: Students start moving from textbooks to real people. Programs like My Life, My Story teach them to interview patients about their lives, not just their symptoms, to build empathy.

: In the second or third year, many students find their "spark." For some, it’s Pediatrics; for others, it’s the adrenaline of the surgery ward.

: Many begin looking for research topics, studying everything from "bacteria on stethoscopes" to "stress factors among peers". The Survival Routine: Clinical Years & Internship The final stages are a test of resilience.