Books and articles in this listing can be checked out for a three day loan period from the Office of Student Affairs, 3040 Murphy Administration Building.
CAREERS IN MEDICINE - (formerly MedCAREERS) is a career planning program designed to help you choose a medical specialty and select and apply to a residency program. This four-phase process will guide you through the elements of career planning, including self-understanding, exploring a variety of medical careers, and finally choosing a specialty to meet your career objectives. People whose choice of careers matches their values, skills and interests tend to be more satisfied and successful in their working lives. This is also true of selecting a specialty.
Careers in Medicine and Your School
The program includes a password-protected Web site, printed student manuals, school-sponsored workshops, and advisors. While developed and sponsored by the AAMC, the program is a partnership with your medical school's central administrative offices. Contact Valerie Poulson to obtain an access code.
Careers in Medicine Web Site
Students must receive an access code from their school's CiM Liaison and register to begin using the Web site, which will guide you through the entire program. You can:
FREIDA - Fellowship and Residency Interactive Data Base
How to Prepare a Personal Statement
How to Prepare a Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Extramural Electives Compendium - online resource of elective opportunities available at all AAMC accredited medical schools. Click first on Tools, then on Find, and enter the name of the state or school desired.
Career MD - Residency Find and Fellowship Find - search engines provide detailed contact information for every residency program in the country. Program Statements - central on-line location where Program Directors publish extensive descriptions of their residency programs. House Staff Profiles - current residents provide students with candid insider's perspectives of life at their programs.
IRIS - Listing of 4,000 Internships and Residencies in All Specialties. Automated Information-By-Mail Request Service. Online Program Information. Direct Links to Program Website.
HRSA State Health Workforce Profiles - A comprehensive guide of current data on the supply, demand, distribution, education and use of physicians, nurses, dentists and twenty other health professionals in each state and the District of Columbia.
Survey of Housestaff Stipends, Benefits and Funding - The report summarizes responses from 333 member hospitals and medical schools.
Kansas Recruitment Center - a health care career service center for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other allied health professions. The Center assists candidates in finding a community and practice or career opportunity that meets their requirements. For further information visit their website at http://ruralhealth.kumc.edu
E-Learning for the HealthCare Community
Residency Information By Specialty
Preparing for the Residency Selection Process
How To Choose a Residency/Specialty
The Match
The Interview
Planning Your Residency Interview Travel
Certification, Licensure, Specialty Boards and Societies
Employment Information
General Information of Interest to Medical Students
Debt Management
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Anesthesiology
Dermatology
Geriatrics
Military
Neurology
Nuclear Medicine
Ophthamology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Preventive Medicine
Primary Care
Psychiatry
Public Health
Rheumatology
Rural Health Education and Services
A Medical Student's Guide to Strolling Through the Match or The What, Where, When, Why and How of Residency Selection, Kansas City, MO, The American Academy of Family Physicians. Now is the Time - Preparing for a Residency is a Four Year Process by Norma E. Wagoner, Ph.D., Dean of Students, Pritzker School of Medicine, February 1990 Writing the Personal Statement; Career Insights M.D., 1995 Web site: Timetable for Residency Application Process
American Board of Medical Specialties; by J. Lee Dockery, M.D., Executive Vice PresidentMedical Specialty Certification and Related Matters; by the American Board of Medical Specialties Which Medical Specialist for You; by the American Board of Medical Specialties U.S. Medical Licensure Statistics and Current Licensure Requirements, 1995 Edition; by the American Medical Association Web site: Academic Societies
Web site: Medical Specialties
MINK - Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska & Kansas Physician Recruitment & Retention Network, Inc. Check out their website to discover lots of information including The Link Newsletter, hundreds of job opportunities listed within our own 4-state region, and thousands of opportunities all over the U.S. through their national organization, the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR). MINK activities, such as Blitz Week and the Annual Heart of America Physician Career Fair are also listed, and you can also register online for any of the events you wish to attend.
Future Practice Alternatives in Medicine; by David B. Nash, M.D.
