Careers in Medicine

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Careers in Medicine

• Orientation
• Meeting

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What is it?

• A four-year career-planning program designed by
  the Association of American Medical Colleges
  (AAMC).
• Designed to help you make an EDUCATED CHOICE as
  it relates to specialty selection.

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Your choice should be based on.

• information about yourself
• information about career options
• which option fits you best!

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Why do I need it?
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This is NOT (good) career counseling!
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How Do I Get It?

• Email Dr. Budds office to request an access code
  (i.e. token).
• http//www.aamc.org/students/cim/
• Follow the instructions on the accessing the
  website handout.

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CiM Format

• Four phase approach
• Understanding Yourself
• Exploring Options
• Choosing a Specialty
• Getting into Residency

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Careers in Medicine Timeline

• Careers in Medicine Student Timeline
• Phase One (Understanding Yourself )
• Orientation to Careers in Medicine
• Seek out an advisor or mentor
• Attend CiM workshops and begin completing
  self-assessment
• exercises at www.aamc.org/careersinmedicine
• Phase Two (Exploring Options )
• Continue self-assessment
• Complete self-assessment exercises
• Review completed Personal Profile with advisor
• Begin gathering basic information about
  specialties of interest
• through CiM Specialty Pages, other online sites,
  and library research
• Attend Specialty Panel and Information Group
  sessions
• Compare your self-assessment information to the
  information you
• have gathered about specialties.
• Narrow down your specialty
• interests to 3-4 top choices

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Careers in Medicine Timeline

• Phase Three (Choosing a Specialty)
• Meet with your advisor to discuss your top
  choices
• Complete Choosing Your Specialty exercise
• Choose your specialty area and any back-up
  options
• Research residency training programs through
  AMAs FREIDA
• or the Green Book
• Begin reviewing and comparing residency programs
• Phase Four (Getting into Residency)
• Register with ERAS at www.aamc.org/eras and begin
  preparing
• residency applications (CV, letters of
  recommendation, personal
• statements, etc.)
• Register for the Main Residency Match at
  www.nrmp.org
• Register for early Match programs, if applicable
• Complete applications and designate programs to
  which your
• materials will be submitted
• Take USMLE Step 2
• MSPE released November 1
• Interview with residency programs
• Early match deadline early-mid January

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UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF(Self-Assessment)

• The process of gathering and understanding
  information about yourself. Ultimately, the
  knowledge you gain can help you get more out of
  your clerkship opportunities and allow you to
  present yourself more confidently in residency
  interviews.
• There are three things that are extremely hard
  steel,
• a diamond, and to know ones self. Benjamin
  Franklin

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Who Am I?

• To know yourself is, of course, the task of a
  lifetime, but it is also the essential first step
  in the career development process. It involves
  analyzing four elements of your personal
  characteristics - interests, values, personality,
  and skills - to figure out what you want in your
  medical career. The goal is to choose a specialty
  that meets as many of your important personal
  characteristics as possible.

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Ask Yourself

• What do I enjoy doing?
• What is important to me?
• What energizes me?
• What do I do well?
• What am I good at?
• What brought me to medicine in the first place?

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How Do I Use the Information?

• Attend workshops and seminars that UNT HSC offers
• Practice self-assessment exams exercises
• Explore your interests and make note of how they
  change and/or remain the same over timelook for
  patterns!
• Example, The Party Gamelearn about your
  personal preferences and how they relate to your
  choices

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EXPLORING OPTIONS(Research)

• General Search (library and online)
• Focused Search on 3-4 specialties including
  informational interviews
• Continued networking and gathering real life
  information during Clerkships of all kinds.

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Online Resources

• AMA National Medical Specialty Studies
• www.aamc.org/students/cim/careerplanning.htm
• Residency Resources
• www.careermd.com
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• www.capt.org
• OASIS Resources (UNTHSC)
• http//www.hsc.unt.edu/departments/Oasis/Links.htm
  

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What else does UNTHSC offer?

• Clubs and organizations
• Guest speakers
• Panel discussions
• hands-on opportunities
• IR Fair (March 24)
• Specialty Round Table (April 21)
• Alumni Mixers
• Professional Organizations (i.e. TOMA)
• On-line Resources

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Questions?