Careers in Medicine 1 Introduction to Careers in

Careers in Medicine #1 – Introduction to Careers in Medicine Marcy Verduin, M. D. Associate Dean for Students Professor of Psychiatry October 2, 2017

Today We Will Cover: • What is career counseling? • Four-year career advising activities • Overview of getting a residency

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What is Career Counseling?

AAMC Careers in Medicine Specialty Interest Groups Tuesday Lunch Hours Advising Academy Leaders/ Specialty Advisors Career Counseling Individual Meetings with Student Affairs Match Check -Ups Shadowing Opportunities COMPASS Workshops Specialty Speed Dating

M 1 Career Advising Activities • Meetings with Advising Academy Leaders • Match Check-Ups • Careers in Medicine (Ci. M) Workshops • Ci. M self-assessments • Begin building CV • Exploring broad career interests • Optional Activities: Summer Opportunities Workshop; Tuesday Lunch Hours; Specialty Interest Groups; Specialty Speed Dating; COMPASS Lunch n’ Learns

M 2 Career Advising Activities • Meetings with Advising Academy Leaders • Match Check-Ups • CV Workshop • USMLE Step 1 Workshops • Ci. M self-assessments • Continue exploring career interests broadly • Optional Activities: Tuesday Lunch Hours; Specialty Interest Groups; Specialty Speed Dating; COMPASS Lunch n’ Learns

M 3 Career Advising Activities • Meetings with Advising Academy Leader & Specialty Advisor • Match Check-Ups • Explore career interests through clerkships • Ci. M self-assessments • Individual MSPE/residency planning meetings with Student Affairs • 4 th Year planning meeting • Post-match panel • Optional Activities: Specialty Speed Dating

M 4 Career Advising Activities • Meetings with Advising Academy Leaders & Specialty Advisor • Match Surveys • Residency workshop • Apply to residency • Rank order list meeting • Optional Activities: Interview workshop; mock interviews; ERAS workshop; SOAP support

M. D. Education Update 25 th 50 th 75 th STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS Mean number of volunteer experiences 6. 1 6. 9 7. 7 Mean number of research experiences 2. 5 2. 9 3. 4 3. 7 Mean number of publications 3. 5 4. 4 5. 5 6. 3 Mean Step 1 scores 228. 4 231. 6 235. 3 238. 3 Mean Step 2 scores 241. 4 243. 7 246. 1 249. 2 USMLE STEP SCORES 10 2 ep ep National Percentile 75 St ica Pu bl St tio ch 75 1 75 ar se Re Vo lu nt ee r Data for all matched seniors from the National Resident Matching Program (2015 – 2017) 75 ns 75

Overview of Getting a Residency

The Match Process • Impartial method of matching applicant’s preferences for positions with residency program’s preferences for applicants • Four matching programs: • National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) – the main Residency Match • San Francisco Match – Ophthalmology positions • Urology Match – operated by the American Urological Association • Military Match – Army, Air Force and Navy positions

Position Descriptions • Categorical-C: programs that begin in the PGY-1 year and provide the full training required for specialty board certification. • Advanced-A: programs that begin in the PGY-2 after a year of prerequisite training. • Preliminary-P: or one-year programs that begin in the PGY-1 year and provide prerequisite training for advanced programs.

Residency Application Process • Spring of M 3 year: • Apply for away electives • Develop M 4 schedule • Individual career counseling/MSPE meetings • Early M 4 year: • Begin application process – ERAS, personal statement, LORs • Take Step 2 CK and Step 2 CS • ERAS applications released 9/15 • MSPE released 10/1

Residency Application Process (cont’d) • October – January: Residency Interviews • February: Submit ROL • March: NRMP Match Day! • Early match specialties have their own match days in December and January

Does Everyone Get Their First Choice?

What Happens if I Don’t Match? • Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP) • Opportunity to review unfilled programs and apply for those positions – often extremely limited choices and very competitive • SOAP is not a good Plan B

How to Succeed in the Match • Everyone needs a Plan B • Keep options open from M 1 year • Pursue a variety of interests – don’t narrow in on one specialty too early • Application strategy NOT the same as getting into medical school • Academics are primary • Leadership is great, but will not substitute for poor academics • Complete Match Check-Ups annually

Resources for Career Counseling • Can tailor amount of info you receive to individual preference • Starting point – Careers in Medicine website • School-specific information – Roadmap to Residency (password = COMPASS 2017)

Upcoming Sessions Specialty Speed Dating – November 9, 2017 COMPASS Lunch n’ Learn – STEP 1 for M 1 s – November 16, 2017 Summer Opportunities – December 7, 2017 Choosing a Specialty – January 25, 2018

Next Ci. M Workshop…January 22, 2018 • MSPE • Resources for evaluating your competitiveness • Resources for determining how to improve your match success • More detail about how the Match works

Careers in Medicine Home Page • www. aamc. org/cim • Log in is the same as AMCAS, MCAT, etc. • https: //www. aamc. org/cim/481616/cimoverviewstudents. html • Complete SIS and PVIPS today