Asking for a friend of mine that's not sure what to do.
Step 1: 220s
Step 2: 263
Top medical school
Only 2 honors on clerkships (hasn't done urology sub-I yet) and probably not AOA
Research: several pubs in other surgical fields and 2 abstracts in urology
LOR: strong letters from urology faculty in research.
Should he take a year off between third and fourth year to do more urology specific research or just apply urology and do research if he doesn't match.
Step 1: 220s
Step 2: 263
Top medical school
Only 2 honors on clerkships (hasn't done urology sub-I yet) and probably not AOA
Research: several pubs in other surgical fields and 2 abstracts in urology
LOR: strong letters from urology faculty in research.
Should he take a year off between third and fourth year to do more urology specific research or just apply urology and do research if he doesn't match.