CAP Exploration Getting to know and understand yourself and exploring your options CAP Lunch: During each block of pre-clerkship years students meet with one dean in a group lunch setting. These lunches provide an opportunity for students to discuss approaches to making career choices and discuss the myriad opportunities for extracurricular endevors. Class Meetings: Town halls tailored to different steps and milestones through out the medical school journey. (Past town halls can be found on our Resource Page) Electives Scheduling Intro to 3rd and 4th year Residency Application Overview Interviews Rank Order List/SOAP Townhall AAMC Careers in Medicine Program: An interactive online tool for career self-assesment and unbiased medical specialty information. Use this site to begin career self-assesment. Understand Yourself Explore Options Student Interest Groups: Medical and surgical specialty interest groups are student-run organizations, supervised by relevant faculty wherein students have the opportunity to explore aspects of various disciplines. For example, the surgery interest group holds "suturing nights", and the emergency medicine interest group hosts a "phlebotomy night." Students are encouraged to explore multiple interest groups. Shadowing: Through shadowing students get to explore different specialties, nurture their interests, increase motivation and build relationships with physicians who become mentors and future colleagues. Career Advisement Nights: Meet and interact with a Faculty Advisor in one of the following departments - Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, OB/GYN, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Surgery and Urology. (Past Career Advisory Nights Can be found on our Resource Page) Summer Research: Summer between years 1 and 2: Students can engage in research activities in areas they may be considering as career options. Others explore their interest in Global Health, and many combine research and Global Health. There is ample funding for these opportunities through the Office of Medical Student Research and the Global Health Office Inside the Doctors Studio: "Inside the Doctors Studio": a take-off on the television series, "Inside the Actors Studio," is a series led by students who invite prominent faculty members to discuss all aspects of their professional lives. These sessions are video-captured so those who are unable to attend can subsequently view them. This activity is held bi-monthly throughout the academic year. Annually, there is a session with alumni who are engaged in alternative careers in medicine. (Past sessions can be found on our Resource Page) Self-Exploration Workshop: An introduction to the AAMC CiM tool Career Speed Networking: An alumni run event that provides students the opportunity to explore and interact with different specialties with Einstein Alumni Infographics Electives The Undifferentiated Medical Student
