Paging Your Future: A Step-by-step Guide to Landing Your First Dream Job in Academic Medicine

Saturday, April 26, 2025

7:00am – 8:30am HST

Location: Convention Center: 323

CE: 1.5

Leader(s)

Lauren Starnes, MD, MEd (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Co-Leader(s)

RW

Ryan Wolf, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hospital Medicine
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, United States
Kelsey Gastineau, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Melissa Baranay, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Carrie Lind, MD (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Hospitalist
Monroe Carell Junior Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Michael Bryant, MD, MBA (he/him/his)

Division Head, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles , California, United States
Rachel Umoren, MBBCh, MS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington, United States
Cristin Fritz, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Shani Jones, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Miami/Holtz Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, United States
Roselyn Appenteng, MD

Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine/Children's Hospital of Atlanta, United States
My-Linh Ngo, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
John James Parker, MD, MS (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Colin Orr, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Disclosure(s):

Lauren S. Starnes, MD, MEd: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Ryan M. Wolf, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Kelsey Gastineau, MD MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Melissa Baranay, MD: Johnson & Johnson (Terminated, February 16, 2024) (Products/Services: Ownership Interest including individual stocks, stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds); United Health (Terminated, February 16, 2024) (Products/Services: Ownership Interest including individual stocks, stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds)

Carrie H. Lind, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Michael Bryant, MD, MBA: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Rachel Umoren, MBBCh, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Cristin Q. Fritz, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Shani A. Jones, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Roselyn Appenteng, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

My-Linh Ngo, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

John James F. Parker, MD, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Colin J. Orr, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Workshop Description: Is this your first time applying for a job in academic medicine? Or are you an early-career physician planning to apply for a new role? Then this workshop is for you!
Navigating the job application process can be challenging, especially for trainees with limited experience beyond the Match. This workshop aims to provide insights into job applications and equip participants with tools to develop their career vision and secure roles aligned with their career goals. Attendees will learn effective strategies to showcase their unique experiences to distinguish themselves as candidates. The workshop emphasizes small group mentoring and coaching tailored to career interests.
Facilitators will review the job search timeline and explain academic tracks and full-time equivalent (FTE). Attendees will craft career vision statements and learn how to create compelling CVs, cover letters, and additional materials such as educator/advocacy portfolios or job talks highlighting their vision. Facilitators will also clarify the interview process, guide on questions to ask, and discuss contract negotiation to support career goals. Attendees will receive an extensive, well-received application toolkit including all workshop materials and resources. This session features facilitators with diverse interests and perspectives mentoring trainees in small groups to support their entry into the job market. Facilitators represent a variety of specialties across the country including general pediatrics, hospital medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine-pediatrics, and neonatology. Their areas of expertise include clinical medicine, medical education, advocacy, leadership, DEI, clinical research, global health, and quality improvement.

Learning Objectives:

Define the standard job search timeline.
Apply effective strategies for crafting compelling job application materials highlighting their career vision and unique attributes.
Describe their short- and long-term career vision and use this vision as a guide for interviews and potential contract negotiations.