stingyepidermis
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Hi all,
I am an M2 at a mid tier MSTP. Without going into to much detail, I am pretty confident I would like to match into a competitive specialty because I think it would be a great fit for me scientifically and clinically.
Unfortunately my school rarely matches into this specialty and even more rarely are they MD/PhDs. and my home department has been less than helpful in helping me (or anyone really) get opportunities to do clinical research. I am concerned that compared to my MD only colleagues I will not have the numerous clinical pubs that they have.
My question is, how much will a productive PhD (in a similar field) compensate for this when trying to match? Should I spend some time in my PhD still trying to get clinical research in this specialty, or will my work in PhD be enough? I am hoping to match into programs aimed at MD/PhD graduates that have protected research time if that makes a difference.
I am an M2 at a mid tier MSTP. Without going into to much detail, I am pretty confident I would like to match into a competitive specialty because I think it would be a great fit for me scientifically and clinically.
Unfortunately my school rarely matches into this specialty and even more rarely are they MD/PhDs. and my home department has been less than helpful in helping me (or anyone really) get opportunities to do clinical research. I am concerned that compared to my MD only colleagues I will not have the numerous clinical pubs that they have.
My question is, how much will a productive PhD (in a similar field) compensate for this when trying to match? Should I spend some time in my PhD still trying to get clinical research in this specialty, or will my work in PhD be enough? I am hoping to match into programs aimed at MD/PhD graduates that have protected research time if that makes a difference.
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