ICYMI: Schedule now to have your Curriculum Vitae (CV) reviewed by Career Advising
Have your CV reviewed and edited by Career Advising during a CV group session. Click this link to register – space is limited.
In advance of the session, a career advisor will review your CV and provide personalized feedback after the session. During the group session, advisors will address common themes for improvement and answer your questions.
Career advisors encourage all Foundation students to have a completed CV by the time they start the Patient Care Phase. The advisors encourage all MS3s to begin working on this document now in preparation for residency applications this fall.
All half-hour sessions are virtual and start at 11 a.m. AK, noon PT, 1 p.m. MT. The sessions are open to all students. Instructions for how to prepare are given at the time of registration. Register now.
Here are upcoming sessions:
- March 22
- April 5 and 19
Visit Career Advising’s CV webpage for more information.
ICYMI: Explore specialties though this AAMC webinar
The AAMC Virtual Specialty Forum, hosted by its Careers in Medicine (CiM) program, is Thursday, March 28, 2024. The three-hour session starts at 9 a.m. AK, 10 a.m. PT, 11 a.m. MT.
For: First- and second-year medical students early in their specialty exploration.
Cost: Free!
Participating specialties: Allergy and immunology, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, hematology, hospice and palliative medicine, infectious disease, internal medicine, internal medicine-pediatrics, medical genetics, neurological surgery, neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, preventive medicine, psychiatry, radiology and urology.
Event description: This annual event works to provide equitable access to specialty exposure, where medical students can view resources, chat with residents, specialty representatives, and AAMC staff and attend a live presentation and Q&A with physicians about their specialty choice.
Information and recordings will be offered to students unable to attend during the scheduled time. Register now for this great opportunity to learn about specialties.
Tip of the Month” from the Career Advising Student Advisory Board
If you haven’t met with your career advisor yet, get your meeting scheduled anytime from Monday, March 18 through the end of May at a time that works with your schedule! Your career advisor can talk with you about your specialty interests including the timing of when you’ll get connected with specialty advisors. Read the extracurriculars advice found in the Foundations Phase section of the Specialty Guides for two specialties that you are interested in.
- Reviewed by Career Advising Student Advisory BIPOC board member L’Oreal Kennedy. Originally written by BIPOC alum Shanelle Briggs, M.D.
In case you missed it, here is a link to the previous newsletter for MS1s.
Have a wonderful week!