is research without pub worth to do? - f2009

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is doing research like 2 days in a week at places like columbia, without any publications is worth to do?? any suggestions plz?? or its better to go for externship in private somewhere??

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well if it helps develop contacts, its well worth it

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thanks killzone., well i think its next to impossible to get into columbia even with a contacts!

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LORs from Columbia will help a lot. My friend is doing research there - the faculty is highly productive and no doubt you will get some papers. Plus, it's a big thing if you are a research scholar at such esteemed university. Forget about the residency there, fellowship is possible if you do some cutting edge basic science research at Columbia.

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thanks lhotse929,,so u mean its better to go atleast for lors. get publication or not. but its better than clinical observership or externship in private??

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If you want an academic career, take it!!!

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@ lhotse929.,, u mean if i want academic career then go for research?? but is just research good to get into residency first?