Reinventing the third-year medical student

For nearly a century, the third year of medical school has been a pivotal point in training, a crucial step in the development of professional skills and attitudes toward patients. Recently, however, the tradition of monthlong “rotations” – has come under fire. The Harvard Medical School-Cambridge Integrated Clerkship at Cambridge Health Alliance is highlighted as an innovative third-year program. David Hirsh, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance and director and co-founder of the innovative program, is quoted.

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