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We are interested in assisting medical students in their career decision making and specialty choice. Many faculty are willing to talk with students about this, either in their role as M3/M4 advisors, or informally. Students may also meet with Lois Albrecht for assistance with career information resources, referral to faculty, or assistance with computer career information.

Students considering a career in family medicine would benefit from participation in the activities of the UI Family Practice Club, MECO and/or Department of Family Medicine Summer Research. Important benefits include contact with UI Family Medicine faculty and practicing family physicians and an opportunity to interact with other students interested in careers in family medicine.

Contact Lois Albrecht for more information or assistance.

The American Academy of Family Physicians has an excellent website. The following "pages" on that site are recommended:

  • http://www.aafp.org - the AAFP home page
  • http://www.aafp.org/residencies/ - the on-line directory of all US FP residency programs. Most have direct links to program directors and/or coordinators' e-mail and most link to the residency program's website, so this is a great way to do initial exploration of programs.
  • http://fmignet.aafp.org/ - The Family Medicine Interest group's website - lots of stuff for students here about careers and residencies.
  • http://www.aafp.org/x20259.xml - The AAFP's "Strolling Through the Match" - a great resource - all students should use this to help them with the Match process!

The American Association of Medical Colleges has information about careers, the Match, and the ERAS system, all of it excellent:

Last modification date: Thu Jan 18 13:40:24 2007
URL: http://www.uihealthcare.com /depts/med/familymedicine/students/careers.html