TheResearch

Trajectory

Or,WhattoDoNowToAvoidTroublesLater

KennethGundle, MDAssistant Professor, Orthopaedics &Rehabilitation |OHSUStaffOrthopaedicOncologist |PortlandVAMedical Center

August2019

Issue#1

Whatdoesyournext4yearslooklike?

■ NoSummer‘Break’

■ ByOctober/Novemberofnextyear(2020),willbefocused(understandably)onStep1

■ AfterStep1,startclinicalrotations(spring2021),manyofwhichwillbebusy

■ Spring/Summerofyour3rd year(2022)willbedoingawayrotations&subinternships,whichareverytimeintensiveandimportant.

■ ByFallof2022yourapplicationswillbeinandwillbestartinginterviews…

So…whenareyougoingtodothatresearch?

Timelineforyou,workingBackwards

■ Spring2023–MatchintoResidency! - Champagne,celebrations,enjoyfreedom!

■ Winter2022– InterviewatPrograms - Cangiveupdates,ifgetinterview

■ ~August2022– Submitapplicationforresidency - Yourresumegets‘locked’

■ ~Summer2022– DoSubinternships,AwayRotations - VERYbusytime

■ Spring2021- Startclinicalrotations - Busy,butcanbuildinresearchchunks

■ October2020– Studying(understandably)forStep1 - Timetofocusontaskathand

■ FromAugust2019toOctober2020 - Most‘unaccounted-for’time!

Everyyearfromnowuntilmid-Residency,unlesscompletingextradegreesoraresearchyear,yougetbusier

Issue#2

Soyouhaveacompletedsubmittedpaper…

whatnext?

■ Waitabout2monthstohearfromjournal

■ Ifrejected,applyelsewhere,wait2moremonths

■ Ifrevision,havetoreviseandresubmit,wait2moremonths

■ Onceaccepted,couldhaveearlyepub,butnot inprintfor~6months

Verylikelythatitwillbeabout6-12monthsfromtimeoffirstsubmissiontopublicationinprint!

Problem:PublicationTakesTime

Countermeasure:Abstracts!

Thebarforgettingabstractsacceptedisfarlowerandthetimeframeisfarshorterthanforcompletedmanuscripts!

WhichMeetingsshould Isubmitto?

LocalRegionalNationalInternational

Problem:TimeisFinite

Countermeasure:Efficiency

Option1:Workhardfor2-3yearsononeproject.Bytimeofresidencyapplication,itiseither‘inreview’ or‘inpress’ butnotinprint.

Option2:Workhardfor2-3yearson1-3projects.Foreachonesubmit4-6abstractsand1-2reviewpapers.Submitfirstpaperdraftsonceabstractsaccepted,andlikely1-2manuscriptswillbeinprintbytimeofsubmittingERAS…alongwith8-12otherdeliverables.

Concept:Bethinkingfromthebeginningabout‘Deliverables’andmaximizethenumberperproject.

Myresponsestoyou– How’s

Howmuchtime?Consistently 4-5hoursaweekiscertainlyenough.

Howtogetinvolved?Researchisanefficient pathwaytomentorship.

Howtofindprojects/PI?Askpeople,lookatpriorResearch

Week…useinternet.Beinterested intopic!Don’trelyonemail

Howtobegoodmentee?Beteachable,tireless,tolerable,and

team-oriented.Don’taskfororrequiremicromanagement.

Recognizethementor’sperspective.Don’trelyonemail

Newtoresearch?Totallyfine!Seebooksonnextslide.

Myresponsestoyou- Resources

OCTRI

OHSULibrary

OHSUAuthorSearch

Workshops

EverybodyCodes!

Oneperson’ssuggestions

• Courseworkfirst!Youareinmedicalschool,notaPh.D program• Findmentorsoverthenext2-4months• Inthefield,identifydeadlinesforabstractsformeetings• Trytohavefirstabstractsbysummer/fall2020

...Bonusforthenhavingmanuscriptstosubmitrightafter• Writeatleastonereviewpaperwheneverfitsin• Thentakeabrakefromresearch,andcrush Step1• Gointowrapup/followupmodeashitthewards,useresearch

blocksforfocusedwork• …gotoDepartmentalResearchMeetings(segway...)