Introduction to Careers in Medicine with Dr. Marcy Verduin: Career Counseling Activities and Pathways
Dr. Marcy Verduin, Associate Dean for Students and Professor of Psychiatry, discusses careers in medicine focusing on career counseling, advising activities across four years, and an overview of securing a residency. The journey includes meetings, workshops, self-assessments, exploring interests, and activities for each year of medical school. Interactive sessions, shadowing, and specialty advising enhance career planning, guiding students towards successful residency placements.
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Careers in Medicine #1 Introduction to Careers in Medicine Marcy Verduin, M.D. Associate Dean for Students Professor of Psychiatry October 2, 2017
Today We Will Cover: What is career counseling? Four-year career advising activities Overview of getting a residency
AAMC Careers in Medicine Advising Academy Leaders/ Specialty Advisors Specialty Interest Groups Tuesday Lunch Hours Match Check-Ups Career Counseling Individual Meetings with Student Affairs Shadowing Opportunities Specialty Speed Dating COMPASS Workshops
M1 Career Advising Activities Meetings with Advising Academy Leaders Match Check-Ups Careers in Medicine (CiM) Workshops CiM self-assessments Begin building CV Exploring broad career interests Optional Activities: Summer Opportunities Workshop; Tuesday Lunch Hours; Specialty Interest Groups; Specialty Speed Dating; COMPASS Lunch n Learns
M2 Career Advising Activities Meetings with Advising Academy Leaders Match Check-Ups CV Workshop USMLE Step 1 Workshops CiM self-assessments Continue exploring career interests broadly Optional Activities: Tuesday Lunch Hours; Specialty Interest Groups; Specialty Speed Dating; COMPASS Lunch n Learns
M3 Career Advising Activities Meetings with Advising Academy Leader & Specialty Advisor Match Check-Ups Explore career interests through clerkships CiM self-assessments Individual MSPE/residency planning meetings with Student Affairs 4thYear planning meeting Post-match panel Optional Activities: Specialty Speed Dating
M4 Career Advising Activities Meetings with Advising Academy Leaders & Specialty Advisor Match Surveys Residency workshop Apply to residency Rank order list meeting Optional Activities: Interview workshop; mock interviews; ERAS workshop; SOAP support
M.D. Education Update 50th 75th 25th STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS Mean number of volunteer experiences 6.1 6.9 7.7 Mean number of research experiences 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.7 Mean number of publications 3.5 4.4 5.5 6.3 USMLE STEP SCORES Mean Step 1 scores 228.4 231.6 235.3 238.3 Mean Step 2 scores 241.4 243.7 246.1 249.2 75 75 75 75 75 Data for all matched seniors from the National Resident Matching Program (2015 2017) National Percentile 10
Overview of Getting a Residency
The Match Process Impartial method of matching applicant s preferences for positions with residency program s preferences for applicants Four matching programs: National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) the main Residency Match San Francisco Match Ophthalmology positions Urology Match operated by the American Urological Association Military Match Army, Air Force and Navy positions
Position Descriptions Categorical-C: programs that begin in the PGY-1 year and provide the full training required for specialty board certification. Advanced-A: programs that begin in the PGY-2 after a year of prerequisite training. Preliminary-P: or one-year programs that begin in the PGY-1 year and provide prerequisite training for advanced programs.
Residency Application Process Spring of M3 year: Apply for away electives Develop M4 schedule Individual career counseling/MSPE meetings Early M4 year: Begin application process ERAS, personal statement, LORs Take Step 2CK and Step 2CS ERAS applications released 9/15 MSPE released 10/1
Residency Application Process (contd) October January: Residency Interviews February: Submit ROL March: NRMP Match Day! Early match specialties have their own match days in December and January
What Happens if I Dont Match? Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) Opportunity to review unfilled programs and apply for those positions often extremely limited choices and very competitive SOAP is not a good Plan B
How to Succeed in the Match Everyone needs a Plan B Keep options open from M1 year Pursue a variety of interests don t narrow in on one specialty too early Application strategy NOT the same as getting into medical school Academics are primary Leadership is great, but will not substitute for poor academics Complete Match Check-Ups annually
Resources for Career Counseling Can tailor amount of info you receive to individual preference Starting point Careers in Medicine website School-specific information Roadmap to Residency (password = COMPASS2017)
Upcoming Sessions Specialty Speed Dating November 9, 2017 COMPASS Lunch n Learn STEP 1 for M1s November 16, 2017 Summer Opportunities December 7, 2017 Choosing a Specialty January 25, 2018
Next CiM WorkshopJanuary 22, 2018 MSPE Resources for evaluating your competitiveness Resources for determining how to improve your match success More detail about how the Match works
Careers in Medicine Home Page www.aamc.org/cim Log in is the same as AMCAS, MCAT, etc. https://www.aamc.org/cim/481616/cimoverviewstudents.html Complete SIS and PVIPS today
