Choose Your Specialty
Find the medical specialty that's the best fit for you
- Understand Yourself
  - About
    How to approach learning who you are and why this awareness is crucial to making satisfying career decisions
  - CiM Assessments
    Complete self-assessments to explore your interests, values, skills, and personality
  - Assessments Dashboard
    View your assessment results to get a more complete picture of how you fit within the field of medicine
- Explore Options
  - Gathering Information
    What information to gather and how to evaluate it
  - Gaining Experience
    How to gain educational and clinical experiences to explore career options
  - Medical Specialties
    Browse more than 120 specialty and subspecialty programs
  - Other Practice Options
    Career options other than traditional clinical practice
  - Clinical and Research Opportunities
    A database of summer and year-round programs
- Make the Decision
  - About
    Factors to consider when evaluating your career options
  - Decision Making Strategies
    How to process the information you've gathered, narrow your options, and arrive at a confident decision
  - Reflections from Others
    How others approached and made their specialty choice
Prepare for Residency
Find and successfully match into the residency program that meets your career goals
- Residency Programs
  - Find Programs
    Search residency and fellowship programs
  - Researching Programs
    Identify what you want from your training and find programs where you’re likely to fit
  - Residency Preference Exercise
    Capture and map your preferences to programs to find the best fit
- Residency Application
  - Applying
    Write a personal statement and CV, obtain letters of recommendation, and prepare a strong application.
  - Interviewing
    Secure enough interviews and present your best self on the interview trail
- The Match
  - Match Process
    Navigate the various matching programs and maximize your likelihood of matching
  - Rank Order List
    Strategically craft your final list of residency programs to help ensure you match
- Transition to Residency
  - Transition to Internship
    Progressing from medical school to day one of residency training
Shape Your Career
Consider practice options and maximize your career
- Practice
  - Patient Care
    Consider providing direct patient care
  - Research
    Consider conducting clinical or behavioral research
  - Teaching
    Consider teaching medical students, residents, or fellows
  - Administration
    Consider managing groups of people or entire organizations
  - Setting
    The types and locations of organizations where physicians practice
- Professional Development
  - Networking
    The importance of networking and recommended techniques
  - Switching Specialties
    How to switch specialties during or after residency
  - Financing your Career
    Medical school expenses, educational debt, salary, and other financial considerations
  - Licensing Exams
    Learn about board exams and their impact on your career decisions
- Alternative Careers
  - Public Health and Service
    Physician opportunities in public health and service
  - Public Policy and Government
    Physician opportunities in public policy and government
  - Communication and Journalism
    Physician opportunities in communications and journalism
  - Informatics
    Physician opportunities in informatics
  - Pharmaceutical Research
    Physician opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry
  - Consulting
    Opportunities for physician consultants

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- patient profiles;
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career self-assessments to help connect you to your preferred specialties; and
a database of all active ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs.

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