Engage a conversation
0Preparation – academic & clinical
0Exposure – variety of career paths
0Residency application process
Learning about career options
0Awareness and access0Preceptorships/Shadowing0Service Learning0Research opportunities0Departmental Advisors0College faculty
Key features of current career advising
0Careers in Medicine0Preceptorships/Shadowing0Service Learning0Interest groups0Mentoring by college faculty0Step 1
Precursors to decision making
External Internal
0 Mentoring0 Teaching –
teacher/learner relationship
0 Positive role models0 Negative role models0 Absent role models0 Badmouthing0 Discipline specific
training
0 Values0 Lifestyle0 Self-assessment0 Story – personal
statement
Year 1 – Understanding Yourself
0 Preceptorships0 RUOP0 III0 Interest groups0 Careers in Medicine website – AAMC0 UW Careers in Medicine website
Year 2 – Exploring Medical Specialties
0 Preceptors & Shadowing0 College Mentors0 Three sessions offered
0 Step 1 prep & what residency directors look for0 Researching medical specialties0 Using clerkships to explore career options and0 Success in clinical rotations
Year 3 – Choosing Your Specialty
0 Clerkships0 College Mentors0 Departmental Career Advisors0 RIM (Residents in Medicine Data Base)0 Three Sessions
0 Planning 4th year – Step 2 and schedule0 ERAS/Letters/MSPE/Match Timeline0 “Lessons Learned”
Year 4 – A Successful Match
0 Review MSPE0 ERAS application0 Writing CV and Personal Statement workshops0 Residency Interview workshops0 Rank order lists (minimum of 10-15)0 SOAP 0 MATCH DAY!!
Top 5 criteria for selecting applicants to interview
0 Step 1 score (73%)0 Letters of recommendation (71%)0 Personal Statement (68%)0 Grades in required clerkships (62%)0 Step 2 score (61%)
0 MSPE/Grade in this clerkship/education gaps (60%)
NRMP Program Director Survey Results, 2010
Looking forward
0General to the specific0Connection to career advising0Technology as a tool0Discipline information sessions –
weekly 0Oversight and coordination
Questions
0 How are you involved in student advising?0 What gaps do you see in our guidance of students?0 What do you find encouraging about UWSOM
students and their career decisions?
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