Schedule with Us
Career Advising is available throughout your time in medical school to discuss career planning and your specialty decision. All incoming students are assigned a Career Advisor. Schedule a meeting with your Career Advisor at least once during your first year to get started on your career planning.
Students typically meet with their Career Advisor one-on-one at these times:
MS1: Winter and Spring for initial career advising and exploration planning
MS2: Once during the year to plan your Patient Care Phase elective block and discuss specialty exploration
MS3: Autumn for Explore & Focus phase planning
MS4: Summer for residency application planning
In addition, Career Advising offers weekly office hours. Please see below for details.
The Career Advising team looks forward to working with you. Schedule with Career Advising to:
- Understand the career planning process
- Think through your involvement activities
- Develop a plan to explore specialties & career fields
- Locate specialty, career and residency information
- Think through specialty and career decisions
- Connect with Specialty Career Advisors (SCAs)
- Develop your CV, personal statement, and interview skills
- Prepare your residency application, including preparing the application itself
When you schedule a 1:1 meeting with a Career Advisor, you will be prompted to select one of the following appointment types:
- General Career Advising: Advising on career planning, exploring specialty & career interests, specialty decision making, career planning steps and timeline, referral to resources, specialty advisors, faculty & students, residency application
- Quick Question: Short, 15-minute check-in meetings
- MS1 Intro to Career Planning (for MS1s): Introductory discussion of the career planning framework used from Foundations to Match, including resources used to support the creation of an individualized career plan.
- MS3 Explore & Focus Phase Career Planning (for MS3s): Discussion of specialty interests and decision making, review of Explore & Focus schedule for specialty exploration and residency application, planning with multiple specialties, dual application, referral to Specialty Career Advisors
- CV Review: For questions related to CV content and formatting for scholarships, away rotations, residency application, etc., we ask that you come to WWAMI-Wide Virtual Office Hours (Mon.-Wed., 12-1 pm PT).
- Expansion/Leave: Discussion of timing and impact for specialty exploration and residency application.
- Residency Application Review (for MS4s): Review of application content and formatting (e.g. ERAS, ResidencyCAS, SF Match, MODS)
- SOAP Prep (for MS4s): Discussion of backup options, review of SOAP week schedule & application components, referral to specialty advisors, identification of support team
Schedule with a Career Advisor
Monday – Friday by Zoom or in-person on select days.
Prepare for your meeting by:
- Reflecting on your specialty interests, career goals, and current involvement
- Noting your questions
- Taking the AAMC Careers in Medicine Self-Assessments (once per year)
All Student Appointments: Schedule via CAS
First time logging into the new appointment system, CAS? Read these registration instructions
Don’t see a time that works for you? Email us at medadv@uw.edu
Career Advising offers weekly WWAMI-Wide Virtual Office Hours for all UWSOM students:
Monday – Wednesday, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PT
Good for 10-15 minute conversations. Zoom Meeting ID: 761 975 716
Open Zoom link for Mon-Wed 12-1 p.m. PT Office Hours
Career Advising also offers weekly site-specific Office Hours for Foundations students:
| Foundations Site | Advisor | Date & Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Linh Ngo | Wed. 1-2 pm PT | Zoom |
| Idaho | Sarah Thomson | Fri. 8-9 am PT | Zoom |
| Montana | Beth Hasseler | Tue. 12-1 pm MT | Zoom |
| Seattle (Salish Sea & Olympic Mts.) | Linh Ngo | Thurs. 12-1 pm PT | HSB T-551 |
| Seattle (Cedar River & N. Cascades) | Beth Hasseler | Tue. 10-11 am PT | HSB T-551 |
| Spokane | Tonja Brown | Wed. 12-1 pm PT | 840 Building Room 228 |
| Wyoming | Tonja Brown | Wed. 12-12:55 pm MT | Zoom |
Additional Career Advising Services
Our team is here to help as you edit your CV.
Step 1: Review the short CV videos and use the CV templates and Editing Checklist
Step 2: Come to WWAMI-Wide Virtual Office Hours (Mon-Wed, 12-1 pm PT) to get help and receive feedback on your CV
As you write personal statements for residency applications and other opportunities, we will help you with the editing process.
Step 2: After you have started drafting and editing, Career Advising will assist you:
- Between April – July: formal review process in advance of residency applications
- During the rest of the year: schedule a 1:1 meeting with your Career Advisor
As you prepare your residency application, we are available to help you with the editing process.
Step 1: Review resources on the Residency Application Example website.
Step 2: After you have drafted your application, Career Advising will assist you with editing:
- Between August– September: formal review process in advance of residency applications
- Or, you can schedule a residency application review meeting with your Career Advisor (typically in August and early September)