Medical School Career Services
Career Services provide all students in the Medical School personalized and innovative services, programs, and resources focused on Career Assessment, Career Exploration, Career Decision-Making, and Career Preparation that achieve students’ career goals and success. The career counselor also assists you in preparing your CV and personal statements as well as providing one-one-one interview coaching for your residency program interview preparation.
MCW Career in Medicine (CiM)
MCW-Milwaukee Four-Year Program
M1 Career Self-Assessment
Clarify personal interests, abilities and values relating to potential specialties and develop a portfolio.
M2 Career Exploration
Explore specialty options via courses, clinical rotation, research, volunteering, summer experiences, clinical apprenticeship experience, etc.
M3 Career Advising/Decision Making
Prepare residency/away rotation applications, discuss competitiveness with residency advisors and identify specialty decision-making.
M4 Career Search/Preparation
- Discuss residency application strategies and review historical Match data with residency advisors and Career Services.
- Obtain letters of recommendation, refine CV/personal statements/residency application, interview preparation, identify residency program list and rank list.
MCW-Green Bay/Central Wisconsin Three-Year Program
M1 Career Self-Assessment/Exploration
- Clarify personal interests, abilities and values relating to potential specialties and develop a portfolio.
- Explore specialty options via courses, research, volunteering, summer experiences, clinical apprenticeship experience, etc.
M2 Career Advising/ Decision Making
- Continue exploring specialty options via clinical rotations.
- Discuss competitiveness with residency advisors and identify specialty decision-making.
M3 Career Search/Preparation
- Discuss residency application strategies and review historical Match data with residency advisors and Career Services.
- Obtain letters of recommendation, refine CV/personal statements/residency application, interview preparation, identify residency program list and rank list.
Career Services Resources
National Resources
- American Medical Association (AMA) FREIDA
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- Military Match (AAMC CiM login required)
- National Residency Matching Program (NRMP)
- Residency Explorer™ Tool
- Sfmatch (for Ophthalmology)
- TexasSTAR (contact careerservices@mcw.edu for access)
- Urology and Specialty Matches
- MCW Student Health Sciences Conference
MCW Resources (login required)
- Career Services Course in Brightspace for Medical Students (access via MCWconnect)
- Residency Advisor Training for MCW Faculty/Advisors (access via D2L)
- D2L Access Guide (access via SharePoint)
- Box Shared Resources (MCW access only)
- MCW Residency Director Criteria for Prospective Residency Guide
- M3/M4 Specialty Coursework Information
- MCW Specialty Advising: Department Contact Information
MCW Residency Advisor Programs
MCW’s Residency Advisor Program provides an opportunity for rising Milwaukee M3 students and rising Green Bay/Central Wisconsin M2 students to work closely with a clinical faculty member to individualize their senior schedule, build a solid and cohesive residency application and develop a professional identity under the guidance of a faculty role model. In addition to scheduling, Residency Advisors and their mentees are encouraged to discuss various topics related to medical student success and specialty preparedness.
The process:
- Network with potential faculty members (login required) you feel would be a good fit.
- Initiate contact with faculty members to serve as an advisor.
- Schedule a meeting with the faculty member to establish a relationship, confirm whether they will be your advisor, and discuss expectations.
- Complete the Residency Advisor Selection Form provided by Career Services by January 31.
- Notify MCW Career Services (careerservices@mcw.edu) of any changes to your advisor(s).
Program Considerations and Preparation
Considerations for Medical Students while selecting an advisor:
- Do they have time for you? How many students are they already advising?
- Can you discuss your questions and concerns about your specialties of interest?
- Do you have a good rapport?
- Are they knowledgeable in your specialty interest area?
Medical Students should be prepared to:
- Schedule regular meetings with your residency advisor.
- Discuss electives and away rotations relevant to your specialty of interest.
- Identify resources to support specialty decision making.
- Discuss Step 2CK goals and timeline.
- Discuss residency program selection, application strategies, rank list, etc.
- Please review the Medical Student Residency Application Preparation Checklist (login required).
Residency Advisors should be prepared to:
- Help students reflect on their experiences and begin to select a specialty.
- Help students network with professionals in their specialties of interest.
- Review student qualifications for their specialty of choice.
- Present current, relevant match outcomes data to aid in decision-making.
- Help brainstorm alternative and backup plans as appropriate.
- Check in periodically throughout the application and interview process to ensure sufficient interviews are scheduled.
- Please review (login required):
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact Career Counselor, Dr. Nai-Fen Su
Nai-Fen Su, PhD
Career Counselor
(414) 955-4977