What Are My Chances of Getting Into An MD/PhD Program - Research Experience
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- čas přidán 31. 08. 2019
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General Channel Description: Welcome to MDPhDandMe! My name is Chelsea Nnebe, I am a URM student at Stanford’s MD/PhD program, and I want to take you on a journey with me as I train to become a physician scientist. This platform is meant to be interactive. I want to hear from you! Whether you’re a pre-med, a high schooler, an MD/PhD student, a full-fledged physician-scientist, or just a curious on-looker, I want to know what you all think. Feel free to like my videos, leave a comment, give me (constructive) feedback, and email me your questions if you have any. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
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Great video. I would say a gap year or two for MD PhD applicants is a must unless you have two year of biomedical research under your belt at a top tier institution where you had a significant role in the investigation (and your GPA/MCAT are great). If you look at the student profiles at many MD/PhD programs it's very normal to take a gap year and that's because their research is the most important part of their application aside from grades and MCAT score. Personally, I did not go to a top tier school (which I'm fine with) so I planning to pursue research after I graduate from undegrad.
Yeah, I have no idea why students fear the gap year. It really only helps your application, and what's one more year compared to eight?
Thank you so much for being honest about what it takes to be a strong candidate for MD-PhD programs!
No problem! I hope it helps!
Hi Chelsea! I am a pre-med student. Great channel! Look forward to more stuffs about med school admission! Like how to prepare for tests, what kind of extracurriculars and stuffs like that! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the video suggestions! I'll try my best to incorporate them into the content of this channel.
How does Stanford get so many talented singers each year for these parody music videos every year? With respect to the actual topic, of your video. I totally agree the sentiment about how important it is to get that research time under your belt to first truly understand first whether or not you LIKE it and to second be competitive. To be competitive for an MD/PhD program you need a MIN of 2 years. Although, i would add that having sustained research is probably more powerful because not only will you have a strong handle on your project and can take more ownership of your project, but it also shows your ability to make a commitment to one thing for more than 1 year AND 2 years in a lab gives you enough time to show that you can power through and troubleshoot your way through the difficulties of doing work in a research lab. The students I know that did the best had a minimum of 3 years of research (I personally had 5 years with two sustained research experiences and one summer internship away from my institution).
Yeah, I've been struggling with what I want to study for my PhD fitting into the specialties I have been interested in. 1st world problems, I know, but still... you know?
Yeah, I think that will change a lot by the time you get into a program and you take a look at the labs that are available to you at your institution. I thought I would be working on epilepsy or neural prosthetics for my PhD, but now I'm doing research on sexual dimorphism and I love it. Everything one step at a time.
I saw the video immediately it came out. I was like OMG I know her, I subscribe to her CZcams channel, so this is why she hasn’t posted😏😂😂
LOL! I'm so glad you saw (and hopefully enjoyed) the music video :)
Harvard admissions said they really don’t care about publications (unless you’re first author) and it doesn’t hurt you to not have it
Facts!
Do you think MD/PhD is limited only to students who have research in the clinical field? For ex, what about health policy?
It's certainly not limited to students in biomedical research, but students who want to do non-biomedical research during their MD/PhD simply need to do additional research to figure out where they can best achieve their goals. For example, a quick search on Google showed me that Stanford, Harvard, and UChicago all offer the option to do your PhD in public health, but you have to go through a special route. For example, Stanford requests that you state that you're interested in public policy on your application, whereas Harvard requests that you contact a specific person. UChicago, on the other hand, requires a whole additional PhD application, including taking the GRE, and a separate funding process for students studying public policy, humanities, and social sciences. If I had to guess, I would assume that you'll have more opportunities to student health policy at more top-tier institutions, but I strongly encourage you to do the research yourself and figure out which schools best meet your needs in terms of offering PhDs in non-biomedical research fields. Hope this helps!
really nice you to be sharing this but that's the reality in USA only, right?
Hi @DudaDodera. I'm not sure that I understand the context of your question, but yes, my channel is made from the perspective of how these programs work in America for US citizens. I believe that both MD and PhD programs operate differently in other countries, there are far less dual-degree MD/PhD programs in other countries, and all of this advice may not suffice for an international student (non-US citizen) who would like to apply to MD/PhD programs in the US. Hope this helps!