Research to pad the resume is bullsh*t and I refuse to play the game
I hate research with my very core. I just recently took the MCAT and if someone told me I had the option of going on the hunt for research opportunities vs taking the MCAT 3 more times to get into med school, I would choose the latter.
I have an extensive professional career in different fields and research sits at the bottom in terms of value I derived from it and enjoyment. The whole process of research feels like slowly eating a pile of steamed horsed*cks. I truly believe it is an extremely low yield skill and experience and that being an experienced plumber is more valuable than having experience researching with regards to being a good doctor.
That said, I am applying to med schools with zero research. I refuse to do something I truly hate or dont have authentic interest in, and don't believe in, in order to pat my resume and increase my odds of getting in; I refuse to do something I hate that much in order to become the person I want to be.
At this point in my life, I plan on doing no (scholarly) research throughout my entire medical career and being a great doctor regardless, because I truly believe its an irrelevant experience and I am going to prove it through sheer badassery.