1. Ask yourself👉what you want from this? To pursue research as career? To boost application for #residency#fellowship#employment? To get a recommendation letter? Regardless, aim for #publication (most value). Conference talks are cool, but publications stay on CV forever!
2. Basic science research=⬆️time+lab training vs clinical research. Study designs: RCTs, prospective, retrospective, case reports, review papers. Publishing case reports+review papers are most feasible endeavors during training! Best way to boost #publication numbers.
3. If time is limited👉choose case report/series/NARRATIVE review
If you have >6 months/light schedule👉consider SYSTEMATIC review or retrospective observational study
If you have aspirations to be a researcher and have time👉choose clinical studies (retro or prospective/RCT)
4. Secure protected research time! Funded research opportunities that pay #medstudent for research during vacation between 1st/2nd year of #medschool (example👉 medschool.cuanschutz.edu/surgery/educat…).
In residency👉consider elective time for research (~2-3 months to write narrative review)
5. Find a #MENTOR invested in your #education+accomplished in #research. Search CV+Scopus/Google scholar profile to gauge how prolific mentors are in research. Check if they have grant funding/ongoing projects. Ask upperclassmen which mentors are supportive of #trainee research.
6. Choose the #mentor that fits you. Some mentors are active in #research but don’t have time to #mentor, vs some are not experienced in #research but are committed to #mentoring#mentorship– strike a balance that fits you! Rare to find someone who is prolific+willing to mentor!
7. #Networking can lead to #research opportunities. If you are a #medstudent in a small academic institution or #resident in private practice, reach out to prolific mentors/researchers from other academic institutions. Search their institutional website to query ongoing projects.
8. Make sure you are attributed the credit #authorship you deserve. If you put most of the work into a paper, you deserve to be first author. Search the list of #mentor#publications to see if they are last author and are giving credit to the #trainee as first author.
9. #Team up with other #trainees! Many review papers require two people to perform steps in parallel. #Teamwork expedites publication. Beware–set expectations+assign roles, or else you may find yourself doing all the heavy lifting while someone else gets credit for doing nothing.
10. Find open/ongoing #research projects! You don’t have to be first author. Being a co-author on important research work may serve as a stepping stone for the #trainee to get some #experience, but not get too overwhelmed with conducting every step in the research process.
I really like this guide to medical research manuscript writing by @NicholarZaorsky bit.ly/ZaorskyManuscr…
13. Disseminate and share the hard work you have accomplished! #Trainees are encouraged to attend national #conferences. Many conferences in the #healthcare field welcome abstract submissions from trainees and it is a great way to #network with other #trainees and #leaders.
14. Don’t quit! Many papers will get rejected by journals. Learn from #feedback + revise + resubmit to a different journal. U may consider inviting another expert to help improve content. I had a paper rejected by 8 different journals 😅before it was finally accepted.
15. If you are having trouble identifying a suitable #PeerReview#Journal for your work, consider this search engine (JANE–Journal/Author Name Estimator). You input keywords pertinent to your #research and it identifies potential journals where your research would be appropriate
17. Shout out to some of my trainees
When I first met @LangfordBrendan two years ago about #research and #mentoring, he was very passionate about research but worried that he did not have any publication experience. He now has published 11 papers in two years! Many more to come!
Tips on acing your residency and fellowship interviews🧵🧵🧵
2) Be Yourself! It’s cliché, but it’s true. Pretending to be someone who you are not will take more energy, make you think harder to paint a false facade, and may provoke more anxiety during the interview.
3) Practice+memorize your answer to these common questions that I will list below, and make it unique. Keep it brief and straight to the point (preferably 30 seconds, max 1 minute) so interviewer is not lost in the details.
This thread is for those starting residency and intern year. As I reflect back on my journey and these tips, I didn’t follow many of them myself and wish I had. Below I provide my perspective of residency and survival tips. 🧵
1/The reality of residency - it is a wild 🎢 ride. It’s not just about medical knowledge and patient care—it’s about resilience, adaptability, and maintaining work-life balance. But, it’s more fun than med school!
2/Patients will teach you more than any textbook. Take notes from unique real-world learning cases. Consider publishing rare case reports.📝
‼️Anesthesia residents‼️- this thread shows my tips for studying for #anesthesia boards and in-training exams. Hope you find this 🧵 helpful!
1/ TrueLearn is the best platform but I recommend using this more as a “testing” tool, rather than a “studying/learning” tool. This allows you to really assess your knowledge closer to the exam. Also redo questions that you got incorrect.
2/ M5 bank - this is another qbank that many people don’t know about and is relatively cheap. I used this as a learning tool during CA1 (the qbank drives home key concepts and they provide free sample questions on their website before you can purchase)
Mentoring #residents & #fellows in #research is rewarding! It's not just about teaching, but also witnessing their growth🌱
Having mentored >50 trainees, I provide advice on how to be an excellent #mentee and seek #mentoring opportunities💡
2/ Before reaching out, do some homework! Research your potential mentor's background, expertise, and recent publications. Understanding their work will help you tailor your approach and demonstrate your genuine interest.
3/ Craft a personalized email introducing yourself and expressing admiration for their work. Be clear about your intentions and how you envision their mentorship benefiting your research goals. Be sincere when communicating. I provide a template e-mail 👇 that can be adapted.