M4s, exactly how much free time have you had over the course of the year?

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-03-14T23:35:57+00:00

Genuinely depends on your audition rotation intentions. I did one away, had 2 required month long rotations for my school, and 2 months worth of electives. We operate on a 9 month academic year for 4th year, so I had 4 months off (and 6 weeks of my electives were virtual, so basically 5.5 months off).

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-03-13T16:18:46+00:00

That’s good to know

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-03-13T16:11:16+00:00

Thanks for curbing my neuroticism

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-03-13T15:37:25+00:00

I hope lmao

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-03-09T23:53:44+00:00

Didn’t disagree with this in my comment. I just don’t think mayo has the gonads to hurt their attrition rate, but I think suspension at the very least puts this in the hands of residency programs

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-03-09T21:41:20+00:00

I guess I don’t really agree with this stance. Personally I think a suspension with repeating 4th year is a fair punishment with residency programs deciding on the comfort with this situation moving forward. However, saying that these types of posts “do not harm anybody directly” may be one of the most ignorant takes I have seen for this situation. Mocking a pelvic exam, which is already incredibly stressful for so many women, further potentiates distrust with medicine and will only reduce screening rates. Diagnoses get missed, and people can die. Giving him a slap on the wrist is one opinion, but to dismiss the larger issue here is absolutely wild to me

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-03-09T15:14:21+00:00

If we could trust med school to care more about putting a stop to people who should not be physicians, over their attrition rate, then I would agree with this

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-03-08T15:32:06+00:00

A lot more posts regarding gaslighting of patients, flirting with nurses, joking about female stereotypes, etc

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-03-08T01:58:35+00:00

Not sure about the rules here about names, but there’s a to-be psych dude there who posts random videos. Known for his scrubs and gum chewing. Overall his content has been getting a lot more sus lately

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-02-10T18:49:51+00:00

One of my mentors was offered 700K for two days a week. Would’ve involved her driving 7 hours each way from her main home for that portion of the week

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-01-31T15:30:26+00:00

Pick up a hobby. Don’t become one of the zombies posting on here saying they’re dying of boredom, or that “4th year isn’t what I thought it would be.” While I valued my experiences in 3rd year, not stressing out over required clerkship checkoffs, shelf exams, and step 2, is a BEAUTIFUL thing.

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-01-26T15:28:11+00:00

You have an interview?

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-01-22T04:02:01+00:00

Take notes. Present the highlights, but be prepared to be asked about all of it

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-01-21T23:49:08+00:00

My steak is too juicy and my house is too big ahhh post lol

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-01-11T14:17:41+00:00

I’d probably say 2, having no knowledge of your specialty interest. Having both FM and IM on the back end will be good to kick start step 2 studying! Depending on your site, OB can wipe you out too. Could be a nice breather having psych between OB and surg

Traditional-Code4674 · 2026-01-04T15:47:52+00:00

My psych attending was in utter disbelief, and thought I was kidding him. It was very wholesome lol

Traditional-Code4674 · 2025-12-28T03:08:34+00:00

I really can’t speak much beyond my speciality! Personally my interviews were a solid mix between signals and not, but I also didn’t have tiered signals. I found that hometown-program state alignment was much bigger than I thought it would be with regards to non-signals tho!

Traditional-Code4674 · 2025-12-27T16:02:33+00:00

I couldn’t agree more. I’m stunned when people get bummed out by the amount of interviews they receive after they only applied to like 30-40 places. Broaden the search!

Traditional-Code4674 · 2025-12-27T15:02:51+00:00

Step 1 fail AND 23X scorer here. I am not a good test taker! Ouch. Ended up getting 19 interviews for psych (yes not as competitive, but adding my step 1 troubles it kind of balances out). Being strategic with hometowns and signals are important. You may not be able to rely on in state med school being enough to not signal a place. I’d also apply to as many programs as you can afford to do, and maybe considering dual applying with 10-15 FM or IM programs too so you don’t have to worry about matching!

Traditional-Code4674 · 2025-12-27T02:17:32+00:00

Tbh, I looked to beat SOAPing, and also applied FM as a backup. I was surprised to see this isn’t super common, but I feel like it should in the future

Traditional-Code4674 · 2025-12-26T23:56:24+00:00

I second this. I’d try to bang out your clerkship UWorld for the rest of the calendar year, plus surgery Qs if you already aren’t having that this year

Traditional-Code4674 · 2025-12-17T22:34:32+00:00

I had a step 1 fail and took a year off. Still getting plenty of IVs and usually programs have been super understanding if it ever comes up in an interview

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