Research Project Chooser
Choose the research project you can finish, and that matters.
No patient information. Describe projects, not patients. Never enter patient names, record numbers, dates of birth or other identifiers, and write mentors as roles (such as "cardiology faculty"). Your projects stay in this browser and are never sent to MedRise.
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1. Your deadline
When do you need something to show? Every project's estimated finish is checked against this date.
2. Projects you are choosing between
For each project, rate the impact if it works and list the assumptions that must hold. The estimated chance of success multiplies the uncertain assumptions (risk 3–5) together and multiplies in the least likely of the safe ones (risk 1–2), so listing more safe assumptions honestly does not lower your score, but every extra uncertain one does.
3. Compare
Top right is where you want to be: likely to work and worth doing. Projects with red flags rank last until the flags are fixed.
Scroll the table sideways for all columns.
| Rank | Project | Chance | Impact | Expected value | Finish | Flags | Verdict |
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Not sure you have to pick just one? Many trainees pair a quick, likely project (a case report or abstract) with one longer, higher-impact project.
Expected value = chance × impact, scaled 0 to 100. These are rough estimates built from your own ratings, meant to start a conversation with your mentor, not to predict an outcome.
4. Mentor summary
5. Downloads and data
Everything is stored only in this browser. The CSV has one row per assumption with each project's scores; the backup can be restored on another device.
Education and workflow support only. Research Project Chooser helps you think through which project to take on. Its scores come from your own ratings and are not predictions. It does not decide whether a project needs IRB review (ask your IRB or research office), does not give research ethics, legal or career advice, and does not replace your mentor's judgment. Not for patient information. See the terms and disclaimer and privacy notice.