Second Author And Corresponding Author

[chickendinner10]

Hi guys, I've got the good fortune of being both the second author and corresponding author on a published research paper. I was wondering whether Med schools find this impressive or is it only first author they find impressive.

 

Thanks for any feedback.

[tameimpala]

I'm fairly certain that most applicants have no publications so anyone with published work will be a minor bonus. This will not make or break your application (unless you are applying to an MD/PhD stream).

[robclem21]

Yes. Any authorship is very helpful for your application. Obviously first author shows that you have had a more significant contribution to the manuscript, but authorship is still impressive and shows hard work. Corresponding author makes little difference, if any.

[Amanda Weinburg]

of course thats great! good job!