Medical Student Career Advising
The Office of Student Affairs at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and
Life Sciences (UTCOMLS) is your hub for career and residency advising!
We are responsible for small- and large-group career planning programming as well as individual, one-on-one counseling. UTCOMLS' systematic approach to career advising and residency counseling spans all four years of medical school. Programming begins with M1 orientation and lasts through graduation, tailored to critical junctures and transitions over the course of your medical school career.
Meet Your Career Advising Peer Leaders
Blackboard (BB) link: Office of Student Affairs: Career Advising
OSA CAREER ADVISING RESOURCES
- AAMC: Careers in Medicine
- AAFP: Preparing Your Residency Application
- Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)
- Letter of Recommendation Portal
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Specialties (coming soon)
- Student Organizations
- Summer Opportunities for Medical Career Development
- Texas STAR
- Professional and career development sessions:
- M4 Rank Order List Session
February - M3 Mandatory Career Advising Session with Assistant Dean: October - April
- M3 Optional Pre-Advising CV Review with OSA Staff: held prior to mandatory Career Advising session: January - April
- M2 Orientation: Prep for Track registration and third year
January - M1 Mandatory CV Review appointments: October - December
Resources
Choosing a Specialty Tool: Created by Devon Shannon, Class of 2021
Match Results and Data
- Charting Outcomes in the Match: U.S. Allopathic Seniors (PDF)
- Interactive Charting Outcomes for the Match 2020
- Interactive Tool to Understand Match Competitiveness
- Roadmap to Residency
- Results and Data: 2021 Main Residency Match (PDF)
- Results of the 2021 NRMP Applicant Survey (PDF)
- Results of the 2021 NRMP Program Director Survey (PDF)
Starting in year one, medical students will attend a 1:1 career advising appointment with student affairs to review their Career Action Plan, which is a roadmap for their medical school career. Students bring in a completed plan, along with their current Curriculum Vitae (CV) and discuss possible career pathways as well as opportunities at UT that will help them reach their long-term career goals.
Throughout a student's time in medical school there will be a multitude of career advising resources and opportunities offered; all based on the needs of each class. The Office of Student Affairs is committed to designing career advising programming that helps students in building their roadmap to residency.
Career Exploration & Advising
M1
- Career Advising and Exploration Course: August - May
- Mandatory PATH Sessions: August - April
- M1 Mandatory CV Review appointments: October - December
- 4th-Year Student Perspective on Match (Post-Match): March
- AMA Specialty Dating
M2
- PATH Sessions: August - December
- Optional CV Reviews: October - November
- Step One Orientation: October
- 4th-Year Student Perspective on Match (Post-Match): March
M3
- Career Advising Program/Advisor Sign-up: May - June
- Residency Application Process (RAP) - Lite/Fourth-Year Orientation: November
- Career Action Plan: January - April
- 1:1 Optional CV Review with OSA: January - April
- 1:1 Mandatory Career Advising Session: January - April
- 4th-Year Student Perspective on Match (Post-Match): March
M4
- Residency Application Process (RAP) Session: July
- Interview Workshop: August
- Etiquette Dinner: September
- Mock Interviews: September - October