Campus life
Life at NEOMED is more than academics
COM sponsors a variety of mentoring programs that connect students with faculty members and physician mentors. These opportunities allow students to explore specialty interests, gain insight into the medical profession, and receive guidance on becoming competitive residency applicants. Through specialty speed-dating dinners, residency fairs, and the NEOEMD Connect mentoring platform, students can build meaningful mentoring relationships and expand their professional networks throughout their time in medical school.
Specialty Speed Dating Dinner
The Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO) host an annual Specialty Speed Dating Dinner in January. The session gives M1, M2, and M3 students the opportunity to spend time with physicians from different potential fields of specialty interest while interacting in an informal setting.
The goal of the Specialty Speed Dating Dinner is to encourage students to make important connections with practicing physicians early in their tenure as medical students by interacting with NEOMED alumni and clinical faculty in a “speed dating” format.
residency fair
The Residency Fair provides an opportunity for residency programs from our partner institutions and surrounding programs to network and share program information and research opportunities with prospective applicants. The event is open to all NEOMED medical students and allows students to gain a greater understanding of medical specialties and the residency application process while fostering relationships with program directors.
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NEOMED Connect
Exclusively for NEOMED students, NEOMED Connect lets you search for mentors tailored to your career preferences.
NEOMED Connect is a database exclusive to NEOMED students, offering direct access to profiles of health professionals. Mentors will help students navigate their healthcare professional journey and make informed decisions about their future career, post-graduate training, research, organizational involvement, professional development and community service, while gaining valuable insights and potential career opportunities.
Specialty Interest Groups
A variety of Specialty Interest Groups are part of the NEOMED Student Organization network. Each of these Specialty Interest Groups have a faculty advisor who practices in that specialty and assists the group in planning speaker and physician panel events, workshops, and service activities related to their specialty.
Click here for more information on student involvement.
Following is a list of the current Specialty Interest Groups at NEOMED:
| American Academy of Family Physicians-Family Medicine Interest Group |
| American Academy of Neurology-Student Interest Group in Neurology |
| American Academy of Pediatrics – Pediatric Action Club |
| American Association of Neurological Surgeons |
| American College of Physicians – Internal Medicine Interest Group |
| American Geriatrics Society- Geriatrics Interest Group |
| Anesthesiology Interest Group |
| Cardiology Interest Group |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery Interest Group |
| Dermatology Interest Group |
| Ear, Nose, and Throat (Otolaryngology) Interest Group |
| Emergency Medicine Interest Group |
| Endocrinology Interest Group |
| Infectious Disease Interest Group |
| Interventional Radiology Interest Group |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology Interest Group |
| Oncology Interest Group |
| Ophthalmology Interest Group/Students for Sight |
| Orthopedic Surgery Interest Group |
| Palliative Care Interest Group |
| Pathology Interest Group |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group |
| Plastic Surgery Interest Group |
| Psychiatry Interest Group |
| Public Health/Preventive Medicine Interest Group |
| Radiology Interest Group |
| Sports Medicine Interest Group |
| Surgery Interest Group |
| Urology Interest Group |
Other Resources
- Additional information about networking can be found on the AAMC Careers In Medicine (CiM) website under the Explore Options tab with “Talk to Others” section.
- Additional information about specialty exploration can be found on the Canvas Medicine Career Center Site
CONTACT
Harmony Stanger, M.B.A.
Assistant Director, Student Affairs
Phone: 330-325-6719
Email: hstanger@neomed.edu