Worried about 2 pubs still in progress. Applying in May.

❔ Question

I did 1000 hours of research in undergrad and got about 2 fellowships/funding, 2 abstracts and 2 posters.

The issue is, I contributed to 1 lit review an 1 textbook (chapter) both of which I'm listed as a contributing author and both needed my contribution 2 years ago. I'm really worried I won't have these under my belt by May 2026 and won't be able to put any publications on my application.

I'm worried it will show I didn't make any substantial progress in research esp as I contributed so many hours to it. I don't have a project of my own which contributed to a publication, just abstracts and lit reviews (which I'm not even sure will be pubs by the time I apply).

I'm applying mostly MD so I need some good backing behind my research/progress, what do I do?

Posted Dec 4, 2025, 2:45 AM UTC

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