Would continuing research with Ugrad professor through medical school help with residency?

[NY_Med]

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I have done research the last three years at my undergraduate university with my mentor. He is sitting on a lot of research that is basically ready to be published, and as such this summer (right before M1) we plan on submitting 3-5 publications. Also, to be honest, I wouldn't mind continuing it throughout medical school as well. I have a lot of experience in ortho, and am pretty set on pursuing it, and although this research isn't clinical, it is in a related field (biomechanics- rate of force development). I would pursue clinical research during school too, but would it be worth it to continuing putting out papers in collaboration with him since it is not MEDICAL research? Thanks!

 

[escaperrr]

A pub is a pub! Go for it.

 

[Lost in Translation]

The strongest LORs come from people who can speak to your character and work ethic. I think my strongest LOR was from a research/career mentor (MD) that I had known since fall of M1 year and kept in touch with, even when I was no longer going to apply into his specialty.

 

[Adjet]

If it's closely related to the field you're interested in (ortho) then yea sounds like it would be an ideal opportunity to pump out some publications

 

[Banco]

Yeah do it, it sounds great, get those pubs. And maybe also get on some clinical ortho papers throughout medical school.