Author Comment WillisMendoza Registered User Posts: 1 (3/27/01 5:51:54 pm) Reply Summer Research I am currently a first year medical student deciding what to do with my summer. I have a 10 week summer vacation. For the first three weeks, I will be traveling abroad to do some medical work and get more clinical experience. I am still deciding what to do for the remaining 7 weeks. Should I get involved in some ortho research?? I don't particularly enjoy research, but I will do it if it will help me in my ortho residency applications. If I do research, should I do it for all 7 weeks? I was hoping to go home and spend time with my family. In other words, I would do research for 3-4 weeks and spend the remaining portion of the summer at home. Any advice?? Also, is basic science research preferred to clinical research?? OrthoDoc ezOP Posts: 43 (3/27/01 10:40:56 pm) Reply Re: Summer Research I would enjoy that first summer. Once you get into your clinical years and residency there will be much less time for family. Bonebuster Registered User Posts: 1 (3/28/01 11:50:12 pm) Reply Re: Summer Research personally, i would look into researching first year. I did this since i figured that after boards 2nd year the last thing i would want to do is research, and 3rd year you don't have time to research, and by 4th year you really can't get a publication out. If you are in the NY area I know the Hospital for Joint Diseases has a great externship you can apply for in which you research, see patients in the faculty practice, and scrub in on cases during your first year summer. It lasts for ~8wks and you get paid a stipend. I would highly recommend it.