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Hi everyone, I hope you all have had an enjoyable holiday season so far. I am an OMS-1 heading into my second semester, and I am searching for some advice as I look ahead towards this upcoming semester and summer break. I am really interested in anesthesiology and I want to make sure I am setting myself up for success. My first semester, I really focused on getting my study habits locked in and I was able to finish the semester in the top 5% of my class. I also joined the interest group for anesthesiology for my school and participated in as many events as I could which was a blast. Now that my first semester is over and I feel more confident in my studying, I feel I have some room to start some extracurriculars I am interested in. My problem is there isn't any faculty at my school that are anesthesiologists and I am having trouble finding guidance/mentorship aside from talking with some of my peers who are also interested in anesthesiology. Maybe I am being a little neurotic with this post, but this whole process is so complex and without a good mentor, I am feeling a little lost and I want to make sure I am on track to meet my future professional goals.
I am hoping to get back into the volunteer work I really enjoyed before medical school this next semester now that I feel confident in my studying routine. I also am looking towards doing research this upcoming summer break as I will need some sort of income to pay rent, I am interested in doing research, and I am hoping it will help my residency application in the future. Despite this, I only have limited research experience from undergrad with two poster presentations, and looking at some of the summer research programs that are available (MSARF for example), I can't help but feel underqualified. Is there any way I can realistically gain some research experience during this next semester so I am more likely to be accepted into some sort of research this summer? Is getting research over the summer not as hard as I am imagining? Should I not even be as worried as I am in getting research over the summer if anesthesiology is my goal?
Anyone with past experience through this process who can weigh in is greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
I am hoping to get back into the volunteer work I really enjoyed before medical school this next semester now that I feel confident in my studying routine. I also am looking towards doing research this upcoming summer break as I will need some sort of income to pay rent, I am interested in doing research, and I am hoping it will help my residency application in the future. Despite this, I only have limited research experience from undergrad with two poster presentations, and looking at some of the summer research programs that are available (MSARF for example), I can't help but feel underqualified. Is there any way I can realistically gain some research experience during this next semester so I am more likely to be accepted into some sort of research this summer? Is getting research over the summer not as hard as I am imagining? Should I not even be as worried as I am in getting research over the summer if anesthesiology is my goal?
Anyone with past experience through this process who can weigh in is greatly appreciated!
Thank you!