<p>I think I am gonna major in chemistry, and I wonder if chem research is viewed in the same light as bio research by admission officers.</p>
<p>Research = research in the eyes of ADCOMS. If you do choose biology research (as a chem major) I would recommend that you not do it on what I call "pure" biology research (i.e bird flying patterns, fish migration, etc). The reason is that your dept might not accept it, if you are doing a senior thesis. See what your dept rules are.</p>
<p>In my judgment, research which is medically oriented is better than not -- i.e. sociology of somatizing patients is better than fish migration, even though one is science and one isn't.</p>
<p>Within that subset, I have a sneaking suspicion that science research may be slightly advantageous... but I'm really not certain of this. Between sciences? I can't imagine that would matter.</p>
<p>Research that you're interested in is better than research that you're not interested in. Science research is probably preferable to non-science research. Biomedical research is probably preferable to just normal chem, bio, physics research that has no application to the medical community.</p>
<p>Very easy answer: Which ever one interests you most. If you're applying to a medical school as an MD-only applicant (not MD/PhD), few medical schools will care too much about the exact nature of your research. Most chem and bio basic science research is related to medicine (yes, doctors read Nature even if they are just talking about cells in a petri dish). The best thing you can do is get involved in a project you're passionate about and enjoy. Bringing a published paper or a really passionate story of your research confirms to a medical school board that you chose to be a science major because it really interests you. Pick something that, when you get up in the morning, excites you and drives you to work. Those kind of things reflect infinitely better than just a "bullet" point on your resume.</p>
<p>Research is better than no research. Science research is better than non-science research. Medically related science research is better than researching non-medically related science research. </p>
<p>but remember, some research is better than no research.</p>
<p>I am not going to major in biomedical engineering, but how can i do medically related research?</p>
<p>BB, I think you're right on, but some slight tweaks of my own:</p>
<p>"Research is better than no research."
This is by **far **the most important barrier. Everything else after this is pocket change, relative to this one.</p>
<p>"Science research is better than non-science research."
I think you're right, but I have no proof of this, and I know for sure that at least one school doesn't particularly care.</p>
<p>"Medically related research is better than non-medical research."
This has got to be true, and in fact I think this is much more important than the science/non-science distinction.</p>
<p>how can i get myself involved in a medically related research when i don't wanna major in biomedical engineering?</p>
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I am not going to major in biomedical engineering, but how can i do medically related research?
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<p>There are numerous medically related research in biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>]Biomaterials (bone regeneration, heart tissue, liver on a chip, etc)
[</em>]Biomechanics (novel joint reconstructions,prosthetics, etc)
[<em>]Drug Delivery
[</em>].... I cant think of anything else right now
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<p>Examples:
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/lgglab/research/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://web.mit.edu/lgglab/research/index.html</a>
<a href="http://brennan.mse.ufl.edu/bhatcher_test.htm%5B/url%5D">http://brennan.mse.ufl.edu/bhatcher_test.htm</a></p>