During medical school, it’s inevitable that problems will arise. But when they do, it’s important to remember that you and your partner are a team. Instead of viewing the conflict as a you versus your partner situation, try to change your perspective and view it as you and your partner versus the problem.

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In hindsight, she thought it wasn’t the smartest decision. But she got to see the whole journey, from taking the MCAT and applying to medical school all the way through to residency. A lot of that time will be about your studies and not about enjoying experiences with one another. Sub-internships, also known as audition rotations, are rotations you perform at other institutions anywhere in the country. You’re essentially performing a month-long interview, and you have to be on your best behavior. Your sub-internship is an opportunity to show a program that they should take you into their residency.

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But when she moved to Miami with a new job and a new apartment, he had his friends, his routine, his support system. And over the course of medical school, that was one of the fundamental keys to making it through each step. Unlike other kinds of training, every year of medical school is something different. He was working 15 hours a day, and she didn’t know what to expect.

For example, I have a group of friends who enjoy K-pop and another group that enjoys online gaming. There will always be people with similar interests as you. Medical school is full of a wide variety of people, and you shouldn’t try to please all of them. Your friends in school should make you feel like a better student and doctor. Get involved in an activity with people who are not in medical school.

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This doesn’t only cause stress, but it may also cause distractions that will eventually affect your school performance negatively. Medical students have enough on their plates — classes, exams, and internships — and the last thing they need is some new drama to deal with. Not only will you have a safe space, but you’ll also get to learn outside medicine. My point is you should let yourself be distracted accordingly.

If you decide to refinance or consolidate spouse student loans, keep separate loans for each person whenever possible. This addresses your student loans in the present while allowing you to plan your life after them too. There’s also the Go to this “debt snowball” strategy, which boosts your motivation as you pay off debt faster. With the snowball method, after paying the minimum payment on all of your accounts, you’ll put extra money toward your smallest debt balance first.

Don’t make it feel like they’re the med student and you’re not. So you’re kind of put into this passive role of just having to sit and watch your partner do these things that are taking up all this time. These SOs also talked about the things they would do to make them feel like they weren’t waiting. Like if their partner would finally be free, and if they had already made plans, they’d stick to those plans.

Whether your relationship is ready or not, you’re going to have to make some big decisions around who gets to decide which medical school. And if you’ve only been dating for a few months, that could feel out of sync with where your relationship is. And this is the first taste for the partners of people in medicine that medicine really does call the shots sometimes.

Inside that envelope is the program you’ll be training at for the next three to seven years. The timing of residency interviews vary by specialty, occurring anywhere between October to February. You don’t get accepted by programs in the traditional sense. Instead, both applicants and programs submit a rank list via the NRMP. An algorithm runs and a month later, around the middle of March, is Match Day.

You still have to do that, but now most of your waking hours are spent in the hospital or clinic, and the evaluations from your seniors hold tremendous weight in your overall grade. Note that some schools are changing their curriculum to progress from two years of preclinicals to 1.5 years of preclinicals. With Step 1 moving to pass/fail, there is less weight on making sure students get a competitive score. There’s more focus on making sure students learn enough during their preclinicals before sending them off to rotation, where they will receive their true clinical experience in the hospital.