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To keep up with the complex and ever-changing landscape of the transition to residency, the AAMC Careers in Medicine® program provides a comprehensive collection of information, tools, training/professional development, and support to all those whose work intersects with specialty choice and residency application.

CiM supports a range of advising needs including developing and enhancing advisor skills, identifying effective advising practices, gaining buy-in across stakeholders, and establishing consistent messaging by providing advisors with expert-developed guidance and tools, networking and crowdsourcing opportunities, and training/professional development in various lengths and formats.

Advisor resources available to support these needs include advising checklists, guidance for utilizing self-assessment with students, toolkits, an advisor bibliography, and more.

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Sign in with your AAMC Account to access CiM's advisor resources in the menu. 

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If you don't see the advisor section in the menu after you've signed in, contact the CiM liaison at your school. 

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Intro video

Watch this 1-minute overview of the AAMC Careers in Medicine® program.

Website Tour

Watch this 20-min tour of the CiM website, which highlights what the CiM program can offer your students.

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How medical students choose ther specialty

A common misperception -- within the medical profession and, more broadly, in our society -- believe medical students, residents, and fellows aim to practice in (sub)specialties that pay the most. However, research shows that this is decidedly untrue.

The research behind the program

Learn about the research and well-studied academic theories that are the foundation of the CiM program.
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