Will my research look meaningful?

<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I am currently a research assistant for a history professor who is writing a book. I am assisting him by performing literature searches of scholarly sources and compiling information that will assist him in writing his book. I am a bio major and a pre-med student who will apply for med schools in the future. I am doing this research because I enjoy learning about history as a hobby. Will this research look appealing to the med schools despite the fact that it isn't science research? I understand that science research would look more appealing for obvious reasons but I am not sure about doing it because I have had little exposure to it previously and do not want to get bogged down with being involved in two research projects in a semester where I am taking Orgo 1 and a advanced Bio class. Now my school does have a program where students can get involved doing research with a biological sciences faculty member for 2-3 so the opportunities are there for me. The first semester would involve me doing literature searches/attending lab meetings and getting my "feet wet" so it may not be too much of a hassle right away. However, this is difficult literature I will be reading so it will still be time consuming.</p>

<p>So what suggestions do you guys have for me in regards to research and do you think my history research will look meaningful?</p>

<p>I know this is probably frowned upon but I am bumping this thread in case anyone has a perspective on this topic. I am sure there are med students of pre-med students on this forum who are doing/have done undergraduate research.</p>

<p>It will depend upon the individual adcomm who reads your file. Some of them (who by and large are either science PhDs or MDs) will find any research that isn’t in either a physical or biological science meaningless; others may be more broad minded.</p>