Residents and Fellows in all medical specialties and all years of training are invited to attend these FREE events to meet employers from leading healthcare organizations and practice groups. Employers travel from across the country to attend CareerMD Career Fairs. Many of the country’s largest, most prestigious healthcare systems attend.
Representatives from these employers can speak with you about opportunities at their own organizations and can also steer you toward colleagues at other organizations who may have suitable vacancies for you. Employer representatives may also be qualified to speak with you about broader career-planning issues such as J1 issues, decisions about sub-specializing, and employment trends in your field.
Exhibiting employers are at the event to help you. If you have questions about specific opportunities, they will be able to answer those questions. If you are a year or more away from completing your training, employer representatives will be able to discuss your future plans with you and arrange to keep in touch as vacancies become available.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What should you bring to the Career Fair? How should you dress? Should you attend even if you have two or more years of training ahead of you? Answers to these and many other frequently asked questions can be found below.
Why attend a CareerMD Career Fair?
Attending a CareerMD Career Fair gives you the opportunity to meet a large number of employers and explore a wide variety of prospective opportunities in one place, at one time. This is a FREE event that can help you plan the next stage of your career as a physician without ever having to travel to far-away job interviews or play phone-tag with physician employers. Meet dozens of prospective employers in one convenient location!
Will employers from my specialty be attending the CareerMD Career Fair?
CareerMD Career Fairs are for residents and fellows in all medical specialties and sub-specialties. Many of the employers attending this event are large healthcare systems that recruit for numerous facilities in multiple locations. These healthcare systems recruit and hire physicians across the full spectrum of medical specialties and sub-specialties. Even if you are in a highly specialized field, there will be employers at the Career Fair who will want to meet you.
What if I have a year or more of training ahead of me?
CareerMD Career Fairs are for residents and fellows in all stages of training, including those who have just begun their residencies.
- If you will be completing your training within the next year, these events are an ideal way to meet a large number of prospective employers and explore a wide range of opportunities in a single, convenient setting.
- If you have a year or more of training ahead of you, this is the perfect time to begin planning the next stage of your medical career. Physician employers want to meet you and get to know you as early as possible in the course of your training, so that they can have you in mind as vacancies arise. Meeting you now will also enable them to keep an eye out for specific opportunities that meet your geographic and other criteria.
- If you will soon complete a residency and begin fellowship training, it is not too soon for you to speak with employers that recruit for your future sub-specialty. The more specialized your field, the more important it is for you to become familiar with employers in your sub-specialty.
What should I bring to the CareerMD Career Fair?
If you choose, you may bring a copy of your CV with you to the CareerMD Career Fair. Drop it off at the Registration Desk on your way in, and we will include it in the CV Binder that we prepare for all employers at the event. If you would like to send your CV ahead of time, you may email it to PhysicianServices@CareerMD.com or send it by fax to (800) 355-2626.
What if I am an International Medical Graduate and will need a J1 opportunity?
Many of the employers that attend CareerMD Career Fairs have J1 vacancies within their organizations. Those that don't may be able to put you in touch with other colleagues or organizations that can hire international medical graduates.
What if I plan to settle in a different part of the country after I complete my training?
Employers will be coming from all over the country to exhibit at the CareerMD Career Fair. These employers represent local, regional and national healthcare groups, practices and organizations. Even if you plan to settle in a different part of the country after you complete your training, attending the CareerMD Career Fair will give you the chance to meet with recruiters representing nationwide opportunities.
What is the attire at the event?
The attire is casual. Employers understand that many residents and fellows will come directly from work in the hospital.
What if I want to attend the event, but can't make it?
If you are unable to attend the event but would like to be in touch with the employers that will be represented there, you can submit your CV for inclusion in the CV Binder. Employers can then review your CV and contact you directly even if they were not able to meet you. You may e-mail your CV to PhysicianServices@CareerMD.com or send it via fax to (800) 355-2626. Please indicate any geographic or practice setting preferences you may have.
What is CareerMD?
CareerMD is a media company that publishes career-planning magazines and electronic newsletters for medical students, residents, fellows and physicians. Visit our website, www.CareerMD.com, to search for current training and employment opportunities in your specialty. CareerMD is not a headhunter or search firm. CareerMD Career Fairs are financially supported by the employers that attend them.
Which employers exhibit at CareerMD Career Fairs?
The following employers have participated in past Career MD.com Career Fairs or are scheduled to participate in upcoming Career Fairs.
Please contact us at PhysicianServices@CareerMD.com with any other questions.