Medical School Career Services
Career Services provide all students in the Medical School personalized and innovative services, programs, and resources focused on Career Assessment, Career Exploration, Career Decision-Making, and Career Preparation that achieve students’ career goals and success. The career counselor also assists you in preparing your CV and personal statements as well as providing one-one-one interview coaching for your residency program interview preparation.
MCW Career in Medicine (CiM) - Four Year Program
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
MCW Career in Medicine (CiM) - Three Year Program
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)
Career Services Course in Brightspace
Visit the Career Services course in Brightspace (login required) to access MCW career in medicine resources.
- MCW Career in Medicine
- Career Tips from Specialty Faculty Interview Videos
- Residency Application Preparation (e.g., Match timeline, Match data, application checklist, etc. )
- How to Write CV/Personal Statement and Samples
- MCW Big Interview
- Related Resources
AAMC Careers in Medicine ® Liaison
It is a career planning program designed to help you choose a medical specialty and select and apply to residency programs. Developed and sponsored by the AAMC, the program consists of an extensive website, printed student manuals, workshops and presentations. This four-phase process guides you through the elements of career planning, including self-understanding, exploring of medical careers, and choosing a specialty to meet career objectives.