It can be hard to keep a consistent routine in medical school while the rest of the world is going about with their lives and milestones. It’s hard to have to say no to family and friends, events and vacations. Sometimes it feels like a never-ending journey, and it makes you feel bad having to […]
Starting My Third-Year
In the next couple of weeks, I will be starting my third-year clinical rotations! I am so excited to start this next chapter of my education and to gain all kinds of hands-on learning and experience. This is the time where I finally get to put my studying to good use and to test my […]
Studying for 3rd-Year Shelf Exams
Shelf exams are the exams that you take during 3rd-year after completing your core rotations. You have shelf exams in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, surgery, psychiatry, obstetrics & gynecology, emergency medicine (optional) and osteopathic medicine (if you’re an osteopathic medical student). These exams are standardized exams (they never stop). For osteopathic students, the shelf […]
