"I'm glad that I am finally in the hospital!! Go about each rotation with enthusiasm and a willingness to learn, even if it's something you're not interested in... This is where our tuition finally pays off."

-- Andrew T. Kwa '03
Social & Fundraising Chair, 2000-01

"If only someone had told me not to schedule a subinternship in December or January, because you'll need both months to do your interviews, and it's hard to do interviews in the middle of your subinternship, because you can't take many days off, and you'll be tired out from working hard at the subinternship."

"If only someone had told me to schedule all your subinternships as early as humanly possible, regardless of your clerkship rotation at USC, which can be easily changed around."

"If only someone had told me to request both Neurology and Medicine II as early as possible in the fourth year (aside from subinternships), because you can always postpone those clerkships later, but no one will ever take your clerkship from late in the year."

-- Stephen K. Chu '02
Secretary, 1999-00

I'm glad that I applied family medicine (there are many quality programs in California).

-- Jay W. Lee '02
Social & Fundraising Chair, 1999-00

"Before you start third year, find a fourth year, take him/her out to lunch or dinner, and have him spill his brains out about life on the wards. Learn what you can about rounding, call, admitting, orders, SOAP notes, labs, and presentations. Generally, the residents are nice and like to teach, but if you can hit the ground running, all the better."

-- Harrison Lin, '04
President, 2001-02