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These Specialty Guides provide an overview and advice to support career planning for the specialties UWSOM students commonly apply for residency. Specialty Career Advisors and Career Advisors annually update the information contained in these guides.<\/p>\n

You may find the Career Planning Timeline<\/a> helpful with staying on track with career and specialty exploration as you progress through medical school.<\/p>\n

Read the Guidelines for Contacting Specialty Career Advisors first, before<\/em> making contact with a SCA<\/strong><\/p>\n

READ FIRST: Guidelines for Contacting Specialty Career Advisors (SCAs)<\/a><\/p>\n

Anesthesiology<\/a><\/p>\n

Cardiothoracic Surgery<\/a><\/p>\n

Child Neurology<\/a><\/p>\n

Dermatology<\/a><\/p>\n

Emergency Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n

Family Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n

General Surgery<\/a><\/p>\n

Internal Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n

Medical Genetics<\/a><\/p>\n

Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds)<\/a><\/p>\n

Neurological Surgery<\/a><\/p>\n

Neurology<\/a><\/p>\n

Obstetrics-Gynecology (OB\/GYN)<\/a><\/p>\n

Ophthalmology<\/a><\/p>\n

Orthopaedic Surgery<\/a><\/p>\n

Otolaryngology<\/a><\/p>\n

Pathology<\/a><\/p>\n

Pediatrics<\/a><\/p>\n

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)<\/a><\/p>\n

Plastic Surgery<\/a><\/p>\n

Psychiatry<\/a><\/p>\n

Radiation Oncology<\/a><\/p>\n

Radiology – Diagnostic<\/a><\/p>\n

Radiology – Interventional<\/a><\/p>\n

Urology<\/a><\/p>\n

Vascular Surgery<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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