Advice for First Day of Residency - Read AUC alumni Priyanka Jain, MD's helpful advice for medical interns: how to survive a medical internship and the first day of residency.

According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, there are more than 120 specialties and sub-specialties in medicine today. For medical students in their clinical years, deciding on a medical specialty can feel overwhelming, especially as the residency application period looms. AUC’s Office of Student Professional Development works with students to develop a roadmap for the future and collaborates with each individual to understand career goals and values, and position students for the Match.

Unlike many of my classmates, I entered medical school without a clue as to what type of physician I wanted to be. It wasn’t until my third year that my experiences began to have an enormous influence on my decision. My first clerkship was Internal Medicine. I loved the long-term patient relationships but craved something more fast-paced. My next core clerkship was General Surgery. I enjoyed the drama and satisfaction of immediate results but missed my patients once their post-op care was complete. Pediatrics and Psychiatry were interesting but didn’t inspire me.

Student Aaron Brown shares his pointers on how clinical students can make a great impression and succeed in their rotations.

In 2014 the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) announced an agreement to phase out the AOA accreditation bodi

“AUC did a lot to prepare me for everything I saw in clinical rotations, and it made me feel very comfortable in that environment,” says Class of 2016 graduate Brandon Lewko, MD.

In an opinion editorial published in  MedPage Today, Dean Heidi Chumley, MD, discusses preliminary takeaways from the new Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), which was revamped in 2015. Her article focuses on 5 key observations from the AAMC’s 2017 MCAT guide, including: 

Clinical rotations are an essential part of the medical education process. Utilize these tips to succeed in your clinical rotations.

First-semester AUC student Stefanie Rulli—a Farmingdale, NY native—believes that great doctors don’t just care for their patients. They care about their patients.

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Golden Jackson, PhD