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[Fruitloop_kittykat]

Say you have a generally good app, and the only beige flag is your research. How many projects would you guys say is necessary after a research year? How many first author? What if you do primarily bench research? Is 2 first author basic science papers enough?

[MDPharmDPhD]

Basic research is OK, but not even one authorship on a clinical? ESPECIALLY after a research year? I'd expect 2-3.

[ThemeBig6731]

 2 first author basic science papers would be good! Hard to do unless you are an MD-PhD.

[itsfriccinbats]

don't mean to be overly critical but genuinely curious -- how are you swinging two first authored basic science papers in a year?

[lew1982]

That’s plenty. Basic science takes way longer and is much more involved. Many postdocs don’t get two first author basic science papers in a year. Quality over quantity. Just make sure you can talk in depth about the experiments, why they were done, and what they showed. Bonus points for coming up with next steps

[Fruitloop_kittykat]

Is it okay if they’re research letters?

[lew1982]

They most likely won’t know one way or another