How does summer research programs and internships influence admittance into medical school, if any?

I did a med-dent start program (clinical experience) over spring break and i'm doing a summer research program where I will be devoting 30 hours per week to research and 10 hours per week of clinical. Will this give me a good look on med. school applications? THANKS!!


(i'm a sophmore in undergrad)

How does summer research programs and internships influence admittance into medical school, if any?
It depends. If you are interested in doing medical research and you apply to a medical school that is research oriented, this activity will be viewed very positively. However, if you are not interested in doing research and simply want to provide patient care and you apply to a medical school that is primary care oriented, the admission committee is going to prefer seeing activities that are more clinically oriented.





To elaborate, research oriented schools prefer applicants with advanced degrees in sciences (which is natural, as most research MD's obtained a PhD first). In contrast, primary care oriented schools led the way in admitting applicants with diverse undergrad degrees to enhance and humanize medicine.





All too frequently, students fail to do proper research on the schools they apply to. An exceptionally qualified applicant will frequently not be accepted into medical school simply because the orientation of the school did not match the applicant's interests.
Reply:probably, because most schools like to see that applicants are really dedicated to their chosen area of study. doing "school work" (like research) outside of school is one way to show that. also, having research experience is always a bonus because then they will know you're already competent in that respect. good luck!

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