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third year

surgical specialties

Medical School

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

surgical specialties

Medical School

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

Medical School

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

surgical specialties

Medical School

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 and The Match

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

Residency and The Match

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

Medical

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

Medical School

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

Medical School

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

Residency and The Match

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

Medical

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

Medical School

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

Medical School

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

Medical School

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

Medical School

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

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