How was MS3?
MS3 is known as the first year of clinical sciences, while MS1 and MS2 are 2 years of basic sciences. Medical school consists of 4 years (the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree). Between MS2 and MS3, I had a break for about 7 months. This is because after completing my coursework on the island, I wanted to take time out to study for the USMLE Step 1. In order to be eligible for Step 1, we have to take an exam called Comprehensive Basic Sciences Exam (CBSE) a.k.a. 'Comp'. If you would like to know how I studied for both, Comp and Step 1, please see my stories under the 'Medical School' highlight on my Instagram page. After sitting for Step 1, we are required to complete a 6-week clinical 'training' session that primes us for third and fourth year clinical rotations in hospitals in the U.S. of A. This 'training' is called Internal Medicine Foundations (I.M.F.), and is held in Miramar, Florida. I lived about 10 minutes from campus and about 1 hour from the...