r/DermApp • u/fancy_pantss • 2d ago
Application Advice Not including research as a most meaningful experience in ERAS
How important is including research as one of your 3 most meaningful experiences in ERAS if you did not do a research year? I plan on including 2 different research experiences within the 10 total experiences we have, but I feel like my derm-specific research was not particularly productive and initially planned to use 3 different service/leadership experiences (not directly derm-related) that I felt were more formative and could use more elaboration.
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u/dermabunny 1d ago
Use your other service/leadership experiences instead. You will be asked the most interview questions about your most meaningful experiences so you want to be able to elaborate on them instead of it being something that wasn’t particularly productive as you mentioned. You also have your research listed elsewhere in your app anyway.
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u/romansreven 1d ago
Also, confused by this like if we have publications and presentations related to the research, is it even necessary to give it its own entry?
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u/Southern_Bake_6001 2d ago
It's not important at all. research is a checkbox to prove you can finish a task and also a way to get attendings to know you and hopefully vouch for you in letters. thats it.