Why Choose Medicine as a Career
Jan 27, 2015
Why Choose Medicine as a Career
A structured, four-phase/four-year career planning program
Provides students with a strategy for:
• Understanding themselves and the world of work
• Choosing a specialty and residency program
• Making career and life decisions
Careers in Medicine Overview
Careers in Medicine activities:
help educate students on career options;
help improve their medical specialty literacy; and
teach decision-making skills.
Theoretical Foundations
Careers in Medicine Model
Implementation
Self- Assessment
Decision- making
Career/SpecialtyExploration
Residency in Chosen Specialty
Gathering information about self: Who Am I?
What past experiences influenced my career decisions?
What do I like to do?
What is important to me?
What are my greatest strengths?
What are my work environment preferences?
Phase 1: Self-Assessment
Phase 1: Self-AssessmentPersonal Review
Interests
Values
Environmental Factors and Practice Needs
Personality
Skills
Financial Situation
Educational Experiences
Things you enjoy doing
Three options:
Option A – Medical Specialty Preference Inventory (MSPI), 2nd Edition
Option B – Party Game/Self-appraisal
Option C - Self-Directed Search
Interests
Life principles that influence you and the decisions you make
Three options: Option A - Physician Values in Practice Scale (PVIPS) Option B - Values Checklist
Indicate degree of importance for each value in the list
Select most important and rank Option C - Values Card Sort
Experiential, hands-on activity
Values
Measures preferences for
• Practice types
• Size and location of practice
• Working environment
Results are likely to change over time depending on experience
Especially useful for residency program selection
Environmental Factors and Practice Needs
Who you are and how you relate with others
Two options:
• Option A - The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®
• Option B - The Keirsey Temperament Sorter
Personality
What you do well
Two options:
• A - Informal Skills Assessment
• B - Skills Assessment with Feedback
Focus is on cross functional, or transferable skills
Skills
Phase 1: Putting It All Together—The Personal Profile
A personal record of the results of their self-assessment activities
Provides direction for the student in the search for “compatible specialties”
Confidential – only the student can access their personal profile
Phase 2: Career Exploration
Gathering information about career options…
What specialties exist, what do they do, & what are the people like in that specialty?
What practice settings are open to me?
What non-traditional/non practitioner options are available?
How do my personal characteristics match with the specialties I am exploring?
Duties, tasks, responsibilities
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Work environment / conditions
Earnings
Workforce information
Future of the specialty
Preparation
Methods of entry
Industries/employers/practice environments
Types of Career Information
Getting Personal: Conduct more in-depth, personal
research on remaining specialties & career
options
Narrow down to three to
five options
During this phase, students must understand the world of work by gathering
information about options available
Start with high level exploration (All options, general information)
The Process of Career Exploration
Conduct library research
Conduct online research
• CiM Specialty Pages (112 specialties covered)
• AMA FREIDA
Specialty Statistics & Physician Workforce Data
• Specialty organizations
Attend school-organized specialty seminars and programs
• School programs (brown bag presentations, panels)
• Specialty Interest Groups
Beginning Career Exploration
Career Exploration: Getting Personal
Use information gathered to narrow down to 3-5 options for more in-
depth research
Contact medical societies, alumni groups, and specialty associations
• Review Publications – journals/newsletters
• Student membership
• Local chapter or activities
Participate in preceptorships
Conduct informational interviews
• To learn about specialty areas
• To articulate career objectives.
• To learn about new developments
• To build a network
Explore clinical clerkships
Career Exploration: Getting Personal (cont.)
How do I go about weighing the information I’ve learned about
who I am and the knowledge I’ve gained about career
options?
What are my best matches?
How do I evaluate my decision?
How do I select residencies that will fit my needs and
preferences?
Phase 3: Decision-making
Phase 3: Decision-makingDecision 1: Specialty Choice
• Select most important self-assessment information
• Compare with top specialties
• Determine which is the best fit
Decision 2: Selecting Residency Programs
• Retake Environmental Factors assessment
• Identify top factors
• Compare to residency programs under consideration
Phase 4: Implementation
Re-evaluation and follow-up
Clinical clerkships and electives
Applying for residency
The Match(s)
Moving on…
Student Evaluation of Careers in Medicine Website
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