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Fourth Year Elective Scheduling Class of 2008

Fourth Year Elective Scheduling Class of 2008. Overview. Two Class Meetings January: Scheduling May: Match. Today. Scheduling: What To Consider Scheduling Logistics Overview of Year. Class Issues. Humanism Honor society Resident Teaching Awards USMLE Step II: CK and CS

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Fourth Year Elective Scheduling Class of 2008

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  1. Fourth Year Elective Scheduling Class of 2008

  2. Overview • Two Class Meetings • January: Scheduling • May: Match

  3. Today • Scheduling: What To Consider • Scheduling Logistics • Overview of Year

  4. Class Issues • Humanism Honor society • Resident Teaching Awards • USMLE Step II: CK and CS • Other issues

  5. Overview of Fourth Year • Choice of Specialty • Choice of Advisor • Scheduling: What to Consider

  6. Choice of Specialty (1) • Mapping Your Career Program • Careers in Medicine Web Page • Scheduling/Career Advisor • Drs. Harvey, McNeil and Rose

  7. Choice of specialty (2) • Clerkship + Departmental Faculty • Fourth Year Students, residents • Choice of Advisors • FAST/ Career/ Scheduling Advisor • Residency Advisors

  8. Scheduling: Overview • Structure: 13 Months (4 weeks) 1 Bridge (1 week: October) 2 Selectives: Acting Internship; ILS 2 Unscheduled: Interview, Vacation Up to 3 away electives

  9. Scheduling:Major Goals (1) • Career Decision Making • Balance across specialties • Patient Management Skills • Ability to Think Independently and Critically • Data Acquisition Skills

  10. Scheduling: Major Goals (2) • Procedural/ Acute care Skills • Research Opportunities/ Scholarly Project • Enrichment Experiences • AOC • Indian health Service • International • Year Off ? • Fill Gaps

  11. Scheduling: What to Consider • May/ June Scheduling • Option to move clerkships • Scheduling required clerkships in 4th year • E-mail/ Meet with Dr. Harvey

  12. Scheduling: What to Consider • Away Electives • Pre-requisites • Timing • Pros and Cons

  13. Fourth Year Tasks • Career Decision • Application Preparation • Letters of Recommendation • ERAS/ Early Match Timeline • Scholarly Project • CCA; USMLE Step 2CK and CS

  14. Application Process: Tasks • Initial Meeting Jan, Feb, March, April • Prepare C-V draft March-April • Second Meeting April, May, June, July • NRMP + ERAS (or SF match) • Dean’s Letter goes out Nov. 1 • Early Match, Military Match

  15. Be Mindful of: • Attendance requirements • Required Clerkships in 4th year • Acting Internships • Other Electives • Two Unscheduled months • USMLE deadlines • USMLE Step CS scheduling

  16. REMEMBER • Fourth Year scheduling is flexible • With a few exceptions • Our office is here to help you • Joanne Colligan is coordinator of Match • You can meet with Dr. Harvey at any time

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