Would having 8 publications help for residency

[neurology2015]

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I'm currently studying med in the Caribbean. I'm interested in neurology and while being super busy with school (I'm near the top of my class academically), and being class president, I still fit in time to do research. All my research has been neuro related till date and I hope to continue doing this. If all goes according to plans, I hope to have 8 publications on pubmed before I apply for neurology.

Would having so many publications along with my extracurriculars make me have a good chance at the top neuro programs which traditionally take American grads? Also will these pubs help when I apply for an interventional neuro fellowship after neuro residency? Thanks

 

[stems]

Neuro probably, Top neuro, probably not, and yes they will help when looking for fellowships

 

[Smurfette]

Moving to Allo as OP is still a med student.

 

[Daodejing]

having 9 would definitely help more

 

[Prince090]

Isn't it obvious ....

 

[evilbooyaa]

Short answer, Yes.

Long answer, Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[JJMrK]

You'll be well above average in terms of publications, but likely not top 15%. Will help significantly.

 

[Perzt]

I have a question here. I, too, expect to have about 10 publications when applying for residency. Most of them will still be as 3-5th author (of about 15 author on each paper) and maybe 2-3 as a 1st author. They're all basic science/translational research and very time consuming studies, hence there are biomedical engineers etc at the lab 24/7 which will get the 1st author. However, I'm still able to discuss the research we have conducted thoroughly and know the methods, how we work with hypotheses. It is kinda hard to compete with authorship against people who are at lab 40-80h/w and our methods are quite difficult to operate independently so one still need back-up...

Is it only 1st authorship that counts and everything else is just a "bonus" seen as any extracurricular?

 

[crimsonkid85]

Don't you know that 10 is the new 1? These days almost everyone has 10 pubs applying into residency. To be in the top 15% you need 30+

 

[Kaputt]

I'm currently studying med in the Caribbean. I'm interested in neurology and while being super busy with school (I'm near the top of my class academically), and being class president, I still fit in time to do research. All my research has been neuro related till date and I hope to continue doing this. If all goes according to plans, I hope to have 8 publications on pubmed before I apply for neurology.

Would having so many publications along with my extracurriculars make me have a good chance at the top neuro programs which traditionally take American grads? Also will these pubs help when I apply for an interventional neuro fellowship after neuro residency? Thanks

The pubs will help but, hate to say it, the Carib stigma is still there. Nothing can erase it except nepotism. I would doubt you'd be considered by "top" neuro places. Lots of great neuro places, yes, absolutely.

 

[mmmcdowe]

Speaking to the nepotism point, consider taking a year off at a US program to pursue research. It's going to be tough to pop out that many pubs otherwise, though not impossible perhaps.

 

[colbgw02]

Other things that would help include:

-having a step I score of eleventy billion
-developing a sustainable and reliable fusion energy source
-being really really really ridiculously good looking

 

[Brain Bucket]

Other things that would help include:

-having a step I score of eleventy billion
-developing a sustainable and reliable fusion energy source
-being really really really ridiculously good looking

I am consistently aroused by your posts.

 

[colbgw02]

I am consistently aroused by your posts.

I'm going to need you to speak with my wife.

 

[Brain Bucket]

I'm going to need you to speak with my wife.

Argh! Just my luck that you aren't a woman.

 

[SouthernSurgeon]

Argh! Just my luck that you aren't a woman.

For some reason my brain interprets his handle as "cowboy girl 02"

 

[colbgw02]

For some reason my brain interprets his handle as "cowboy girl 02"

Unfortunately, my handle's origin is very boring and not worth sharing, but I like where your head is at.

 

[Brain Bucket]

For some reason my brain interprets his handle as "cowboy girl 02"

That would have dampened my feelings significantly.

On our University WAN, there was a girl who went by Cowgirl. I'd always greet her with 'Moo!'

 

[neurology2015]

What is considered a top program? Are places like Baylor, univ of Washington, univ of Virginia considered top places? On this years match list at one of the Carib schools, I believe if not mistaken or misread that one of their students matched at duke for neuro

 

[stems]

What is considered a top program? Are places like Baylor, univ of Washington, univ of Virginia considered top places? On this years match list at one of the Carib schools, I believe if not mistaken or misread that one of their students matched at duke for neuro

Virginia is not considered a top place

 

[BurghStudent]

An AUA graduate matched at Brown for neurosurgery. So, yeah.

 

[SouthernSurgeon]

An AUA graduate matched at Brown for neurosurgery. So, yeah.

Anecdotes FTW!!

 

[mmmcdowe]

Not brown, theyve hit a rough spot with the loss of their chair.

Top programs: UCSF, Hopkins, Barrow, MGH, Columbia, Penn are classical choices. Others that often make the list but are more debated are Pitt, UWash, Mayo, Brigham, UVa, Cleveland Clinic etc.

 

[Daodejing]

An AUA graduate matched at Brown for neurosurgery. So, yeah.

the guy's face to his left on the thumbnail says it all

 

[Priapism4tooLong]

you can do whatever you want, don't let these meanies tell you otherwise. Dream big.

 

[Bancrofti]

On our University WAN, there was a girl who went by Cowgirl. I'd always greet her with 'Moo!'

You must pull a ton of poon.

 

[Brain Bucket]

You must pull a ton of poon.

 

[evilbooyaa]

I have a question here. I, too, expect to have about 10 publications when applying for residency. Most of them will still be as 3-5th author (of about 15 author on each paper) and maybe 2-3 as a 1st author. They're all basic science/translational research and very time consuming studies, hence there are biomedical engineers etc at the lab 24/7 which will get the 1st author. However, I'm still able to discuss the research we have conducted thoroughly and know the methods, how we work with hypotheses. It is kinda hard to compete with authorship against people who are at lab 40-80h/w and our methods are quite difficult to operate independently so one still need back-up...

Is it only 1st authorship that counts and everything else is just a "bonus" seen as any extracurricular?

1st author > other authors > other ECs.

Being able to talk intelligently about your research is a necessity on the interview trail, not a bonus.