career advising at uw som 2012 aware

Career Advising at UW SOM

2012 AWAREMark Wicks, PhD

wicks@uw.edu

Engage a conversation

0Preparation – academic & clinical

0Exposure – variety of career paths

0Residency application process

Learning about career options

0Awareness and access0Preceptorships/Shadowing0Service Learning0Research opportunities0Departmental Advisors0College faculty

Key features of current career advising

0Careers in Medicine0Preceptorships/Shadowing0Service Learning0Interest groups0Mentoring by college faculty0Step 1

Precursors to decision making

External Internal

0 Mentoring0 Teaching –

teacher/learner relationship

0 Positive role models0 Negative role models0 Absent role models0 Badmouthing0 Discipline specific

training

0 Values0 Lifestyle0 Self-assessment0 Story – personal

statement

Year 1 – Understanding Yourself

0 Preceptorships0 RUOP0 III0 Interest groups0 Careers in Medicine website – AAMC0 UW Careers in Medicine website

Year 2 – Exploring Medical Specialties

0 Preceptors & Shadowing0 College Mentors0 Three sessions offered

0 Step 1 prep & what residency directors look for0 Researching medical specialties0 Using clerkships to explore career options and0 Success in clinical rotations

Year 3 – Choosing Your Specialty

0 Clerkships0 College Mentors0 Departmental Career Advisors0 RIM (Residents in Medicine Data Base)0 Three Sessions

0 Planning 4th year – Step 2 and schedule0 ERAS/Letters/MSPE/Match Timeline0 “Lessons Learned”

Year 4 – A Successful Match

0 Review MSPE0 ERAS application0 Writing CV and Personal Statement workshops0 Residency Interview workshops0 Rank order lists (minimum of 10-15)0 SOAP 0 MATCH DAY!!

Top 5 criteria for selecting applicants to interview

0 Step 1 score (73%)0 Letters of recommendation (71%)0 Personal Statement (68%)0 Grades in required clerkships (62%)0 Step 2 score (61%)

0 MSPE/Grade in this clerkship/education gaps (60%)

NRMP Program Director Survey Results, 2010

Looking forward

0General to the specific0Connection to career advising0Technology as a tool0Discipline information sessions –

weekly 0Oversight and coordination

Questions

0 How are you involved in student advising?0 What gaps do you see in our guidance of students?0 What do you find encouraging about UWSOM

students and their career decisions?