B A T M A N Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Hi everyone, Is there a specific type of research I should do to be competitive for anesthesia? Is it better to have a PI that is an anesthesiologist? How much weight is put into research for CaRMs? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstantRamen Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Hi batsman! From my understanding, relevance is helpful but not a deal Breaker! If you have more connections in anesthesia, it will be an asset! If you cannot find one in anesthesia, you will still be fine. Any research is better than none. I know of someone who did research in an unrelated field in their current specialty because they changed their mind half way through medicine. They still matched to their dream specialty! Try to get them to know your name in another way too! I'm curious if I have an incorrect understanding though. Does someone have more insight on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mononoke Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 You don't have to do research in anesthesia but working with an anesthesiologist on a research project can help you get exposure to the field. Some projects involve going into the OR with them so it's kind of like shadowing as well. Alternatively, you can do research in related fields like Resp, Cardio...etc However I know people who matched without research at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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