CCTMC Connect

Summer 2022

Welcome to the CCTMC Connect, a publication by the Consulting Club of the Texas Medical Center. The Connect showcases our distinguished alumni, recaps past and highlights ongoing projects, and spotlights industry leading consulting firms from a personal perspective. The Connect serves as a resources for advance degree candidates to explore the career of management consulting.

To the CCTMC Community,

We are pleased to announce the second issue of CCTMC Connect in 2022. We are also excited to announce that CCTMC will be publishing our first ever 2022 CCTMC Caseguide.

Please join me in congratulating the CCTMC divisions on their amazing achievements. The External Affairs team organized the 2022 Duke-UNC-TMC competition with great success with over 40 consultant-judges adjudicating case presentations from around 140 participants. The Education division closed 3 client-facing projects in Spring 2022 and staffed and trained members for 3 more. I would recommend applying for these projects to experience the life of a consultant. The Community division launched Case Camp and organized a roundtable discussion with BCG consultants to discuss consulting firms’ initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion. The business development division remained active in expanding client reach and showcasing our e members’ skills. The finance and marketing division did a great job in improving member attendance rates and launched a social media campaign to increase the students’ interest in consulting. They also managed to land Health Advances, LEK and Molekule as annual sponsors, making us the first graduate consulting club to do so.

In this issue, we have an exclusive and exciting interview with Ms. Prerana Pradhan, a senior manager at Accenture. The interview is especially illuminating as it covers her journey towards the senior manager role while transitioning from technology to management consulting. We also have an informational article that can help you prepare for upcoming case competitions, a case interview “cheat sheet” to help you prepare for the upcoming case interviews and an exciting crossword that you can fill in to enter our raffle to win $50!

Dibya Mishra and Neethu Pottackal

CCTMC Connect Editors

Cheryl Jiang

VP, Finance and Marketing

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SUMMER 2022 BY THE NUMBERS

400+ active members
120+ paying members
Over eight TMC institutions represented
Three ongoing agency projects

In this issue:

CONSULTING CORNER

Consulting Corner highlights a diverse array of management consulting firms through interviews with current consultants or offer holders. Get a personal perspective on company culture, the recruitment process, and career progression.

In this issue, we interview Prerana Pradhan, a senior manager at Accenture, a top management consulting firm. Join us as we chat with Prerana, to learn about her transition from tech consulting to management consulting, the culture at Accenture, and how to rise the ranks as a senior manager.

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

The industry overview will continue the article from the last issue and provide tips on how to win a case competition and complete a rigorous industry analysis in a case competition. If you are currently participating in a case competition or are planning on joining one, please take a look and try out our suggestions!

DIVISION OUTLOOK

Division Outlook recaps recent updates from each of our six divisions::, Externals, Community, Education, Agency, Business Development, and Finance and Marketing . Find out what we've been up to and hear about upcoming opportunities to join as we build the future of CCTMC.

CROSSWORD

How good is your knowledge of case interview-related keywords? Try out our new crossword and see if you can get the correct answers. Submit the answer for at least 10 words for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card!

CASE INTERVIEW

CHEAT SHEET

Did you miss some of our case interview workshops? Do you want to read a quick recap of the workshops? Take a look at our one-page case interview cheat sheet to learn how to prepare for a case interview!

CONSULTING AT TMC

The Consulting Club at the Texas Medical Center is non-profit organization for advanced degree candidates (MD, PhD, and Postdoctoral Fellows) that are interested in management consulting. We aim to train the brightest minds in the biomedical sciences to transition from academia to careers in management consulting.

Our team expertly curates a collection of programs designed to hone the business acumen of our members. We also host an array of networking sessions, panel discussions, and training sessions to rigorously prepare our members for the management consulting recruitment process.