“Congratulations on matching! You have worked so hard to get to this next step in your career, celebrate your success, and be proud of what you have accomplished. A few tips for how to get the most out of the next few months before starting intern year. If you are on clinical rotations, learn from everyone you possibly can. Follow around the nurses, ask them how they start IVs, or what they remember most about the residents they most respect and enjoy working with. Ask the residents tips for how to be a successful intern. When you are getting evaluations from your attendings, ask them what you can improve upon to be prepared when you start your rotations as an intern. Reach out to residents at the program you will be joining! Especially if you are relocating, there is a wealth of information on where to live and where to avoid. But most importantly, enjoy these last few months before you start your intern year. Spend quality time (COVID-safely) with your medical school friends. If the pandemic allows, go on a COVID-safe vacation. Take some time off even if you can’t travel. And be excited, because the best is absolutely yet to come!” Shikha Jain, MD, FACP
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