The COM Career and Residency Placement Advising team leads a comprehensive, longitudinal advising program that supports students from early career exploration through successful residency placement. Our mission is to empower each student to identify their best-fit specialty and optimize their competitiveness through individualized, data-informed guidance.

We partner with students throughout medical school, providing structured curriculum, personalized advising, and targeted resources at every stage of the career development and residency application process. Our services include specialty exploration and decision-making support, strategic application planning, CV and personal statement development, Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) guidance, residency application training, and interview preparation.

Through continuous engagement, evidence-based advising, and a commitment to student success, our team helps ensure that every graduate is well-prepared to navigate the Match and achieve their professional goals.

Some of the workshops and sessions the team hosts with each class include:

• OMS1: First Year Residency Advising Orientation

• OMS1: Careers in Medicine Orientation (Asynchronous)

• OMS2: Career and Residency Placement Advising Orientation

• OMS2: CV Writing Workshop

• OMS2: Licensing Exam Prep: Strategies for Match Success

• OMS2-3: 4^th Year Panel

• OMS3 Fall Orientation: The Residency Match Process Parts 1 and 2 (Asynchronous)

• OMS3: Personal Statement Writing Workshop (Asynchronous)

• OMS3: MSPE Development Workshop

• OMS3: Application Systems Workshops (ERAS and Residency CAS)

• OMS4: Residency Interviewing Program Director Panel

• OMS4: All Things Rank Order List, the Match, and SOAP

• One-on-one meetings with a member of the COM Career and Residency Placement Advising Team