Understanding Yourself

Getting Acclimated and Doing Well Academically

The first step to start your career exploration is to get acclimated to being a medical student. As soon as you start school you will begin to receive emails about different Specialty Interest Groups, research opportunities, and extracurricular activities to get involved with. It can be tempting to say yes to everything, however, we recommend using the first few weeks of school to get used to being a medical student and the coursework. This lays the foundation for everything that follows.