Careers in Medicine: Value, Awareness, and Utilization

Careers in Medicine® (CiM) is a comprehensive career planning and advising program sponsored by the AAMC. Established in 1999, CiM works with school liaisons to support medical student career decision-making. CiM empowers students with information to make sound career decisions by helping them identify career goals, explore specialty, and practice options, and prepare for residency. The purpose of this poster is to increase awareness amongst liaisons and students alike of the value of CiM and the many tools and resources CiM provides members throughout this process. Learning objective 1: After reviewing the poster, participants will have a better understanding of the resources that CiM provides students and advisors to help enable and prepare them for the career advising process. Learning objective 2: After reviewing the poster, participants will be able to describe the historical and current use of CiM that highlight the value and benefits of CiM for career advising for students and advisors, alike. Learning objective 3: After reviewing the poster, participants will be able to list the four-year, four-phase developmental framework that informs CiM and the resources we provide