"Research in any academic discipline can help someone’s med school candidacy, experts say.
CONDUCTING ACADEMIC research can sometimes improve a medical school applicant’s chances of admission, but research experience does not automatically lead to acceptance, according to physicians and medical school officials.
Dr. Fred M. Jacobs, executive vice president of St. George’s University – an international medical school – and chair of its department of medicine, says compelling research experience can improve the candidacy of a premed with strong academic qualifications. However, it cannot compensate for a subpar academic performance." …