Choices Newsletter
Choices is the newsletter of the Careers in Medicine program.
Published in PDF format four times a year, Choices provides pertinent
information about specialty choice, getting into residency, and other
important guidance related to medical student career planning.
In this issue:
Spotlight on Specialties: Psychiatry
CiM Toolbox: MSPI Expands to Include 16 Specialties
Ask the Advisor: What to do on your summer vacation and the types and
advantages of of different residency programs.
Match Corner: Be an Interview All-Star
In this issue:
Spotlight on Specialties: Pathology
Ask the Advisor: Tough questions about extracurriculars for a medical
student mom and the seemingly eternal debate around debt vs. primary care
Special Feature: Need Help Managing Your Student Loan Debt? Where to go
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Match Corner: Scramble in Shambles: Overhaul to the Scramble Underway
In this issue:
Spotlight on Specialties: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ask the Advisor: Evaluating your specialty prospects after a negative
clinical rotation and obtaining glowing letters of recommendation.
CiM Toolbox: Using Your Clinical Rotations to Explore Specialties
Match Corner: An MSPE Primer
In this issue:
Spotlight on Specialties: Emergency Medicine
Ask the Advisor: The dollars and sense of fourth-year expenses and
the career advantages of pursuing a joint degree.
CiM Toolbox: The Physician Values in Practice Scale (PVIPS)
Match Corner: Rock and ROL: Creating Your Rank Order List for the Match
In this issue:
Spotlight on Specialties: Neurology
Ask the Advisor: The question of lifestyle-more specifically, can
you have one as a surgeon?-and just how helpful all those extracurricular
activities really are in getting into a good residency program.
CiM Toolbox: The Residency Preference Exercise
Match Corner: Interviewing for Residency
In this issue:
Spotlight on Specialties: Otolaryngology
Ask the Advisor: Determining the best order for your third year clerkships
and mistakes to avoid in the specialty and residency selection process.
CiM Toolbox: Feeling Stuck? The SIS is the Tool For You!
Match Corner: 8 Things You Should Know About Applying For Residency but
Were Afraid to Ask
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