Hi MD/PhDs and MSTPs
I really want to do research (particularly neurology and genomics) in addition to clinical practice but so far I only have clinical research experience and am starting in the MD program at Drexel in a couple of weeks. I don't have lab research yet due to working full time in two medical administrative jobs while taking my pre-med pre-reqs post-bac, volunteering in the ER, and volunteering in clinical research in the ER also. (I was asked to start assisting a clinical study right when I was going to look for a volunteer lab position.)
I applied MD only because I'm excited to just get started on my med school education and knew I was not competitive for a dual degree yet -- after being accepted to Drexel I applied for their MD/PhD program and was turned down due to low undergrad gpa (in architecture -- my post-bac science gpa is 3.84) and lack of lab research, but encouraged to apply again at the end of the year.
I know I need to get started in some lab research asap and I hope to meet with the MD/PhD Admissions director soon for her advice, but I know you all must have a huge amount of helpful advice you could share. I've only completed the basic pre-med pre-requisites so my knowledge / lab education is not great but my interest and motivation are high.
Right now I don't even know how to go about finding a lab research position..? Also are any of you / people you know doing research that ties in neurology and genomics?
Thank you very much for any advice / comments / criticism!
I really want to do research (particularly neurology and genomics) in addition to clinical practice but so far I only have clinical research experience and am starting in the MD program at Drexel in a couple of weeks. I don't have lab research yet due to working full time in two medical administrative jobs while taking my pre-med pre-reqs post-bac, volunteering in the ER, and volunteering in clinical research in the ER also. (I was asked to start assisting a clinical study right when I was going to look for a volunteer lab position.)
I applied MD only because I'm excited to just get started on my med school education and knew I was not competitive for a dual degree yet -- after being accepted to Drexel I applied for their MD/PhD program and was turned down due to low undergrad gpa (in architecture -- my post-bac science gpa is 3.84) and lack of lab research, but encouraged to apply again at the end of the year.
I know I need to get started in some lab research asap and I hope to meet with the MD/PhD Admissions director soon for her advice, but I know you all must have a huge amount of helpful advice you could share. I've only completed the basic pre-med pre-requisites so my knowledge / lab education is not great but my interest and motivation are high.
Right now I don't even know how to go about finding a lab research position..? Also are any of you / people you know doing research that ties in neurology and genomics?
Thank you very much for any advice / comments / criticism!
