Of course Ive done audits etc. Im not an idiot Im aware it is there! What I meant was on the wards, in real time. The other poster seemed to think that while I was going about day to day I should have been steeped in research! As I mentioned earlier in this thread keepin your finger on the pulse is important, and I am very aware that research plays a role in all of our lives, but I stand by my comment that research is such a small part in a med students life that it isnt important when choosing a med school.