bekaa 0 Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I know plenty of these questions are asked - and typically the answers are the same but neurotic me couldn’t resist. I’m currently a 3rd year student who recently discovered an interest in surgery, specifically Urology. I enjoyed my core rotation much more than I thought I would and now want to pursue it. The ?issue is I have no surgical research, but a couple publications in more medicine related fields. My question lies in how can I make myself a more competitive applicant at this stage (1 year out from carms)? Contacting staff to work on URO related research? What ECs can help? Are clerkship performance/elective performance and soft skills what trump and I shouldn’t worry about much else? Thanks in advance for any responses. I appreciate it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NLengr 782 Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 On October 18, 2017 at 8:24 PM, bekaa said: I know plenty of these questions are asked - and typically the answers are the same but neurotic me couldn’t resist. I’m currently a 3rd year student who recently discovered an interest in surgery, specifically Urology. I enjoyed my core rotation much more than I thought I would and now want to pursue it. The ?issue is I have no surgical research, but a couple publications in more medicine related fields. My question lies in how can I make myself a more competitive applicant at this stage (1 year out from carms)? Contacting staff to work on URO related research? What ECs can help? Are clerkship performance/elective performance and soft skills what trump and I shouldn’t worry about much else? Thanks in advance for any responses. I appreciate it. Clerkship performance trumps all in small surgical fields. Research won't hurt but it's also not going to make or break you getting a spot. I'd contact someone in Urology at your school to get involved with a project so you can say that you are but if you don't have a published paper or anything don't sweat it. Won't matter. If you do want to try to publish something, try to bang out a case report. They are pretty easy and can be done relatively quickly. What matter for matching is elective performance. The three things that will make 99% of the decisions are: 1. Work Ethic 2. Suitability for the program/likeable 3. Knowledge Bambi and BoopityBoop 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bambi 1,694 Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 NLengr speaks truth! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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