Choosing a Professional Identity: Beyond Medical School Classes

Looking at medical school and wondering what you'll actually *do* with all that training? Like, you know you'll doctor...but in what way? What will that look like for you? Luckily, most schools have something like the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine's distinction tracks—formal project-based programs that let med school students dig deeper into teaching, research, humanities, global health, service, or healthcare leadership while they're grinding through anatomy and clinicals.