M3
M3 Career Connections: Understanding Yourself
This step involves analyzing what you've learned about yourself and about specialties and determining where you might fit well. Through this step, you should develop an objective framework for making your specialty decision. Meeting with a specialty advisor and recognizing your competitiveness and fit for the specialty is crucial. You may elect to do away electives in the M3/ M4 year.
Year 3 Timeline
Contact Dean of Student Affairs with issues, concerns, and/or questions relative to specialty choice and/or competitiveness of specialty.
Timeline | Activities and Tasks |
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May |
Step I USMLE Score: Reality check with regard to specialty |
May - April |
Clerkships
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Early November |
Match 301 Session with Dean of Student Affairs - |
Early December |
Residency Exploration Day: Speed-dating session held by Memphis Medical Society - |
November - February |
Specialty Advisors
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Mid January |
M4 Orientation Sessions
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Late March |
Match 302 Session with Dean of Student Affairs -
Panel of current M4s representing as many specialties as possible will present "Things I learned and want you to know." List of M4s provide contact information and invite for direct contact regarding specialty choice. |
March |
M3 AOA Spring Selection Process Up to six (6) M3s selected for AOA; Most will have 4.00 GPA |
April - December |
Step 2 USMLE CK Deadline for exam is October 31st. You are best prepared to take it as soon as you finish the core clerkships. The NBME subject exams and your clinical experience are excellent preparation. If you wait late to schedule you will find it difficult to find testing dates. |
Resource Links for M3s
- AAMC Careers in Medicine:Specialty Exploration
- STAR: Seeking Transparency in Application to Residency
- Sample CVs
- Personal Statement Objectives
- Sample Personal Statement 1
- Sample Personal Statement 2
- CV Template
- AMA FREIDA Online
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Matching Service (ERAS)
- SF Matching Program
- AUA Urology & Specialty Matches
- Military Matches