In this issue:
- Road to Residency Video Series Launches: Supporting You with Specialty Exploration and Residency Planning During Patient Care Phase
- ICYMI: Have Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) Reviewed by Career Advising
- Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising
Road to Residency Video Series Launches: Supporting You with Specialty Exploration and Residency Planning During Patient Care Phase
In preparation for the start of clerkships your Career Advisors have developed a short video series as part of the Road to Residency program. The Specialty Exploration and Residency Planning in Patient Care Phase Clerkships series will help you:
- Understand the specialty exploration approach, key planning strategies, timelines and support teams
- Lay the groundwork for residency application
We hope these videos help you with your career exploration and reflection as you experience the clinical phase of medical school:
Video 1: Evaluating Specialty Fit and Understanding Applicant Characteristics (15 minutes)
Video 2: Career Planning Timeline & Career Advising Support Team (7 minutes)
Video 3: Planning for Your Elective Block (4 minutes)
Career Advisors (Linh, Sarah and Tonja) are available to answer your quick questions in Office Hours via Zoom, M-W, 12-1pm PT or longer questions by scheduling an appointment. As a note, Career Advisors will be providing support to MS4s during Match Week, March 17-21, and will not be available for Office Hours or Appointments this week. We will resume with our normal schedule the week of March 24th.
ICYMI: Have Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) Reviewed by Career Advising
We encourage students to have their medical school CV written prior to starting the clinical years of medical school. Please sign up for an upcoming CV Group Review Session by Career Advising.
All sessions are virtual and run 12:00-12:30pm 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. Visit Career Advising’s CV webpage for more information and download the UWSOM Medical School CV Template.
Upcoming Sessions
- April 4
- April 18
Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising
This advice is for all students and includes first-generation and BIPOC student lenses.
Once you’re done with Step 1, review three short career advising videos on Specialty Exploration & Residency Planning During Patient Care Phase (PCP): Video 1 (15 minutes), Video 2 (7 minutes) and Video 3 (4 minutes).
If you have follow-up questions about PCP elective block time, specialty exploration, or residency programs, you can come to Career Advising’s Office Hours via Zoom, Mondays through Wednesdays, starting at 11 a.m. AK, noon PT, 1 p.m. MT. The career advisors will be there to help you.
- Reviewed by MS4 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.
We welcome tips and ideas from all students. Please reach out to Career Advising at medadv@uw.edu.