The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Careers in Medicine (CiM) program 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 Web Site
Students must receive an access code and register to begin using the CiM Web site, which will guide you through the entire program. You can:

• Complete, review and store the results of your online self-assessments in your secure, confidential Personal Profile
• Review extensive career information about 112 specialties through the CiM Specialty Pages
• Access an online decision-making tools designed to help you select a specialty and apply to residency programs.