In this issue:
- Schedule Now: Have Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) Reviewed by Career Advising
- Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) Webinar on March 4
- ICYMI: Opportunity with Stanford Pediatrics
- Peer to Peer: Road to Residency Tip of the Month
Schedule Now: Have Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) Reviewed by Career Advising Prior to Away Rotation Applications and in Advance of Residency Application Season
If you are preparing your away rotation application or if you want to get an early start on your residency application, please sign up for an upcoming CV Group Review Session by Career Advising.
All sessions are virtual and run 12:00-12:30 pm PT. Open to all students. Click this link to register – space is limited.
In advance of the session a Career Advisor will review your CV and provide personalized feedback. During the group session, we will address common themes for improvement and answer your questions.
Instructions for how to prepare are given at the time of registration. Register now. Visit Career Advising’s CV webpage for more information and to download the UWSOM Medical School CV Template.
Upcoming Sessions
- March 7
- April 4
- April 18
Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) Webinar on March 4
The Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®) program will be hosting the VSLO Student Webinar next Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. ET. Registration is now open. Please note there is a registration capacity of 3,000 and the recording will be available on the VSLO home page shortly after the webinar.
Host institution representatives will share insight into their application review and decision-making processes, what to expect during an away rotation, and how students can approach evaluating their rotation experiences.
If you have any questions, please contact the AAMC Support Center.
ICYMI: Opportunity with Stanford Pediatrics
Stanford Pediatrics has an Underrepresented in Medicine Funded Visiting Pediatrics Clerkship and the application is now open. This is a program for medical students who identify as URM to come to Stanford Pediatrics, complete a 4-week Sub-I in an area of interest, and receive stipends involved for travel, free lodging, and built-in mentorship opportunities.
This opportunity is a really great way for URM students to come see what this program is about. It accommodates applicants interested in all their offered tracks: Categorical, Peds-Anesthesia, Combined Pediatrics-Medical Genetics and Genomics, Child Neurology, and Triple Board.
You can learn more here.
Peer to Peer: Road to Residency Tip of the Month
This advice is for all students and includes first generation and BIPOC student lenses.
MS3: You’re almost done with the Patient Care Phase! Congratulations! Now that you are sorting through your E&F schedule, double check that it’s set up with enough time off for Step 2 (about 4-8 weeks) depending on your plan with your designated learning specialist) and residency interviews (6-8 weeks is preferred).
FYI: Spring C rotation is the last clerkship on the MSPE and Summer B is often the last grade on your transcript for your residency application. It’s common for MS4s to have their specialty rotation/s in the summer quarter, so remember to ask for a Letter of Recommendation (LoR) from your specialty rotation/s. The LoR can be more comprehensive than an MSPE entry and programs know that specialty rotations are often not on the MSPE, and this is common for many schools. Also, you can provide programs with an updated transcript after you submit your residency application if needed!
Ideally, you are narrowing down your career choices to one to two specialties with a secondary specialty until fourth year – if one of the specialties is not family medicine (FM), pediatrics (Peds), or internal medicine (IM). You can meet with your specialty career advisor to review your initial competitiveness, MS4 electives, and, for a few specialties, Away rotation planning, including strategies and programs that might be a good fit for you. If you are applying to an away rotation work on your VSLO application now!
- Reviewed by MS4 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.