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
Adelle
Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
Third Year
Third year refers to the third year of medical school, often centered on clinical rotations.
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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
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
Making Clerkships Work
Are clerkships a grind, or a boon? It’s up to you. The second-year students are ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated August 21, 2026 by The Short Coat Podcast
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
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
Residency Interviews: Confirming Your Decision
Last month I wrote about the process of applying for residency, and noted how this ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
An Apology to a Medical Student
Dear medical students: I’m sorry. You had just finished two years of didactic learning and ... Read more
Karen Tran-Harding
Updated August 21, 2026 by Karen Tran-Harding
Internal Medicine: The "Classic" Physician
By Brent Schnipke If the average reader is asked to imagine a typical medical student, ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated February 28, 2019 by Brent Schnipke
Dear Me, MD | Love Me, M3
July 21, 2015 Dear Me, MD: Now that you have opened this letter, you may ... Read more
Danielle Bottalico
Updated June 26, 2022 by Danielle Bottalico
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
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
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
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
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
Brent Schnipke
Updated August 21, 2026 by Brent Schnipke
How to ace your first patient encounter
As a medical student, you spend four years of college and the first two years ... Read more
Judith Kalinyak
Updated August 21, 2026 by Judith Kalinyak
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.
Jarna Shah
Updated June 27, 2022 by Jarna Shah
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.
Alex Cole
Updated June 27, 2022 by Alex Cole
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.
Alex Cole
Updated June 27, 2022 by Alex Cole
