Year 3

The Clinical Experience Begins...

Meetings are focused on Year 3 progress, specialty choices, networking with a specialty mentor, away rotations, scholarly work review, and residency discussions. The fourth-year schedule is aimed at supporting the student’s choice of specialty career. Additionally, a review of graduation requirements, mechanisms for away rotations, and Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) uploading is addressed.

Highlights

• House Advisors, CSAs and MS3s review their 3rd-year clinical rotations and calendar
• House Advisors, CSAs and students work together to provide advice on MS4 schedules
• The following schedule templates provide a broad guide to approaching your 4th year schedule. Being flexible with the timing of rotations helps students both experience their specialty of choice and complete the necessary requirements.  

4th Year Schedule Templates

• 4th Year Required Curriculum
• Blank Schedule Template
• Medical Specialty Schedule Template
• Surgical Specialty Schedule Template
• Highly Competitive Specialty Template
• Undecided Between Two Specialties Template
• Advanced Specialty Schedule Template
• Emergency Medicine Schedule Template
• Discretionary Time Between Away Rotations Template

Helpful Resources

• Click here to access the Residency Advising Packet (RAP)
• Click here for the AAMC "Thrive in Medical School - Year 3 Checklist"
• Explore Visiting Student Learning Opportunities - VSLO (Link takes you to AAMC website)
  • VSLO ILM (from Advising)
  • VSLO ILM (from an Alum)
  • VSLO Student Infographic
  • VSLO Applicant Checklist
  • Advisor Resources page
• Learn more about Research & Training Opportunities (Link takes you to AAMC website)
• View our ILM on CV Construction >>>
• Document

  CV Citations
• CV Example 1

•  Letters of Recommendation - WHO you should obtain them from and HOW to ask!

  • View the Letters of Recommendation ILM
  • Personal Statements/Letters of Interest for Away Rotations (PDF)

Texas STAR

• Please read/follow Generic Access Guide to activate your access: Generic User Access Guide to Texas STAR Dashboard

• PDF: How to request additional invitation email

• PDF: All questions/Issues with accessing Texas STAR Dashboard

If you have trouble accessing the Texas Star dashboard, please reach out to Mrs. Hanna LoGrasso (hmlogras@arizona.edu)