Year 3

Clinical experience begins...

Meetings are focused on third-year progress, specialty choices, networking with a specialty mentor, away rotations, scholarly project check-ins, and residency discussions. Planning of 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 are addressed.

Highlights

• Advisors and MS3s review their 3rd-year clinical rotations and calendar
• Advisors and students work together to provide advice on MS4 schedules
• MS3s can connect with fourth-year students with similar career interests through our Big Sib/Lil' Sib program. These connections help inform third-year students about the upcoming application and interview process and provide more information for potential away and elective rotations in the coming year. 

Helpful Links

• Explore Visiting Student Learning Opportunities - VSLO (Link takes you to AAMC website >>>)
  • VSLO ILM (from advising)
  • VSLO ILM (from an alumn)
• Learn more about Research & Training Opportunities (Link takes you to AAMC website >>>)
• View our ILM on CV Construction >>>
• Document

  CV Citations
• Document

  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 2025

• 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) or Ms. Natalie Strength (nataliestrength@arizona.edu) for assistance.