Center for Careers & Internships

Are you planning to apply to become a medical practitioner this summer or in the future? Mary Lothrop, Director of Health Professions & STEM and Hannah Benz, Advisor will explain how the internal candidate review process integrates with the external application process. Hear about developing your school list and fine-tuning your personal narrative.

A practicing psychiatrist at Harvard’s McLean Hospital and a longstanding member of the Harvard Medical School Admissions Committee, Dr. Menninger will speak broadly as to what makes for a competitive medical school candidate. She’ll provide us with general insights into how an admissions committee reviews an application, and what makes for an effective and compelling personal statement. Dr. Menninger will share her thoughts on what makes a candidate stand out in a sea of applicants. We’ll finish the hour with a chance to ask Dr. Menninger questions.

Come meet Dr. David Neumeyer, Dean of Admissions at the Tufts University School of Medicine. You’ll learn firsthand what makes for a compelling medical school application and hear about Tufts’ unique Maine Track MD Program. We’ll leave ample time for students to ask Dr. Neumeyer about Tufts holistic review process and what Tufts looks for in an applicant.

Professional school applications open in 7 weeks and you have questions!! Come to an information packed session where we answer the 20 most commonly asked questions by students going through the application process. Hear how to build a school list, approach secondary prompts, know when it’s appropriate to send a school an update, learn all you need to know about the queue, letters of intent and everything in between. Mary Lothrop, Hannah Benz and Nicole Veilleux will walk you through the next steps in your journey to professional school.

Max Kagan ‘14 will be on campus to share information about summer internships and entry-level analyst positions at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm that serves leading businesses, governments, non governmental organizations, and not-for-profits. Max is a Senior Business Analyst with McKinsey’s Private Equity / Principal Investors practice. He is primarily focused on conducting market due diligence on potential targets in a variety of industries including software, industrials, fintech, and consumer/retail.

McGladrey LLP operates under the McGladrey brand as the fifth largest U.S. provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, with nearly 6,500 professionals and associates in more than 70 offices nationwide. The Management Consulting team practices within the umbrella of McGladrey’s Consulting Services line of business.

Sometimes the best advice comes from your peers! Join the Pre-Medical Society and a handful of your peers who have already taken the MCAT for a panel discussion and Q&A. There’s no right or wrong way to study and prepare for the MCAT exam. Hear peer testimonials, study tips and approaches employed by students who performed well on the MCAT exam.

French Language School alumna Carolyn “Cookie” Tager speaks from her own experience with the World Bank and FBI and facilitates an engaging conversation about building an international career: Learn what makes an international career “international” (and no, it’s not just working in a different country!), explore some professional fields where language is a critical component to your marketability, and examine how you can acquire experience while a student that will promote your strengths to different career audiences.

Dr. Chak Fu’s passion for learning has motivated him to pursue an unusual career path where

Dr. Dusica Bajic, MD, PhD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Instructor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School. After her talk at 11:15 in Coltrane, come join Dr. Dusica Bajic to discuss her research and experience in medicine!