance.
I'm interested in a competitive, research-heavy specialty, so I know that summer research and getting published is important. I got nothing out of my summer research project because it's not medically related and I don't see it being published, but the PI I'm working with is awesome, a great teacher, is well-known, and I hope to continue shadowing him and have him as a letter of rec if I decide to go into his specialty.
I'd like to get published and do research during the year. Should I...
- Look for another PI who might have a project that would be more interesting and publishable?
- Suck it up and do this project to maintain relationship with my current PI and maybe have it published?
- Not do any research, just focus on school, and start studying for the boards now (because if I don't get a high enough board score then I can kiss my hopes of going into this specialty goodbye, no matter how much research I do)?
I would appreciate any thoughts you can give. Thanks in advance.
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