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Registrar
As a registrar, echo all of the above. The only specialty that scores medical school prizes is dermatology specifically, and that isn't until ALM as above. All other specialties will be on the previous described scoring selection criteria, which are all generally on references and CV at registrar level and above. Very few will do research during medical school that will be scored toward your CV, and even then it's really hard to know what you're going to like and what you don't until after graduation let alone start research before you start work!
Enjoy the year, the relative lack of exams, and the new friends you will work with for the rest of your life as colleagues
Enjoy the year, the relative lack of exams, and the new friends you will work with for the rest of your life as colleagues