The Pritzker School of Medicine incorporates career advising and professional development into all aspects of students' medical education. Career Advising Seminars are held throughout the year. These consist of panel discussions with physicians from various specialties who discuss career options, ways in which students may explore the field further, and ways to enhance their application portfolio.
All students are assigned to one of eight Career Advisors through their membership in one of the four Pritzker Societies: Coggeshall Society, DeLee Society, Huggins Society, and Rowley Society. The societies are named for key figures who made seminal contributions to research, clinical care, and education at the University of Chicago. They provide a context and opportunity for gaining advice over time from a broad array of individuals, ranging from peers to faculty. Each Society contains a balanced number of students drawn from each class, breaking down barriers between classes and promoting peer-to-peer layered mentoring.
The ultimate goals of the Pritzker Societies are to provide career advice and guidance, to help make resources easily and readily accessible, and to foster a sense of community within the larger Pritzker School of Medicine community.
During the third and fourth year of medical school, Pritzker Students attend one-on-one meetings with their advisors to help guide them through the matching process.
The Coggeshall Society is named for Lowell T. Coggeshall (1901-1987) who served as Dean of the Biological Sciences Division and the Medical School of the University of Chicago for 16 years. Dr. Coggeshall's greatest contribution to American medical education was his role in reshaping the AAMC into an effective voice for academic medicine.
Career Advisors:
Coggeshall Society MS4 Co-Chairs:
Coggeshall Society MS1 Co-Chair:
The DeLee Society is named for Joseph Bolivar DeLee (1869-1942) who is often called the father of modern obstetrical care. In 1914, Dr. DeLee established what later became Chicago Lying-In Hospital.
Career Advisors:
DeLee Society MS4 Co-Chair:
DeLee Society MS1 Co-Chair:
The Huggins Society is named for Charles B. Huggins (1901-1997) who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1966 for his pioneering discoveries regarding the relationship between hormones and prostate cancer.
Career Advisors:
Huggins Society MS4 Co-Chair:
Huggins Society MS1 Co-Chair:
The Rowley Society is named for Janet Rowley, MD'48 (1925-2013) who was a pioneer in connecting the development of cancer with genetic abnormalities. Rowley’s findings opened the door to development of drugs directed at the cancer-specific genetic abnormalities.
Career Advisors:
Rowley Society MS4 Co-Chair:
Rowley Society MS1 Co-Chair:
The AAMC Careers in Medicine Program offers a comprehensive web-based program that students may choose to use in addition to Pritzker programming. This program focuses on:
Students are encouraged to begin their career assessment through the AAMC Careers in Medicine online program. Students need a log-in number to participate, which they will receive at the beginning of the academic year.