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Making your mark: Networking do’s and don’ts for medical students at conferences

By The DO Staff

09.13.24

From the first day we enter medical school, we are working toward eventually choosing a specialty and matching into residency. Many of us overlook the weight “who you know” carries alongside “what you know” when it comes to residency applications. Medical conferences, especially those within your chosen specialty, offer invaluable opportunities to forge connections with mentors, potential collaborators and other peers.