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Context: MS2 in MD/MPH program. Specialty interests still undecided, but probably EM or IM. Somewhat interested in academics.
Throughout MS1, I was working on a research project in a somewhat niche social sciences/interdisciplinary field, related to work I did during my gap years. The major paper resulting from this project (first author) was just accepted for publication. Since that project is now wrapping up, I'm trying to decide whether I should keep working on a new project in the same field, or try to branch out into something new.
I'm enjoying this work, but one of my concerns is whether my lack of directly clinical research will be a problem. I won't be lacking in overall research - I've also got a paper/number of presentations from undergrad/gap years, but again none of it clinical. But I have no idea how residency programs view social science research in comparison to clinical.
my options at the moment:
option A: Stick with the social science work. This might include the possibility of a paid position/stipend through a grant my mentor just received. The specific topic won't be related to my specialties of interest, but the same type of work/methods applied to specialty-relevant topic is something I could see myself doing in an academic career.
option B: Step back from the social science stuff, and try to pursue more clinical projects. Not too worried about finding any projects, but I'm not really sure if I want to just churn out a bunch of chart reviews unless its important I get clinical work on my resume.
option C: Try to do it all? probably at the cost of my sanity lol.
option D: do none of it and watch more netflix
tl;dr: Should I stick with the (enjoyable, productive, but irrelevant) social science work? Or will a lack of clinical research hurt me for fields like EM/IM? How do residency programs view social science/humanities/interdisciplinary research?
Throughout MS1, I was working on a research project in a somewhat niche social sciences/interdisciplinary field, related to work I did during my gap years. The major paper resulting from this project (first author) was just accepted for publication. Since that project is now wrapping up, I'm trying to decide whether I should keep working on a new project in the same field, or try to branch out into something new.
I'm enjoying this work, but one of my concerns is whether my lack of directly clinical research will be a problem. I won't be lacking in overall research - I've also got a paper/number of presentations from undergrad/gap years, but again none of it clinical. But I have no idea how residency programs view social science research in comparison to clinical.
my options at the moment:
option A: Stick with the social science work. This might include the possibility of a paid position/stipend through a grant my mentor just received. The specific topic won't be related to my specialties of interest, but the same type of work/methods applied to specialty-relevant topic is something I could see myself doing in an academic career.
option B: Step back from the social science stuff, and try to pursue more clinical projects. Not too worried about finding any projects, but I'm not really sure if I want to just churn out a bunch of chart reviews unless its important I get clinical work on my resume.
option C: Try to do it all? probably at the cost of my sanity lol.
option D: do none of it and watch more netflix
tl;dr: Should I stick with the (enjoyable, productive, but irrelevant) social science work? Or will a lack of clinical research hurt me for fields like EM/IM? How do residency programs view social science/humanities/interdisciplinary research?