General Question About Research
By Guest on Monday, 15 October 2007
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Hi everyone, I'm an MS1 thats new to the site. I have an interest in ortho along with a few other specialties (I am not absolutely sure what I want to do). After seeing a few procedures, I thought that the procedures looked really cool and the OR setting was awesome. I really want to find out more about orthopedics. Some MS3 and MS4's have suggested that I look into doing some research in orthopedics. I am wondering, if I have the time during my first year in addition to classes, is it a good idea to do research in a certain field even if it may not be what I end up wanting to do in the future? Also, would it be better to do clinical research or basic science research (in terms of getting more general sense of the field, getting to know attendings, and possibly publishing a paper in a timely manner)? Thanks a ton for your help!

PS: Is there any advantage in doing research during the summer between first and second year in a specific city that I want to try to do my residency in, or should I just stay at my home school and do research there? Thanks again!
Doing research in any field will help when it comes to applying for residency positions, so if you do research in one field and then decide to do something else it will not hurt you. As far as basic science vs. clinical research, if you are more interested in seeing the OR and meeting people then clinical research is probably going to do that better than basic science. As far as doing research at your med school vs. in a town you would like to live in eventually, it may be better to do it at your med school and get to know the program well in addition to being able to help complete the project if it takes longer than your summer break. Hope that helps.
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Agree with above post....

also, I would suggest that you pursue research in the most competitive field you are applying to, or find a common thread between two. For example, if interested in Ortho, Peds, and Medicine, the specialty where field-specific research would be most helpful is clearly Ortho... the other two are less competitve and research by itself will carry significant weight regardless of field. If you could do research in, say, pediatric orthpedics, you can cover 2 of the three. Or for example, you're interested in ortho, Neurosurgery, and ENT... consider a project involving head/cervical trauma, facial fractures, etc. Multiple fields covered by a single project.

You probably get the idea...
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