Webinars for Medical and Graduate Students

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There are several steps in transitioning from medical school to residency or in pursuing an MD, MD-PhD, or PhD degree, including choosing your specialty, applying to programs, and managing your finances. The AAMC offers several webinars to help you navigate the process.

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This calendar provides dates and important deadlines for AAMC services and applications. You can also subscribe to individual calendars using Google Calendar.

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Specialty Exploration and Selection

Hear from a panel of physicians, representing a variety of specialties, discussing their specialty choice, the factors and considerations they grappled with, and how they ultimately decided the path they would pursue.

This webinar addresses common questions about the away rotation process. Attendees heard directly from a panel of Host institutions representing three highly requested specialties and gained an understanding of their review and decision-making processes.

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This webinar features a panel of current and recently graduated medical residents across a variety of specialties. Hear them discuss their specialty choices, the factors and considerations they grappled with, and how they ultimately decided the path in medicine they pursued. 

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Title Card that says Navigating Expectations following the Transition of STEP 1 - "Next Step 1"

A collaboration of the AAMC's Group on Educational Affairs (GEA), Group on Student Affairs (GSA), Group on Information Resources (GIR), and Organization of Student Representatives (OSR), this webinar addresses issues arising from the alteration of Step 1 scoring.

Applying to MD/PhD and PhD Programs

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Learn how to be a competitive applicant to a biomedical sciences graduate program, presented by West Virginia University.

Title card that says Getting into a PhD Program in the Biosciences

This webinar is recording of the PhD Outreach Committee presentation at the 2022 NIH Graduate & Professional School Fair on PhD Life Sciences programs. It covers the application process, career options, and more.

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Presented at the 2022 NIH Graduate & Professional School Fair, the MD-PhD Communications Committee shares their insight into MD-PhD programs, the application process, and more.

Financial Aid

Learn some effective ways to manage your student loan debt and how to determine which repayment strategy is right for you after graduation. 

This video provides information to help medical students borrow wisely and understand money management during medical school.

This session, presented by Tal Frank, President of PhysicianLoans, explains best home financing practices for graduating medical students and residents. Highlighting the proper steps to take when applying for a loan and questions to ask loan officers.

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In this webinar you will hear questions answered and learn about the types of insurances, tools, tactics, and resources that help you prepare to obtain the proper insurance coverage throughout your medical career.

This webinar highlights changes happening with the student loan program now that COVID-19 Relief Measures have ended. Topics include updates to payment plans, dates and procedures for returning to repayment, changes to capitalization, and federal updates.

Watch our very first interactive, open forum webinar as Veronica Herrera, Director of Product, Core Credit Services at Experian, discusses how to improve your creditworthiness. She also answers questions about what you need to become a credit expert.

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This FIRST session introduces the AAMC Financial Wellness program. The webinar reviews tools to measure financial health, improve financial knowledge, complete financial courses, assess the cost of borrowing, create financial goals, and more!

Applying to Residencies and Fellowships

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Tailored for residency and fellowship program directors, coordinators, and other leadership, this webinar outlined immediate collaboration benefits and answer questions about the onboarding process.

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This webinar will help you prepare for  virtual interviews during the residency application process.

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This webinar features AAMC and AMA transition to residency tools such as Careers in Medicine, FREIDA™, the Residency Explorer research tool, an overview of the new content in the MyERAS application, and more. 

 

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