Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
MD Program

Career Planning by Year

Career Planning by Year

  • Careers in Medicine Inventory
  • Four Advisory Dean Meetings
  • Advisory Dean Advice for Navigating Opportunities at Penn
  • Student Interest Group Events
  • Student Near-Peer Specialty Mentor Sessions
  • Organ Block Career Panels
  • Core 1 Specialty Information Sessions
  • Shadowing Opportunities by Specialty
  • Research Opportunities
  • Community Service Opportunities
  • Summer Planning with Advisory Dean

Core 1

  • Organ Block Career Panels
  • Student Interest Group Events
  • Student Near-Peer Specialty Mentor Sessions
  • Core 1 Specialty Information Sessions
  • Shadowing Opportunities by Specialty
  • Research Opportunities
  • Community Service Opportunities

Core 2

  • Core 2 Planning Meeting
  • Core 2 Planning Near-Peer Panel
  • Core 2 Planning Meeting with Advisory Dean
  • Pre-Clerkship Week: How to Think About Careers During Core 2
  • Core Clerkship Career Panels
  • Practicum Evening Career Panels (PMR, Rad Onc, Dermatology, Radiology, Lab/Path Medicine)

Core 2

Core 3

  • Meeting With Specialty Mentor
  • Core 3 Meeting: Scholarly Pursuit
  • Core 3 Meeting: Overview of Residency Applications (Student Affairs)
  • Core 3 Meeting: Subspecialty Applying to Residency Meetings
  • Core 3 Meeting: Post Match Student Panel (Career Night)
  • Core 3 Meeting: The Nuts and Bolts of ERAS

Core 3

  • Core 3 Workshop: Preparing for Interview
  • Interview Practice Sessions
  • Measey STeP to Residency
  • Core 3 Workshop: Doing Your Rank List