Advice for a freshman
I just finished my first year of college at a T20 LAC as a neuro and biochem major. I went in wanting to do just MD but doing research has made me consider MDPhD because of how much i enjoy it. I've been working in a lab for the past semester studying dual task costs using fNIRS and the effects of concussions and high head impacts on athletes using special mouth guards and fNIRS. I have really enjoyed my work in the lab and have been getting a lot of very good mentorship from my PI because its a small lab. However I wonder if wet lab research is needed for an Md/Phd? Also I know that the impact of the research that you do matters a lot and I really don't know what counts as high impact work. I know that after another semester of working in this lab I can get my own project that would then probably lead to an honors thesis. However I still wonder if I should consider switching to a wet lab?