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The day you started medical school, you officially decided on your career as a physician.
Or so you thought...

There are over 122 specialties and subspecialties in medicine and many different types of practices. Deciding which specialty to pursue can be a daunting task! How do you decide? Where can you begin? Who can help you?

 

 

The SAO has a comprehensive career advising program to help you find your place in medicine. Whether it's through one on one mentoring, career exploration seminars or Resident Roundtables, we will help you find your destination!

Explore all of our career advising tools here!

Careers in Medicine (CiM)
Career Specialty Interest Groups
Colleges
Mentoring
Resident Roundtables
Student Organizations
Virtual Advisor

 

 

Career Development Workshops


Workshops are offered monthly for small group discussion, self assessment and career exploration.  Each workshop is given multiple times during the academic year. Workshops for fall semester include:

  • CV Workshop for MS 1What's the difference between a CV and a resume?   What should first year medical students have on their CV? What if you don't have any activities or experiences to list from medical school?  Come attend one of the CV workshops that will be led by Mitsue and Sarika.    Bring a copy of your current CV and any questions you might have!  This session is designed for MS1 students but all students are welcome to attend. . [Offered on 10/15 & 10/19]
  • CV Worskhop for MS 2When was the last time you updated your CV?  Not sure how to incorporate your STTP or other research activities to your CV?  What about the Josiah Brown Poster Fair?   Come attend one of the CV workshops that will be led by Mitsue and Sarika.    Bring a copy of your current CV and any questions you might have! The session is designed for MS2 students but all students are welcome to attend.     [Offered on 10/26]
  • Web Scavenger Hunt.  Come get familiar with the medstudent website as w/e teach you how to navigate your way through medical school, online!  Bring your laptop, because we'll be logging in to all of the medical student resources in this very hands-on session.  [Offered on 8/13, 8/15 & 8/20]]  RSVP here
  • Understanding the CiM Timeline - Introduction to CiM  Learn to navigate CiM, get an overview of the CiM timeline, and complete the Specialty Indecision Scale Assessment. . [Offered on 8/24 & 8/31]] RSVP here
  • Identifying a Mentor - What is a mentor and how do I find one? Learn what qualities make a good mentor, what to expect from one and how to go about identifying one.    [Offered 9/10 & 9/14]
  • Shadowing.   We'll go over proper shadowing ettiquette.  Learn what to do and what not to do, where to look and who to look for in order to identify shadowing opportunities. [Offered on 9/17]

New workshops during the Spring semester will be added soon.  Please look in the Weekly Digest for upcoming events!

 


 

Questions?
Contact Mitsue Yokota (Career Advisor) myokota@mednet.ucla.edu