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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.

October 2009 - Volume 2, Issue 2 (PDF)

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

August 2009 - Volume 2, Issue 1 (PDF)

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 FIRST
Match Corner: Scramble in Shambles: Overhaul to the Scramble Underway

April 2009 - Volume 1, Issue 4 (PDF)

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

January 2009 - Volume 1, Issue 3 (PDF)

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

October 2008 - Volume 1, Issue 2 (PDF)

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

August 2008 - Volume 1, Issue 1 (PDF)

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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