OSA Advising Workshop Series

2027 Application Cycle

2027 OSA Advising Workshop Series

R = Required / O = Optional

Date/Time	Workshop	Format
Oct 28^th PM	POM3: Mission/Brand- Creating a Narrative and CV Tips (R) (OSA Deans)	In Person POM3
Nov 4^th 4:00 PM	Taking a Gap Year: Considerations and Planning (O) (Thom)	PowerPoint Recording Zoom Link
Dec 9^th1:30 PM	Class Meeting (R) -Advanced Clinical Phase Scheduling (Flaherty) -Graduation Requirements (Flaherty, Millstein, Dittmar) -USMLE Step 2 (Gillis) -Extramural Rotations/VSLO Intro (Jenkins)	PowerPoint Recording
Jan	OSA Scheduling Office Hours (O) (OSA Deans)	In Person or Virtual
January 23, 2026 - 12:00-1:00 PM	UMSOM Unique Rotations (International Rotations, Etc.) Presentation (O) Agenda: 12-12:10: Infectious Disease in Zambia 12:10-12:20: Family Medicine in Kenya 12:20-12:30: Center for Global Engagement 12:30-12:40: Indian Health Service 12:40-12:50: Eastern Shore Women’s Health Elective 12:50-1:00: Eastern Shore Public Health Elective	PowerPoint Recording Zoom Link
Feb 3^rd PM	OSA Overview of Specialty Advising (R) OSA Residency Application Overview (R) OSA The MSPE (R) POM3 Junior/Senior Day Advising (R)	In Person POM3
Feb/Mar	Advanced Clinical Rotation Surveys/Scheduling (R) Survey Timeline	Asynchronous
Mar	Personal Statement Introduction (O)	Virtual/Asynchronous
Apr/May	OSA Specialty-Specific Advising (R) (OSA Deans - See below for Dates/Links)	Virtual
May 20^th4 PM	The Preliminary and Transitional Year Application (O) (Thom/Dittmar)	Virtual Zoom Link
May/Jun/Jul	OSA 1:1 Advising Sessions (R) (OSA Deans)	In Person
June 2^nd 4 PM	Residency Application Workshop - ERAA, Residency CAS, SF (O) (Flaherty)	Virtual
July 20^thand August 17^th 4:30 - 5:30 PM	Personal Statement Workshops (O) (Flaherty/Lamos)	In Person (Reid Rooms)
Sept/Oct	Interview Preparedness and Mock Interview Program (O) (OSA Deans)	Virtual/Asynchronous
Jan	Post Interview Advising: Etiquette/Ranking (O) (OSA Deans)	Asynchronous
Feb	Advising Survey (O)	Email
March 8^th 4 PM	Match Week Workshop/SOAP (R) (Lamos)	Virtual

2027 OSA Specialty Specific Workshops

Specialty	OSA Dean	Date/Time	Zoom/Recording Link
Anesthesiology	Thom	Tuesday, 4/28 at 4 PM	Zoom Link
Dermatology	Thom	Thursday, 4/20 at 4 PM	Zoom Link
Emergency Medicine	Thom	Monday, 4/27 at 4 PM	Zoom Link
EM/IM	Thom	Monday, 4/27 at 4 PM	Zoom Link
Family Medicine	Lamos	Monday, 4/27 at 4:30 PM	Zoom Link
Integrated Surgery (Plastic, Vascular, CT)	Lamos	Wednesday, 4/29 at 5 PM	Zoom Link
Internal Medicine	Allen	Individual meetings	Please email Dr. Allen to set up a time to meet.
Med/Peds	Allen	Individual meetings	Please email Dr. Allen to set up a time to meet.
Neurological Surgery	Flaherty	Monday, 4/20 at 3:30-4:30 PM	Zoom Link
Neurology/Child Neurology	Flaherty	Individual meetings	Please email Dr. Flaherty to set up a time to meet.
OB & GYN	Thom	Wednesday, 4/29 at 3:30 PM	Zoom Link
Ophthamology	Flaherty	Tuesday, 4/21 at 3:30-4:30 PM	Zoom Link
Otolaryngology (ENT)	Flaherty	Tuesday, 4/21 at 4:30-5:30 PM	Zoom Link
Orthopedic Surgery	Thom	Wednesday, 4/29 at 4:30 PM	Zoom Link
Pathology	Lamos	Individual meeting between 4/23 and 5/1	Book Time with Dr. Lamos
Pediatrics	Lamos	Thursday, 4/23 at 4 PM	Zoom Link
PM&R	Allen	Individual meetings	Please email Dr. Allen to set up a time to meet.
Psychiatry	Flaherty	Thursday, 4/23 at 3:30-4:30 PM	Zoom Link
Radiation Oncology	Lamos	Tuesday, 4/28 at 4 PM	Zoom Link
Radiology (DR/IR)	Flaherty	Monday, 4/20 at 4:30-5:30 PM	Zoom Link
Surgery, General	Lamos	Wednesday, 4/29 at 4PM	Zoom Link
Urology	Flaherty	Thursday, 4/23, at 4:30-5:30 PM	Zoom Link

