Do grad school (not med school) extracurriculars/awards count?

[sasukeuchiha33]

Hey all- lucky enough to be starting med school in the fall after spending a year earning my Masters. I worked hard and was lucky enough to accomplish enough over this year outside of school that I was wondering how residency programs view grad school extracurriculars/awards/research? Are they seen as just as legit as med school activities because it's another grad degree, or is it like the undergrad thing where they don't really care? Thanks!

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[Dr Meow]

They do matter. Especially research and any pubs you got

 

[sasukeuchiha33]

They do matter. Especially research and any pubs you got

Appreciate the input kind sir/ma'am, but I'd also be interested to hear from someone who is in residency/applying to residency/an attending physician to speak on this matter

 

[Vyzzle]

Appreciate the input kind sir/ma'am, but I'd also be interested to hear from someone who is in residency/applying to residency/an attending physician to speak on this matter

They do matter. Especially research and any pubs you got

 

[hebrewBAMmer]

Appreciate the input kind sir/ma'am, but I'd also be interested to hear from someone who is in residency/applying to residency/an attending physician to speak on this matter

They do matter. Especially research and any pubs you got (source: did grad school, included awards/pubs on ERAS, got positive notes about it during interviews)

 

[mrbreakfast]

They do matter. Especially research and any pubs you got

I will add that interesting hobbies and extracurriculars - including those in college - are also important, both from personal experience and from the perspective of reading about residency applicants who in other regards are largely interchangeable.

 

[ortnakas]

They do matter. Especially research and any pubs you got (source: did grad school, included awards/pubs on ERAS, got positive notes about it during interviews)

Had similar experience. Had a lot of questions about undergrad and graduate research on interview trail (2017), a lot because it was public health not medical so a little unique. May not matter as much as med school research, but definitely does still matter.