I concluded my clerkship year in April. How crazy is that? Since that time —

1. I took Step 2 Clinical Skills at the end of May — I passed guys!
2. I took Step 2 Clinical Knowledge at the beginning of July (score is still pending)
3. I completed a 2 week elective in radiology
4. I completed a 2 week elective in allergy/immunology
5. I spent a month in the northeast for an away rotation

This post, admittedly long overdue, has been drafted for months. One of my friends (hi Ronke!) told me that I have to publish this post before she started her OBGYN rotation (aka on Monday) so I clearly didn’t take her too seriously.

As always, please take my advice with a grain of salt. If you’re looking for more advice, these are some pretty great places to check out as well.

• Bloggers: Ben White, Jenny W, and Bhuvani.
• Reddit: tigecycline, FawnLeibowitz, and hiaips.

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