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Have the option to work on a systematic review over the summer. Professor has said it may be a tough review; however, the topic is neat. <side question: are literature reviews easy to publish/look good? I keep reading they are easy to do in a couple weekends on the forums, but everything we've learned in school state that reviews often take 1-2 years to publish...>
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Do basic science research with PI, can get funding. I have little interest in the research but it is funded, and basic science research looks good from what I know.
This is for the summer between M1 and M2. I go to a mid-tier school in the NW US.
tl;dr
Review pros:
Review cons:
Basic science pros:
Basic science cons:
What would you do?
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Do basic science research with PI, can get funding. I have little interest in the research but it is funded, and basic science research looks good from what I know.
This is for the summer between M1 and M2. I go to a mid-tier school in the NW US.
tl;dr
Review pros:
- Build relationship with academic dermatologist.
- Possibly (not sure how easy these are) publish review?
- Interested in material.
Review cons:
- Not funded by scholarship
Basic science pros:
- Funded.
- Can present poster at symposium(s).
Basic science cons:
- Less Interest in material.
- PI is a faculty member that does a lot of work in derm (not really a con)
What would you do?