The BIG Picture -Life in (and after) Medical School
Careers in Medicine
December 1, 2009
1:00 3:00
Faculty Conference Room
(Please bring your own lunch)
Please join Dr. Mai-Lan Rogoff (Associate Dean for Student Affairs) and Dr. Michael Ennis (Assistant Dean for Student Affairs/Advising) for a look at how the next 3 years of Medical School are structured, the AAMC Career In Medicine (CIM) website, and a discussion of the residency application process.
- How do you start thinking about what to apply in?
- What's the best way to use the AAMC (CIM) website?
- What does a training director look for in your application?
- What's in the MSPE/Dean's Letter?
- How important are: Preclinical/clinical grades/ Board (USMLE) scores, what you do next summer, and any other questions you'd care to come up with.
If you own a lap top computer, feel free to bring it to the session so you can look at the CIM website along with us. Please register on the site before this presentation.
Registration steps using AAMC Login:
Go to www.aamc.org/careersinmedicine <http://www.aamc.org/careersinmedicine> and click on "Login" to get to the login page of Careers in Medicine.
1. Click on "Create an account" link.
2. On the left side of the page, students can enter their AAMC user name and password. This is the same login used for access to MCAT, AMCAS, and other AAMC sites. Click "Submit". If you no longer remember the information, there are tools to look-up and/reset your login.
3. Upon submission, the site will display an information confirmation page and the student will be prompted to accept or decline the informed consent statement. Click "Submit". You will be automatically logged in to the site.
NB: All student should have received an email from Debra Leger at orientation with your individual login to the AAMC-CIM website. Please register on the site before this presentation. If you've can't find your login, just send an email to debra.leger@umassmed.edu and she'll resend it.
Don't forget to mark this date on your calendar