Medical Training Hierarchy: Your Role as a 3rd or 4th Year Student
I’ve just started my fourth year, and while it’s a relief to be done with ... Read more
Written by: Adelle
Published on: August 20, 2018
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Positive Thinking for the Year Ahead
Looking Back at 2017 As another new year rolls around, I try to take some ... Read more
Written by: Adelle
Published on: January 15, 2018
Making Clerkships Work
Are clerkships a grind, or a boon? It’s up to you. The second-year students are ... Read more
Written by: The Short Coat Podcast
Published on: January 12, 2018
On Being Flexible: A Day in the Life of a Third Year
Flexibility is the name of the game during your third (and to an extent, your ... Read more
Written by: Adelle
Published on: November 27, 2017
Residency Interviews: Confirming Your Decision
Last month I wrote about the process of applying for residency, and noted how this ... Read more
Written by: Brent Schnipke
Published on: October 30, 2017
An Apology to a Medical Student
Dear medical students: I’m sorry. You had just finished two years of didactic learning and ... Read more
Written by: Karen Tran-Harding
Published on: July 31, 2017
Internal Medicine: The "Classic" Physician
By Brent Schnipke If the average reader is asked to imagine a typical medical student, ... Read more
Written by: Brent Schnipke
Published on: June 26, 2017
Dear Me, MD | Love Me, M3
July 21, 2015 Dear Me, MD: Now that you have opened this letter, you may ... Read more
Written by: Danielle Bottalico
Published on: May 2, 2017
The Year of Privilege: A New Perspective on Third Year
During my pediatrics clerkship, one of our core faculty gave a lecture during orientation. This ... Read more
Written by: Brent Schnipke
Published on: April 24, 2017
The Undifferentiated Medical Student Podcast: Your Virtual Mentor for Choosing a Specialty
What is the Undifferentiated Medical Student podcast? Give us an intro. TUMS is an interview-based ... Read more
Written by: Student Doctor Network
Published on: March 16, 2017
Mental Health and More: A Look at Psychiatry
Central to the skillset of every physician is the differential diagnosis; this is the process ... Read more
Written by: Brent Schnipke
Published on: February 27, 2017
How to ace your first patient encounter
As a medical student, you spend four years of college and the first two years ... Read more
Written by: Judith Kalinyak
Published on: August 7, 2015
How to Find the Strength to Keep Going: Words of Advice from a Third-Year
When medicine burns you out, find strength in remembering why you're there.
Written by: Jarna Shah
Published on: September 24, 2014
A Day in the Life: A Look at the Medical School Clerkship Year – Part II
A look at a day in the life of a third year student and what the clinical rotations experience entails.
Written by: Alex Cole
Published on: August 20, 2014
A Day in the Life: A Look at the Medical School Clerkship Year – Part I
A look at a day in the life of a third year student and what the clinical rotations experience entails.
Written by: Alex Cole
Published on: August 18, 2014