*OSA Dean Advisors are subject to change base on specialty distributions

2026 Application Cycle

2026 OSA Advising Workshop Series

Date	Time	Instructor	Description	Location
11/19/24	4:30PM	Thom	Taking a Gap Year: Considerations and Planning (O)	Recording
1/13/25	2PM	Thom/Millstein	Advanced Clinical Phase Scheduling (R)	PowerPoint (Thom) PowerPoint (Millstein) Recording (Thom) Recording (Millstein)
1/13/25	3PM	Gillis	Step 2 Registration and Timing (R)	PowerPoint Recording
1/13/25	4PM	Thom	Extramural Rotations (O) with Student Panel	PowerPoint Recording
4/3/25	4:30PM	Lamos	The Residency Application Overview (R)	PowerPoint Recording
4/3/25	4:30PM	Thom	The MSPE (R)	PowerPoint Recording
Asynchronous/Recording		Flaherty/Lamos	Personal Statement Writing (O)	Recording
4/29/25	3:30PM	Lumpkins	Mission and Brand (O)	Recording
Apr/May	TBD	OSA Deans	OSA Specialty-Specific Advising Meetings (O)
5/5/25	4:00PM	Thom/Dittmar	The Preliminary and TY Application (O)	PowerPoint Recording
Summer 2024	TBD	OSA Deans	OSA 1:1 Advising Meetings (R)
6/3/25	4PM	Flaherty	The Residency Application (O)	PowerPoint Recording
7/15/25 8/19/25	4PM 4PM	Flaherty/Lamos	Personal Statement Small Group Workshops (O)	PowerPoint Sign Up (In-Person - Reid Rooms)
Aug/Asynchronous		OSA Deans	Interview Preparedness (O) + Mock Interviews
Jan/Asynchronous		OSA Deans	Post-Interview Advising: etiquette, ranking … (O)
3/9/2026	4:30PM	Lamos	Match Week and SOAP (R)	Zoom Link

2026 OSA Specialty Specific Workshops

Specialty	OSA Dean*	Date/Time	Zoom/Recording Link
Anesthesiology	Thom	4/28/25 at 4 PM	PowerPoint Video
Dermatology	Thom	4/29/25 at 4:30 PM	PowerPoint Video
Emergency Medicine	Thom	5/1/25 at 4 PM	PowerPoint Video
EM/Pediatrics	Lamos	Individual Meetings btwn: 5/1-16/25	PowerPoint
Family Medicine	Lamos	4/28/25 at 4 PM	PowerPoint Video
Internal Medicine	Allen	Email to Schedule
Med/Peds	Allen	Email to Schedule
Neurological Surgery	Flaherty	4/24/25 at 3 PM	PowerPoint Video
Neurology/Child Neurology	Lamos	Individual Meetings btwn: 5/1-16/25	PowerPoint (Neurology) PowerPoint (Child Neurology
OB & GYN	Thom	5/6/25 at 3 PM	PowerPoint Video
Ophthalmology	Flaherty	4/22/25 at 3 PM	PowerPoint Video
Otolaryngology	Thom	5/1/25 at 4 PM	PowerPoint Video
Orthopedic Surgery	Thom	4/28/25 at 3 PM	PowerPoint
Pathology	Lamos	Individual Meetings btwn: 5/1-16/25	PowerPoint
Pediatrics	Lamos	4/29/25 at 3:30 PM	PowerPoint Video
Plastic Surgery	Lamos	4/30/25 at 4:30 PM	PowerPoint Video
PM&R	Allen	Email to Schedule
Psychiatry	Flaherty	5/6/25 at 4:30 PM	PowerPoint Video
Radiation Oncology	Lamos	Individual Meetings btwn: 5/1-16/25	PowerPoint
Radiology (DR/IR)	Flaherty	4/24/25 at 4 PM	PowerPoint Video
Surgery, General	Lamos	4/30/25 at 3:30 PM	PowerPoint Video
Thoracic Surgery	Lamos	4/30/25 at 4:30 PM	PowerPoint Video
Urology	Flaherty	4/22/25 at 4 PM	PowerPoint Video
Vascular Surgery	Lamos	4/30/25 at 4:30 PM	PowerPoint Video

*OSA Dean Advisors are subject to change based on specialty distributions

2025 Application Cycle

2025 OSA Advising Workshop Series

Date	Description	Instruction	Location
12/04/24	Advanced Clinical Phase Scheduling (R)	Thom	PPT / Recording
01/03/24	Step 2 Registration and Timing (R)	Gillis	PPT / Recording
01/04/24	Extramural Rotations (O)	Thom	PPT 1 PPT 2/ Recording
04/08/24	The Residency Application Overview (R)	Lamos	PPT / Recording
04/11/24	Preparing for OSA Meeting/MSPE Review (R)	Allen	PPT / Recording
04/2024	Personal Statement Writing (O)	Flaherty/Lamos	Recording
05/28/24	The Preliminary and TY Application	Thom/Dittmar	Recording
06/04/24	The Residency Application (O)	Flaherty	Zoom Link (@4:30pm)
August/TBD	Interview Preparedness (O)	Buchanan	Zoom Link
03/10/25	Match Week and SOAP	Lamos	Recording