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Solah
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When would be an ideal time to do independent research as a pre-med student?
I'm a undergrad in the pre-med track, and I'm want to go into the research field.
When do students usually start independent research? I know you can join labs and contribute to on-going research by cold-emailing professors, but I'm not really familiar with the independent research process as a credited class.
Any advice would be helpful!
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Pavana Karanth
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Hi Solah! I have little bit of experience with research, and my experience was mostly limited due to the opportunities at my place and finance. I'm from Computer Science background and I've been doing projects throughout my degree in interdisciplinary research ( AI x Neuroscience x Psychology). Here are some things I can point out based on my experience:
1. Find programs that teach you independent research. There are multiple programs where weekly sessions are done, ultimately all of it resulting in either a paper or poster - regardless of intensity of the research question and findings!
2. Some people start from high school. Some start from under graduation. Both are okay, you can look into labs in your own university and reach out to professors to work on research questions you want to explore!
3. Keep reading papers. Look into your area of interests (abstract, results, key figures, if still interested -> methodology, then paper again. This is how you can read papers efficiently) and keep yourself updated with ongoing research and scientific literature!
4. Ask for guidance from any research profs that you feel like would be amazing at what they do based on papers you have read! To publish independently, you should either come from a reputed college/uni that backs up your credibility, or have an author who does come from a background like that, or someone who already has published papers! Always look for collaborations until you have a background that says "hey, this person has experience with quality research and knows what they do!"
PS. This is all general pointers I can mention here. Hoping that more people chip in their suggestions, Have a great day!
1. Find programs that teach you independent research. There are multiple programs where weekly sessions are done, ultimately all of it resulting in either a paper or poster - regardless of intensity of the research question and findings!
2. Some people start from high school. Some start from under graduation. Both are okay, you can look into labs in your own university and reach out to professors to work on research questions you want to explore!
3. Keep reading papers. Look into your area of interests (abstract, results, key figures, if still interested -> methodology, then paper again. This is how you can read papers efficiently) and keep yourself updated with ongoing research and scientific literature!
4. Ask for guidance from any research profs that you feel like would be amazing at what they do based on papers you have read! To publish independently, you should either come from a reputed college/uni that backs up your credibility, or have an author who does come from a background like that, or someone who already has published papers! Always look for collaborations until you have a background that says "hey, this person has experience with quality research and knows what they do!"
PS. This is all general pointers I can mention here. Hoping that more people chip in their suggestions, Have a great day!