{"id":122534,"date":"2024-08-05T14:19:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?page_id=122534"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:05:58","slug":"advising-career-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/advising-career-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Advising &#038; Career Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>System for Career Advising<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our integrated system for career advising provides longitudinal, individualized mentoring and advising to help students form their professional identity, choose a career path, and prepare for residency.<\/p>\n<p>The system comprises three main areas of focus:<\/p>\n<h4>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/advising-career-development\/academies\/\">Advising &amp; Mentorship: Advisor Network<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Student Affairs Deans<\/li>\n<li>Core Advisors (AMEs)<\/li>\n<li>Peer Advisors<\/li>\n<li>Field Specific Advisors (FSAs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/career-planning\/guided-exploration\/\">Guided Exploration: Understanding Yourself &amp; Exploring Your Options<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/advising-career-development\/class-meetings-2025-2026\/\">Class Meetings<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1-on-1 Sessions<\/li>\n<li>Career Fairs<\/li>\n<li>Career Interest Groups<\/li>\n<li>Electives<\/li>\n<li>Specialty Faculty<\/li>\n<li>ePortfolios<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/career-planning\/guided-exploration\/shadowing\/\">Shadowing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/career-planning\/guided-exploration\/specialty-spotlights\/\">Specialty Spotlight Series (student-run)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/career-planning\/match-application-process\/\">Residency Application Preparation<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/09\/BU-MD-Student-CV-Template.docx\">BU MD Student CV Template<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/eras-workshop\/\">ERAS Workshop, July 24, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/offices-services\/md-program-offices\/studentaffairsoffice\/advising-career-development\/class-meetings-2024-2025\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/advising-career-development\/class-meetings-2025-2026\/\">Class Meetings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2022\/01\/MSPE-Information-.pdf\">MSPE Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?page_id=139841&amp;preview=true\">Residency Application Timeline Class of 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Workshops<\/li>\n<li>1-on-1 Discussions<\/li>\n<li>Practice Sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Career Planning by Year<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Student Affairs Office provides and coordinates several resources to guide you through your career planning. Below is an overview of what to expect from first year into fourth year:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">First and Second Year<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Developing your interests and exploring career options.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Career Expo<\/b>: Introduction to specialties, occurs yearly in the fall, with residents and faculty<\/li>\n<li><b>Advisor Network<\/b>: Meet your Core Advisor during Doctoring 1, Peer advisors assigned in Orientation, Student Affairs\u00a0deans, Open Office Hours, ePortfolio review with advisors and Student Affairs deans<\/li>\n<li><b>Career Interest Groups<\/b>: Match panels, overview of specialties, shadowing opportunities, journal clubs, engage in research, meet faculty\/staff in non-graded environment; alternative careers in medicine<\/li>\n<li><b>Careers in Medicine (CiM)<\/b><b> resources<\/b>: outlined in monthly Advisor Network updates (email)<\/li>\n<li><b>ePortfolio<\/b><b>: <\/b>to organize activities, resources, and initial reflections<\/li>\n<li>Alumni Connections<\/li>\n<li><b>Semester Class Meetings to plan for \u201cnext steps\u201d <\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Class meeting to plan for Third<\/b><b>\u00a0year<\/b><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2023\/12\/Planning-your-Summer.pdf\">Planning your Summer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Third Year<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Narrowing down specialties, preparing for fourth year and the residency MATCH.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Third Year Career Fair<\/b>: meet with program directors and faculty from various specialties to hear more about the specialties of interest to you<\/li>\n<li><b>Advisor Network<\/b><u><b>: <\/b><\/u><u>Field Specific Advisor Program<\/u> and <u>Student Affairs deans;<\/u>\u00a0<u>Core Advisor:<\/u> assistance in making connections, networking, questions to ask, and things to consider, group and one-on-one meetings<\/li>\n<li><b>ePortfolio<\/b><b>: <\/b>to organize activities, resources, and reflections on clerkships<\/li>\n<li><b>CiM<\/b><b> resources<\/b>: outlined in monthly Advisor Network updates (email)<\/li>\n<li><b>Elective selection resources: <\/b>online, complementing faculty advice<\/li>\n<li><b>Discussions with fourth-y<\/b><b>ear students on selecting a specialty <\/b>(Panel discussion) and in specialty-specific small groups<\/li>\n<li><b>Class meetings to plan for fourth year<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Fourth Year<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Selecting a career specialty, application process, and preparing for residency.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Elective selection resources <\/b>online and discussion with faculty advisors and deans<\/li>\n<li><b>CiM<\/b><b> resources<\/b>: outlined in monthly Advisor Network updates (email)<\/li>\n<li><b>Career Interest Groups<\/b>: Match panels and discussion lunches<\/li>\n<li><b>Advisor Network:<\/b>\u00a0<u>Field Specific Advisors<\/u>\u00a0and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Student Affairs deans<\/span> (required)<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">;<\/span> other faculty, chairs, and program directors<\/li>\n<li><b>Boot Camps\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Preparing for Match: <\/b>Personal Statement workshops, Interview Workshop and program director panel, required Mock Interviews; one-on-one counseling meetings with Student Affairs deans and one-on-one meetings with Field Specific Advisors;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/career-planning\/virtual-residency-interview-preparation-video\/\">Drs. Chen and Beazley video for virtual residency interviews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please complete survey after viewing the video. Thank you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Class Meetings to plan for the application process: <\/b>Interviewing; Rank Order Lists; What to expect MATCH week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>System for Career Advising Our integrated system for career advising provides longitudinal, individualized mentoring and advising to help students form their professional identity, choose a career path, and prepare for residency. 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