Strategic advising
How: Sessions will occur every 3-4 weeks, ensuring consistent progress and timely adjustments to the student’s strategy. This frequency allows students to implement feedback, track their development, and refine their approach as they move closer to their match day.
3- hour Strategic Advising Package:
Hour 1: Self-Assessment and Goal Setting
Hour 2: Research and clinical preparation
Hour 3: Re-evaluation goals and progress
Example of topics discussed:
Thorough Self-Assessment: Begins with identifying the student’s unique strengths, weaknesses, and goals to tailor the advising process.
Customized Application Guidance: Focuses on crafting personal statements, selecting experiences, and securing letters of recommendation that reflect the student’s journey.
Specialty-Aligned Preparation: Offers targeted strategies for research, sub-internships, and rotations based on the student’s clinical interests and aspirations.
Program Selection: Advises on choosing residency programs that align with the student’s USMLE scores, research focus, and geographical preferences.
Research Advising: Helps identify research opportunities in dermatology or plastic surgery and provides strategies to showcase research productivity effectively.
Individualized Mock Interviews: Addresses the student’s specific areas of concern and ensures they are well-prepared for dermatology or plastic surgery interviews.
Personalized Actionable Advice: Provides clear and specific steps tailored to the student’s background and goals to maximize their competitiveness for matching.
Strategic Advising Package: $299
Advisors: Tito Onyekweli and/or Nerone Douglas, depending on the field you are applying into