Career and Life Planning Tracker for Medical Residents

CAREER AND LIFE PLANNING TRACKER FOR MEDICAL RESIDENTS 10 Your Blueprint for Building a Rewarding Life D cidi g o th job that will b th b st fit fo you a d you family is o small task Such a d cisio oft tak s y a s of pla i g as w ll as a i v stm t of tim , m tal gy, a d mo y O c you fi d th job that match s you list of ds, it should b c l b at d, as it is a t uly re ma kabl accomplishm t It is lik climbi g Mou t Ev st with th u d sta di g that o ly a f wwill re ach th p ak You d cisio to pu su a care i m dici m a s a i v stm t of y a s of you lif alo gwith fi a cial sac ific You’v accomplish d a difficult goal that f w attai — so why stop pla i g ow? Wh d v lopi g a pla fo you job s a ch, re fl ct back o you st at gy fo fi di g th ight re sid cy t ai i g p og am Mayb you did ’t hav a st at gy It is possibl you l ft it to cha c by casti g a wid t with you re sid cy applicatio s a d you luck d out by matchi g to you curren t p og am By co t ast, did you hav a m thodical syst m fo choosi g which p og ams to apply to, i t vi wwith, a d v tually a k i th match p oc ss? W are all cre ature s of habit, so it’s impo ta t to re vi w a d re fl ct on what has worked (or not worked!) for you in professional searches in the past. Only then will you have a st o g fou datio to build o as you s k out th ight “fit” fo you post-re sid cy mploym t I this chapt , you will b giv th tools to cre at that st at gic oadmap — a simpl , o ga iz d path to h lp you avigat th post-re sid cy t a sitio p oc ss You’ll b o ga izi g you s lf to compl t you training and transition into the next phase of your career with CONFIDENCE and a sense of DIRECTION . 1 SECTION I: T MINUS THREE YEARS