Career Development in Phase 3 (Year 4)

Checklist

☑ Meet with the career development team as needed

• Work with the team to review a sample CV and optimize your application and CV materials.
• Update your lead advisor on your interview progress once you begin accepting interviews.

☑ Stay on track

• Follow the Preparing for Residency Timeline below and stay up to date with Match on My Mind updates.

☑ Take time for self-assessment and reflection

• Schedule recurring check-in meetings with your lead advisor.

☑ Explore careers

• Schedule recurring meeting with your career mentor(s) and the career development team.

☑ Work on Professional Development

• Attend group mentoring sessions
• Introduction to ERAS and NRMP, CV preparation, personal statement preparation, how to select and evaluate residency programs

☑ Practice for Residency Interviews

• Register with IU Big Interview Medical to help prepare for your residency interviews.

☑ Prepare for Residency

• Attend Transitions 3

• Career mentor request form
  Request a mentor in you chosen specialty.

• NRMP
  National Resident Matching Program, a private, not-for-profit corporation established in 1952.

• ERAS
  Electronic Residency Application Service, a program of the AAMC.

• FREIDA
  Online database with information about more than 8,700 graduate medical education programs.

• Careers in Medicine
  A career planning program designed to help you choose a medical specialty as well as select and apply to a residency program. This is a highly recommended resources produced by the AAMC specifically for medical students.

• Resident Ambassador Program
  IU School of Medicine has a robust alumni network! Connect with an alumni who has an affiliation with a residency program you are considering to have your questions about the program answered.

• Preparing for Virtual Residency Interviews
  Webinar Recording. Sign in using your AAMC account.

• How to Curate Your Online Presence (ERAS)
  Understand what the publication section of the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) is asking for as you prepare to submit your application for residency and learn how to get hyperlinks for your conference presentations and posters.