Career Development in Medical Education
Explore the world of medical education and career development, including insights on medical student specialty choices, match vocabulary, clinical rotations, and valuable resources for aspiring medical professionals. Unlock the keys to success in the field of medicine.
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IC2 Career Development August 21, 2020 Sandra M. Sanguino, MD, MPH
IC2: Career Development Unit Overview Course Overview Writing assignments: CV and personal statement Match Vocabulary Career Development Timeline Class of 2021 Resources
Medical Student Specialty Choice Only 20% of students who know what field they want to practice upon entering medical school actually pursue that field for residency training.
Match Vocabulary AUA American Urologic Association Early Match Ophthalmology and Urology ERAS Electronic Residency Application Service ERAS token Electronic Code LoR Letter of Recommendation
Match Vocabulary MSPE Medical Student Performance Evaluation Letter NRMP National Residency Matching Program SF Match San Francisco Match SLOE Standard Letter of Evaluation-EM
Class of 2021 Timeline Class of 2021 Career Development Timeline
Clinical Rotations Questions to consider Providing inpatient vs. outpatient care? Working with different age ranges? Providing diagnostic-oriented care vs. performing procedures?
Clinical Rotations Questions to consider? Dealing with breadth vs. depth of patient problems? Providing short-term vs. long-term or continuous care? Having direct vs. indirect communication with patients?
Resources Faculty Residents FSM Career Development Specialty Pages: http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/education/curren t-students/career-development-residency/career- advising-specialties/index.html CiM Specialty pages: https://www.aamc.org/cim/ Freeman B. The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty Iserson KV. Iserson s Getting Into a Residency: A Guide for Medical Students.
Resources FSM Graduate Residency database Feinberg Residency Guide NRMP Charting the Outcomes in the Match 2020 TexasStar
Career Planning Keep an open mind about your career direction in medicine. Each clerkship is a new career exploration opportunity. Remember what excites you about medicine.
