Search and secure your first job after residency. Dr. Alia Chisty (Penn State) returns to school us on surviving the PGY3 and beyond, part of ACP’s IMpower series. Topics: finding mentors, how to plan ahead as an intern and PGY2, master the interview day, avoid common pitfalls and confidently enter your early career. We’re joined by Curbsider and recent graduate Justin Berk MD, MPH, MBA who shares his experiences from the job trail. Flip the classroom! For meeting notes, a discussion guide and facilitators guide visit visit IMpower: Catalyzing your professional future.  Credits Written and Produced by: Paul Williams MD, FACP and Alia Chisty MD, MS  Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD, FACP Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP Editor: Matthew Watto MD, FACP Guests: Alia Chisty MD, MS; Justin Berk MD, MPH, MBA Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Sponsor Join The American College of Physicians today! Resident members get exclusive access to IMpower: Catalyzing your professional future.  Time Stamps 00:00 Pun 01:19 Intro, guest bio, disclaimer 04:00 Guest one-liner 05:35 Picks of the week*: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (film), Visit Baltimore (city)!, Read with your kids!, Wolfie the Bunny (book), Tribe: Homecoming and Belonging (book) by Sebastian Junger 10:20 Intern year agenda: Get the lay of the land; Identify potential mentors 19:26 How to be a great mentee: Bring concrete questions, Ask how your mentor likes to operate 22:08 PGY2 and career development: Decide if you want to do fellowship. Explore electives in potential career paths (e.g. meded), A word of caution about signing a contract as a PGY2 26:30 PGY3: Polish your CV. Collect references. Reach out to your network. Email potential employers. 31:00 Resources for finding a career: ACP and NEJM website’s have career centers. Check LinkedIn and Doximity. Ask your program director and previous graduates from your program. 35:10 Recruiters: Should you use them? What are the pitfalls? 37:45 Dr. Chisty recaps the job application timeline 40:20 Interviewing: Phone interviews are a common first step; Make an elevator pitch; How to nail the interview day 45:28 How geographic needs affect the application process 47:52 Stuart is champing at the bit 49:04 The pie analogy and FTEs 52:36 Promotion tracks 55:26 More on the interview day 59:26 Making the emotional transition from PGY3 to early career; Pretending rounds; Imposter Syndrome; Article by Murthy, Dhaliwal on Early Careers of Master Clinicians 67:13 You are competent. There’s a committee that’s been monitoring your growth 68:28 Take home points: Use your network. Imposter syndrome is normal. You are competent and people believe in you. Reflect on the behaviors of your favorite educators. 72:18 Your tribe *The Curbsiders participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising commissions by linking to Amazon. Simply put, if you click on my Amazon.com links and buy something we earn a (very) small commission, yet you don’t pay any extra.