Resources
Career Advising at Pritzker
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.
Useful Career Advising Tools
Advising Societies
All students are assigned to one of eight Career Advisors through their membership in one of the four Pritzker Societies: Coggeshall Society, Huggins Society, Lewis 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.
Advising Societies
Careers in Medicine
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:
- Understanding Yourself
- Exploring Options
- Choosing a Specialty
- Getting Into Residency
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.