This is where you’ll hear what it’s really like at the University of Michigan Medical School. Students at each level of the program give you an intimate look at their med school lives—their insights, ‘ah-ha’ moments, frustrations and excitement.

Welcome to M4 year, the best year since kindergarten

by Andrea Knittel on May 17th, 2012 Comments (0)

I learned a lot last year, and one of the oft repeated nuggets of wisdom shared by residents and more advanced students alike was the joy of the year to come. They promised a less intense grading environment, electives chosen for purposes other than fulfilling core requirements, and more free nights and weekends. So far… Read more >>

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by Matthew Wixson on May 15th, 2012 Comments (1)

And that’s a wrap.  I am now officially Matthew Wixson, M.D.  It is pretty hard to believe, but what a weekend! The last month of medical school was pretty nice.  I finished up on Pathology, which was interesting–it really brought things full-circle, as I could see under the microscope diseases I learned about the last… Read more >>

The sorting hat

by Andrea Knittel on May 5th, 2012 Comments (2)

Or, thinking about the residency application process Right before I finished my last rotation of M3 year, I had the opportunity to attend a dinner hosted by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for prospective residency applicants. It was a great chance to say hello again to the residents and faculty I worked with on… Read more >>

One more week

by Andrea Knittel on April 21st, 2012 Comments (1)

I have one remaining week of M3 year. It’s hard to believe, and I have enough studying to do that now is not really the best time to reflect on lessons learned or experiences gained. Suffice it to say for now that I’m looking forward to being done, and when I take brief study breaks,… Read more >>

The Lost Blog Post: Guts and Fire Safety

by Andrew Adan on April 15th, 2012 Comments (0)

So here’s a post that I had written out a while back (read: way back in January), but apparently forgot to put online.  Sorry about the long delay folks; I hope this will satisfy you for a little while, and I’ll have a new post out soon…I promise: This shouldn’t really be news, but I… Read more >>

Winding down

by Shannon Flynn on April 15th, 2012 Comments (1)

46 weeks down, 2 to go. It’s hard to believe that’s all that remains of M3 year—arguably the most feared, most challenging, but also most exciting year of medical school. As I sat in our weekly seminar this Friday, entitled, “Preparing your residency application,” I realized how far we’ve come since last May. I find… Read more >>

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