Maxine Summers

About Maxine Summers

As a Talent Acquisition Partner at Thalamus, I align my expertise with the organization\'s mission to streamline the graduate medical education journey through innovative software solutions. Leveraging my expertise in sourcing, I collaborate with teams to optimize recruitment strategies for critical roles, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, and creating seamless hiring experiences. My goal is to contribute to a collaborative culture and deliver exceptional results that empower both candidates and organizations.

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Partner

   Thalamus

   Mar 2025 — Present

   Thalamus is a public benefit corporation and the premier, cloud-based interview management platform designed specifically for application to Graduate Medical Education (GME) training programs. The software streamlines communication by eliminating unnecessary phone calls/emails allowing applicants to book interviews in real-time, while acting as a comprehensive applicant tracking system for residency and fellowship programs. Thalamus provides comprehensive online interview scheduling and travel coordination via a real-time scheduling system, video interview platform, AI application screening/review tool (Cortex) providing technology-assisted holistic review, and first-in-class analytics dashboard (Cerebellum). Now featured nationally at over 800+ institutions, residency and fellowship programs, and used by nearly all applicants, Thalamus is the most comprehensive solution in GME interview management.

Education

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

• McIntire Business Institute at the University of Virginia

  Finance, Accounting, Management, Marketing

Skills

• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Writing
• Teamwork
• Spss
• Youth Mentoring
• Stata
• Leadership
• Research
• Research Writing
• Fundraising
• Childhood Obesity
• Time Management
• Editing
• Public Speaking