M1 Career Self-Assessment

• Clarifying personal interests, abilities and values relating to potential specialties
• Exploring preferred work environment, practice characteristics, and clinical apprenticeship experience 
• Career Day: Learning AAMC CiM assessment tools, exploring various specialties, and developing career plan 
• Interpersonal and professional skills development
  
  
  

M2 Career Exploration

• Information gathering regarding career options (e.g., specialties and subspecialties, academic medicine, public health and other medical careers) 
• Exploring career options via courses, clinical rotation, research, volunteer, summer experiences, post-match panel, etc. 
• Clinical Apprenticeship experience 
• Elective Day: Learning different specialties and elective decision making, information interview with faculty, physicians, and resident by different specialty

M3 Career Advising/Decision Making

• Advising and support for career decision making via referrals to clinical advisors in area(s) of interest and post-match panel
• Career Development Program: Learn AAMC CiM residency program resources and developing CV/personal statement
• Residency Days: Learn the process of residency application (i.e., Clinical advisor program, Away electives, ERAS, etc.)
• Continued professional skills development with clinical focus
  
  
  

M4 Career Search/Preparation

• Obtaining letters of recommendation 
• Career development programs: Application materials and interview skills 
• Mock interviews: Receives feedback and improves interview skills 
• Evaluating or alternating M4 elective experiences to prepare for specific residency training programs

Download MCW Career in Medicine, Four Year Program (PDF)

M1 Career Self-Assessment and Career Exploration

• Clarifying personal interests, abilities and values relating to potential specialties
• Exploring preferred work environment, practice characteristics, and clinical apprenticeship experience
• Information gathering regarding career options (e.g., specialties and subspecialties, academic medicine, public health and other medical careers) 
• Exploring career options via courses, research, volunteer, post-match panel, etc. 
• Learning different specialties and elective decision making, information interview with faculty, physicians, and resident by different specialty
• Career Day: Learning AAMC CiM assessment tools, exploring various specialties, and developing career plan 
• Interpersonal and professional skills development

M2 Career Advising/Decision Making

• Advising and support for career decision making via referrals to clinical advisors in area(s) of interest and post-match panel
• Career Development Program: Learn AAMC CiM residency program resources and developing CV/personal statement
• Residency Days: Learn the process of residency application (i.e., Clinical advisor program, Away electives, ERAS, etc.)

M3 Career Search/Preparation

• Obtaining letters of recommendation 
• Career development programs: Application materials and interview skills 
• Mock interviews: Receives feedback and improves interview skills 
• Evaluating or alternating M4 elective experiences to prepare for specific residency training programs
• Continued professional skills development with clinical focus

Download MCW Career in Medicine (CiM) - Three Year Program (PDF)