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1:1 Career Counseling
Course Code: PBSV.804
- 3 one-on-one career counseling sessions by appointment
- Instructor: Dr. Deepthi Nair, Senior Director, Premed Postbaccalaureate Program, UCSC Silicon Valley Extension | UC Santa Cruz
- Cost: $450
A career counselor will assess your readiness for medical school, interest in specialties, required training, timelines, career trajectories, and expected outcomes. We will also assist in setting realistic expectations concerning work-life balance, salary prospects, and career advancement.
These live-online, one-on-one conversations, usually 30-60 minutes each, are tailored to your unique needs. We can help you with:
- Crafting essays for medical school applications.
- Identifying financing options.
- Tailoring applications to specific schools.
- Refining career goals.
- Addressing potential challenges.
- Creating a practical plan for success in the medical industry.
The primary objective of these action-oriented sessions is to help you map out your personal journey, ensuring that you are well-prepared, effective, and capable of achieving your goals.
Learning Outcomes
- Address shortcomings in medical school applications
- Create persuasive, personalized essays for secondary medical school applications
- Strengthen medical school interview skills
- Express how life experiences have equipped you for a career in medicine.
This three-part series may be repeated.
A complement to the postbacc program’s group career counseling, students are invited to repeat this series as needed.