noteworthy characteristics volunteer experience

Please email the SIG directly to learn more.Volunteering is about more than just giving up your time. Through participation in the groups, students can become more knowledgeable about a particular specialty to assist in their career decisions. These school-sponsored groups offer lectures, workshops, clinical experiences and mentoring. Students at the Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program/CUNY School of Medicine organize and maintain a number of specialty interest groups (SIG) to more fully expose their peers to specific areas in medicine. Pediatric Critical Care, Medical Education Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical PathologyĪnatomic Pathology: Renal Pathology, GU Pathology, Hematopathology Public Health (Effectiveness and Outcomes/Health Policy and Management) If you would like more information about a specialty not listed below, please reach out to your Medical Student Advisor or the Office of Student Affairs. They are available to answer your questions about their clinical specialty, subspecialties in their field, and non-clinical experiences, and provide advice. Many also have expertise and training outside of clinical medicine so they may be able to suggest alternative career pathways in medicine.īelow is a list of the CUNY School of Medicine clinical faculty who have volunteered to serve as Internal Core Career Advisors. Career advisors are physicians trained in various specialties who can help medical students learn more about that particular field. Some of the resources available to students include the Careers in Medicine Program, Specialty Interest Groups, AAMC, national specialty organizations, residency programs, and career advisors. We utilize a team approach to ensure that medical students have accurate, timely, and complete information to make decisions and select a career path that is a good fit. The Medical Student Advisors and the Office of Student Affairs provide students with longitudinal, comprehensive career advising. M4 panel: Maximizing your electives, Tips and Tricks for Residency Application Season.Utilizing ERAS and Introduction to the Match and Specialty Matches.

Residency Application Strategy and Utilization of Applications and Tools.Preparing the Personal Statement and Noteworthy Characteristics.Choosing Electives & Utilizing the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities Service.4th Year Schedule Planning and Selection of Core Rotations.Overview of Residency Application Elements and Introduction to 4th Year Electives.

Some of the Career Advising sessions will include: We are committed to demystifying the residency application process so that you feel confident and prepared while focusing on excelling in your clinical clerkships. Though exciting, it can also be a challenging time for any medical student, so support from your Medical Student Advisor becomes even more important. Welcome to the M3 year! At this point in your education, you will start to seriously consider your specialty and career interest as you utilize the knowledge gained during the preclinical years to participate in direct patient care during your clerkships.

Health Professions Mentorship Program (HPMP).

Health Professionals Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP).

Physician Assistant Application Information.

Noteworthy characteristics volunteer experience