The Pfizer Guide: Medical Career Opportunities; Old Saybrook, CT, Merritt Communications, Inc. Will Competition Change the Physician Workforce? Early Signals from the Market, Academic Medicine 71:15-22, 1996 Is Doctors' Hard Work Paying Off? by Mark Crane, Medical Economics, September 27, 1993 The Nation's Physician Workforce: Options for Balancing Supply and Requirements; by the Institute of Medicine Committee on the U.S. Physician Supply, 1996The Initial Employment Status of Physicians Completing Training in 1994, JAMA 275:708-712, 1996 Will You Wind Up on the Unemployment Line? What Jobs Are Out There Now, Medical Economics 72 (17):171-178, 1995 Will You Wind Up on the Unemployment Line? Which Jobs Will Be There Tomorrow, Medical Economics 72(17):187-207, 1995 Will You Wind Up on the Unemployment Line? Who Can Help You Land A Job, Medical Economics 72(17):208-220, 1995 Forecast for Doctors: Stonger Winds of Change, Medical Economics 72(23):161-171, 1995Income Was Down Sharply Last Year, Primary-Care Physicians Were The Main Exceptions by Joel Goldberg in Medical Economics, September 12, 1994 Social and Community Service in Medical Training and Professional Practice; by Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Physicians for the Twenty-First Century(2); by the Association of American Medical Colleges Web site: Employment Opportunities
Web site: Employment Opportunities
Web site: Employment Opportunities
Web site: Employment Opportunities
Debt Management:
AAMC Financial Planning for Medical Students
Web site: MD2
Educational Debt-Management Services from the AAMC - Layman's Guide on the web
Web site: Debt Management
Information on student loans including loan repayment calculators
Web site: Sallie Mae
Current listing of lenders offering HEAL Refinancing
Web site: HEAL
Information on Student Loans including loan repayment calculators and a great Q and A on the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
Web site: Student Loans
Information on the Direct Loan Consolidation program
Web site: Direct Loan Consolidation Program
Information on AAMC-sponsored MEDLOANS Program
Web site: MEDLOANS
Mentoring: The National Minority Mentor Recruitment Network Clinical Education and the Doctor of Tomorrow; by Barbara Gastel and David E. RogersCode of Medical Ethics, 1994-95 Edition(2); by the American Medical Association A Survival Manual for Medical Students(3); by the Committee on Medical Education Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Inspiration Is An Active Process:Taking Charge of Your Own Learning in Medical School; by Neal Whitman, Ed.D. Sexual Harassment in Medical Education: A Review of the Literature with Comments from the Law: Academic Medicine 71:S113-118, 1996 by Lois Margaret Nora, M.D., J.D. How Can I Manage My Debt?(15); by the Division of Education American Academy of Family Physicians The International Medical Graduates Guide to U.S. Medicine; by Louise B. Ball Health Economics, Version 1.0; by the Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation Without Handicap: Issues of Medical Schools and Physically Disabled Students Academic Medicine 71:7, July 96
Web site: SuccessTypes Medical Education Page
Web site: Integrated Medical Curriculum
Web site: Vesalius Interactive Anatomy
Web site: Doctor's Guide to Medical Resources
Web site: Clinical Pharmacology
Web site: Journal for Minority Medical Students
Web site: USMLE - publications and application deadlines
Web site: NBME publications, application deadlines, frequently asked questions
Web site: American Medical Students Association (AMSA)
Web site: American Medical Women's Association, Inc. (AMWA)
Web site: American Professional Practice Association
Web site: Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
Web site: Diversity Calendar
Web site: Campus Events Calendar
Web site: International Studies
Web site: All About Kansas City
Web site: Medscape offers free Medline searching
Web site: MedSearch America
Web site: Physicians On-line
Web site: Cyberspace Telemedical Office
Web site: The Wilderness Medical Society
Web site: Student Doctor Network
Web site: KUMC Bookstore
Web site: Medical Student Publishing Opportunities in MSJAMA
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