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Career Planning Advice

Med 2 Calendar and Milestones

August - December
  • Take (or re-take) your Careers in Medicine Self-assessments
  • Continue to keep an open mind about specialties
  • Attend Career Panel Sessions in Block I and J
  • ContinueÌý (or start) broadening your career horizons by joining Interest groups and/or shadowing in specialties of interest
  • Continue (or start) reading on specialties and career paths
December - February
  • Begin thinking about whether you want to write the USMLE Step 1 and if yes, schedule a date for Summer
  • Begin TCP

  • Attend the Electives Information Session given by the Career Advisor (date tba in advance every year)
  • consider your choice of Med 3 and Med 4 clerkship streams
March - July
  • Receive your assigned Med 3 and Med 4 clerkship streams
  • If you have a very early Med 3 elective, begin applying for it in April or May if possible
  • Look over 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's Electives information
  • If considering non-91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ electives, take some time to look over the , especially regarding the Policies and Information section of any university you are interested in doing electives at. Also review their
  • Write USMLE Step 1, if taking
  • Consider your other summer plans. A vacation is a great idea!

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