{"id":2215,"date":"2025-11-14T20:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/md-student-portal\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:34:08","slug":"important-updates-from-career-advising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/md-student-portal\/bulletin\/2025\/11\/14\/important-updates-from-career-advising\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Updates from Career Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Class of 2027<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n      <h1>Important Updates from Career Advising<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n          <div class=\"meta\">\n        \n                  <span class=\"date\">November 14, 2025<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n    \n        \n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Please fill out the\u00a0<strong>specialty survey by Nov 20:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Link to and instructions for completing the expanded specialty selection form: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/ksom.my.site.com__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!ruDiZKecuTDF5Dl1kkbMBszi5R0FHeSY3vJANBpSAvoqvADLXC-qYKgDJVTJsdqELl9SFNXIzKd56XXdISM$\">https:\/\/ksom.my.site.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Post Clerkship Phase meeting recording and slide deck (<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/md-student-portal\/?attachment_id=2216\">11-10_Post-Clerkship Phase Scheduling Class of 2027<\/a>).\n<ul>\n<li>Meeting recording link: <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/keckmedia.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=1fa72af6-9291-4a97-be11-b39200107ddf__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!oNxkCxzxUnCqnqljVieM9pfD0ZwGseJlfNagwd1nWYaUQyNGjruKmzYy_nFxpbiIdMshWAwNeN2GLjF5ORzddj8$\">https:\/\/keckmedia.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=1fa72af6-9291-4a97-be11-b39200107ddf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>track schedule<\/strong>\u00a0will be released in MedOASIS on\u00a0<strong>December 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Updates:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>First of all, MANY of you have expressed angst that you are not yet certain of your specialty. That is absolutely okay. Keep working towards your most likely choice until another specialty pulls you sufficiently to change direction. MANY students are undecided at this point. You can get to ANY specialty with any of the post-clerkship track and each one has its pros\/cons. Do not worry too much about this placement. Just submit your most likely top specialty at this point in the survey or note that you are undecided.<\/p>\n<p>As we discussed, spend time reviewing the Careers in Medicine resources to help gauge your interests, values, and gifts. A copy of the Specialty Elective Guides is at the bottom of this email. (Note, minor updates to these will occur in Dec)<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<u>December and January<\/u>\u00a0we will begin\u00a0<u>advising meetings<\/u>. The specialty advisors will be your best resource regarding scheduling recommendations and your preparation for residency applications (away rotations, research mentorship, etc).<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Taylor Paramo to schedule a meeting in\u00a0<u>December\/January\u00a0<\/u>if you remain undecided on your specialty. 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